Greg Cook hugs his dog Coco after finding her inside his destroyed home in the East Limestone, Ala. on Friday, March 2, 2012.
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In the situation that we have in Syria, you cannot go to a hospital, because if you do, they either amputate the limb that you are suffering from or they take you to prison.
I was detained twice and what we saw is that some of those in prison are left to have their wounds rot. Their injuries rotted and they were not taken to hospital. Some died next to me, while others were urinating blood from the internal bleeding they were suffering from.
And no organizations or doctors or MSF are allowed to go into prison. The field hospital [is normally in someone’s house, moving from one house to another]. There were no ambulances; any ambulance was targeted and shot at. And the doctors who are brave enough are also watched or arrested, or they rape his wife in order to prevent him from taking any action. Or they place them under house arrest.
” —A 29-year-old male patient from Syria.
While Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been unable to work directly in Syria, we have collected testimonies from wounded patients treated outside the country and from doctors inside Syria.
The testimonies, which come from people hailing from various parts of the country, point to a coordinated crackdown on the provision of urgent medical care for people wounded in the ongoing violence.
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I was detained during a demonstration against the president…. They beat me badly, to the point that I was about to faint… After that, they covered my eyes and spread my arms and tied them (like a crucifix), and they taped something to my hand. I didn’t know what it was but later found out that it was an electric detonator.
They put up some sort of a shield and they blew it up. Within less than a minute, I felt something warm on my feet. It was my blood. I was bleeding heavily and I lost consciousness.
I woke up in the hospital, I wasn’t totally conscious, but my friends found out I was there. They kidnapped me from hospital and took me to a house, and they brought doctors who came and treated me in that house.
In detention: they curse and insult and were constantly beating us and they tie up people’s arms like [they’re on a] crucifix. Some guys were subject to the removal of their fingernails. Others were flogged, and there are others who had their backs broken….
” —34-year-old male patient from Syria.
While Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been unable to work directly in Syria, we have collected testimonies from wounded patients treated outside the country and from doctors inside Syria.
The testimonies, which come from people hailing from various parts of the country, point to a coordinated crackdown on the provision of urgent medical care for people wounded in the ongoing violence.
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Gingrich leaves race, somethingsomethingsomething Romney -
So I posted this a while back:
Putting this out there for when Newt eventually ends up endorsing Romney
Newt Gingrich:
I’m staying in the race because I believe we ought to have a conservative who’s serious, who’s had national achievements and who doesn’t write his policy on an Etch A Sketch and zig-zag back and forth wildly.
I do not believe that a Massachusetts moderate who created Romneycare as the forerunner of Obamneycare is going to be in a position to win any debates this fall.
I guess I’ll reblog it when the time comes.
I guess he didn’t really endorse Romnizzle (Romninator doesn’t flow) so I’m eating my words. Kind of.
Ok, lastly, here’s a thought I haven’t bothered to post yet, but while I’m on the subject: SERIOUSLY GOP?! SERIOUSLY??? This is the guy you chose? This guy? Y’all hate Obeezy so friggin’ much and this was the best you could do!?! Jeez, way to make this vote much easier to cast. Good luck. As Newt pointed out in the quotes above, you’re gonna need it.
Ok what the fucking fuck America?
Fenway park from my window
“That’s why they always say God bless America. Because the world’s billions of years old and America’s 250 years old, and that’s when God decided to choose a team.” —
Jim Jefferies
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