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Iraqis want to live among their kind of people; Americans called racists for wishing the same

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Update:  Could there be terrorists among them, ABC says so! Every time I see a glowing story like this one about the growing Iraqi “community” in Dearborn, Michigan, I’m reminded that there would never be a story about Americans with Western European origins living in a community that shares its cultural values without it being … Continue reading Iraqis want to live among their kind of people; Americans called racists for wishing the same

Next big health issue for refugees—drug-resistant Malaria

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Burma and the Mekong River area of Southeast Asia is the breeding ground. From The Irrawaddy (emphasis mine): WASHINGTON — US experts are raising the alarm over the spread of drug-resistant malaria in Burma and several Southeast Asian countries, endangering major global gains in fighting the mosquito-borne disease that kills more than 600,000 people annually. … Continue reading Next big health issue for refugees—drug-resistant Malaria

Detroit: Taxpayer funding for Iraqi mental illness in short supply

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But surely the money will flow when Obamacare is in full swing—-right? From The Huffington Post (emphasis mine): Muntaha Flufel says on most days she sits alone at home watching TV, unable to interact with the community she lives in. She keeps her windows and doors locked, in fear that someone might break in and … Continue reading Detroit: Taxpayer funding for Iraqi mental illness in short supply