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Bringing the War Home: The War after the War
Combat means death for some soldiers. For others it's wounds, not just to the body but to the mind as well....
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenCombat means death for some soldiers. For others it's wounds, not just to the body but to the mind as well. On this Memorial Day, we hear about the nature of wars most Americans don't think about very much and what life is like for soldiers who get to come home. Also, support wanes for the War in Afghanistan, and the US intelligence establishment is ready to spend big money on a "metaphor machine" to convert language into underlying truths about different cultures."
Banner image: Iraq war veteran Bradley Hammond (R) kisses his wife Dani Hammond in Denver, Colorado. Hammond struggles with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after his experiences in Iraq, where he was nearly killed several times and once was involved with the accidental shooting of an Iraqi family by US troops. Photo: Chris Hondros/Getty Images
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2 storiesSupport Wanes for the War in Afghanistan
Osama bin Laden is dead and American support for the war in Afghanistan appears to be fading fast. In the Congress last week, a measure requiring a plan and a time frame for early withdraw failed in a close vote — 204 to 215 — and it had the support of 26 Republicans. Charles Hoskinson reports for Politico .
Read the story8 minIntelligence Analysts Look for Deeper Meaning in Language
US intelligence agencies want to know how people use language, people who speak not just English but Spanish, Russian and Farsi. Specifically, it wants computer programs developed that can provide keys to how people think by the way the use metaphors. The ultimate grant could run to nine figures.
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