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Too little too late

Lt. General Ricardo Sanchez is now an outspoken critic of the War in Iraq and the Bush administration’s handling of the War. Interesting. It would seem that General Sanchez is just a little late. Why didn’t he speak up before? Why didn’t he speak out when he was “running” things over in Iraq. There are few very thoughtful and articulate Generals who have been speaking out against the war. Many of them have a long history of thoughtful approaches to problems. Unfortunately, Ricardo’s command was plagued with problems. They are nicely chronicled in Thomas Ricks’ book, Fiasco.

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Dr. Richard Carmona speaks – a little late

Dr. Richard Carmona was the US Surgeon General from 2000 through the end of his term in 2006. This week in front of the House committee on oversight and Government Reform, Dr. Carmona spilled the beans on the Bush administration. He accused the Bush administration of putting ideology over science. Before I get too far into my critique, let me say that, Dr. Richard Carmona is remarkable physician. He is a paramedic. He is a nurse. He is a surgeon. Any of those 3 degrees are remarkable but to find them all in one person is extremely rare. His work in

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Errington C. Thompson, MD

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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A Letter to America

The Thirteeneth Juror

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