| Re: "Fever Named After Blackwater" - Either Bias or Stupidity?
Yes them pesky Iraq doctors should know that we don’t put up with media bias when they name their diseases.
<FALLUJAH, Mar 26 (IPS) - Iraqi doctors in al-Anbar province warn of a new disease they call “Blackwater” that threatens the lives of thousands. The disease is named after Blackwater Worldwide, the U.S. mercenary company operating in Iraq.>
And this dude that is sniffing around urinals had best get a life.
<While we waited for Judith’s translation, I glanced at the patient’s clear plastic urinal. It was almost full and the urine was brown, a deep mahogany brown. Suddenly, as if it had been kicked in just the right spot, my brain’s gearbox came unstuck.
Have you ever heard the term blackwater fever? I asked Barbara.
Um, no, she answered, then gave me an expectant look.
pointed to the urinal.> |