HOT SPOTS: RADIOACTIVE SAN FRANCISCO (tags)
This story is important in and of itself, but also because it once again unearths the region’s role in the birth of the atomic age, and also highlights the radioactive legacy that continues to haunt us.
Soldier: U.S. Army turns away burned children in need of help (tags)
Borell immediately called for assistance. But the two Army doctors who arrived about an hour later refused to help the children because their injuries were not life-threatening and had not been inflicted by U.S. troops. Now the two girls and a boy are covered with scabs and the boy cannot use his right leg. And Borell is shattered.
Burned Iraqi Children Said Turned Away (tags)
"After today, I wonder if I will still be able to carry the title 'soldier' with any pride at all," said Borell.