Halfway home from Hell-Walter Reed

Very sad, angering and important story in the Washington Post Sunday and Monday. Walter Reed hospital in DC is the first stop back for many wounded soldiers after their surgeries and amputations in Germany. Here they come to convalesce with their families but are caught up in bureacratic red tape. Medical records lost, disability benefits called into question by the Army claiming "preexisting conditions", squalid conditions. Even funds raised for new TVs and an air hockey game lost, fearing an audit around Christmas time. We see the solidiers usefulness is clearly forgotten once they are injured and unable to do Bush's bidding.

Also, last night was a story on 60 minutes about how life in Kurdistan in Northern Iraq is flourishing and free from violence. They have their own security and infrastructure, but our leaders will not allow it to become a free separate state for political reasons.