Day: January 10, 2007

The Errington Thompson Show 1/6/07
ecthompsonmd January 10, 2007

It is 2007 and time for our year in Review.  This was a really fun show to do.  Our new digital studio still has some issues but they are getting better.  The Godfather of Soul – James Brown has died so all of my out going music is dedicated to him and his life. I review the year with Amanda Terkel a researcher and blogger from the Center for American Progress. Remember I’m on iTunes and several other podcasting services.

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US hits Al Qaeda in Somalia
ecthompsonmd January 10, 2007

Now, we’re talkin’. I have been talking about the global war on terror needed to be truly global. We know that Somalia has been a strong hold for al Qaeda. If we weren’t bogged down in Iraq we could hit other targets in Southeast Asia as well. From CNN.com: A U.S. gunship has attacked suspected al Qaeda targets in southern Somalia, a senior Pentagon official said Monday. The AC-130 flew its mission within the last 24 hours, the official told CNN. The operation was launched based on intelligence that al Qaeda operatives were in the location, but there was no immediate

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No more newspeak.
ecthompsonmd January 10, 2007

New rule. You have to call things what they are. Surge = Escalation. There is absolutely nothing in the track record so far to suggest that putting another 20,000 troops in harm’s way is going to change the way things are going in Iraq. The President and his Administration have not had one single thing go the way that they said it would go so far in this war. Why should we believe them at this point. The tally so far: 3,015 U.S. military deaths 46,880 non-mortal U.S. military casualties (as of 12/02/06) 5,915 Iraqi military deaths 53,101 to 58,704 Iraqi

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Dr. Thompson is a surgeon, scholar, full-time sports fan and part-time political activist. He is active in a number of community projects and initiatives. Through medicine, he strives to improve the physical health of all he treats.

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