October 09, 2015:
Ben Carson suggests more people should be armed
Susan Page , USA TODAY 1:36 p.m. EDT
October 6, 2015
NEW YORK — Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon who trails only Donald Trump at the top of the Republican presidential field, says the lesson of the nation's latest mass shooting isn't to enact more limits on guns but to consider whether gun-free zones actually may be drawing shooters.
In a wide-ranging interview with Capital Download , Carson endorsed expanding efforts to identify and treat the mentally ill before they commit acts of violence. He also suggested it might make sense to arm kindergarten teachers, and he rejected as wrong-headed proposals to restore the ban on military-style assault weapons.
"Would that have prevented this? No," Carson told USA TODAY's weekly newsmaker series. "Would it have prevented the one before? No. I'm for doing things that work, not for things that stroke the emotions."
Carson outlines how he says his political philosophy on gun control and other issues is grounded in the Constitution in a new book, A More Perfect Union, being published Tuesday by Sentinel. One of the trio of outsiders who have shaken the GOP race this year, the renowned pediatric neurosurgeon combines a soft-spoken manner with strongly held and hard-edged conservative views, particularly on social issues.
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2015/10/06/ben-carson-gun-control-snowden-trump/73370350/
Ben Carson interview CNN Wolf Blitzer 10/8/15 Ben Carson CNN interview
Published on Oct 8, 2015
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COMMENT: Here is a useful snapshot of Mr. Carson. Many of his opinions you might disagree with, many of his stated positions also, however, he presents these opinions in a clear and concise manner, describing events in the middle East and for that matter globally, with an ease that suggests that this is not just the result of an excellent briefing. It is certainly strange to hear the ease with which the pursuit of war is discussed and the matter of the second amendment, but after all this is a candidate for the Presidency of the United States. I anxiously await a similar treatment from his rivals for office. (Click below for interview.)__ |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPQvnNZw_Ms
The Radically Changing Story of the U.S. Airstrike on Afghan Hospital: From Mistake to Justification
Glenn Greenwald
Oct. 5 2015, 10:11 a.m.
| COMMENT: Glenn Greenwald’s investigation reveals that Doctors without Borders sees civilian and Taliban soldiers as well as others who might be considered enemies of the US, and therefore this event may not be accidental. |
Even cynical critics of the U.S. have a hard time believing that the U.S. military would deliberately target a hospital with an airstrike (despite how many times the U.S. has destroyed hospitals with airstrikes). But in this case, there is long-standing tension between the Afghan military and this specific MSF hospital, grounded in the fact that the MSF – true to its name – treats all wounded human beings without first determining on which side they fight. That they provide medical treatment to wounded civilians and Taliban fighters alike has made them a target before.
In July – just 3 months ago – Reuters reported that Afghan special forces “raided” this exact MSF hospital in Kunduz, claiming an Al Qaeda member was a patient. This raid infuriated MSF staff:
The French aid group said its hospital was temporarily closed to new patients after armed soldiers had entered and behaved violently towards staff.
“This incident demonstrates a serious lack of respect for the medical mission, which is safeguarded under international humanitarian law,” MSF said in a statement.
A staff member who works for the aid group said, “The foreign doctors tried to stop the Afghan Special Operations guys, but they went in anyway, searching the hospital.”
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https://theintercept.com/2015/10/05/the-radically-changing-story-of-the-u-s-airstrike-on-afghan-hospital-from-mistake-to-justification/
Afghan Special Forces raid medical aid group MSF's hospital
Kunduz
By Feroz Sultani
| COMMENT: This is the same Doctors without Borders facility that was attacked by US military aircraft a few days ago. (As is stated in the above article: Not an accident?) |
Afghan special forces raided a hospital run by medical aid group Médecins Sans Frontières in northern Afghanistan, in search of a suspected Al Qaeda operative being treated there, a commander of the elite force said on Thursday.
Raids on hospitals are rare because they are protected by international law and those run by foreign aid agencies in Afghanistan provide crucial support to war victims, who may travel for days to get assistance.
It was unclear if Wednesday's raid by a contingent of special forces from the capital, Kabul, had succeeded in capturing its target, Kunduz special forces commander Abdullah told Reuters.
"I was told he was an al Qaeda member being treated at the MSF hospital," Abdullah said.
The northern city of Kunduz has been on the front line of the increasingly bloody conflict for months, with Taliban forces overrunning two districts in the province and striking checkpoints close to the city.
The French aid group said its hospital was temporarily closed to new patients after armed soldiers had entered and behaved violently towards staff.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/02/us-afghanistan-hospital-idUSKCN0PC14Z20150702
