Which Way, L.A.?
Iran and Diplomatic Confusion; LA Veterans Home from the Wars
In addition to the visible wounds of combat, hundreds of thousands of veterans come home from Iraq and Afghanistan with injuries nobody else can see. What’s happening to those with PTSD and brain damage as they try to adjust to life in LA? On our rebroadcast of To the Point, political divisions inside Iran appear to be threatening a nuclear deal with the west, even though competing Iranian factions may want it to happen.
By Warren Olney • • 53m ListenSome veterans, blind and disabled during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, say they’re suffering even more from brain damage and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. We hear what it’s like to become a civilian again. What help do they need? How much are they getting? On our rebroadcast of today’s To the Point, political divisions inside Iran appear to be threatening a nuclear deal with the west, even though competing Iranian factions may want it to happen. We weigh its chances and what’s liable to happen if it doesn’t go through.
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2 storiesUS Diplomacy and Iran
Since the advent of street protests over Iran's disputed election, western reporters have been forced out of the country. Meantime, as President Obama tries to deal with Iran, that country's domestic politics are creating a nightmare for diplomacy.
Read the story21 minInvisible Wounds of Combat Veterans in Iraq, Afghanistan
In the past eight years, 1.7 million American soldiers have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. The RAND Corporation says more than 30% have come home with either Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or Traumatic Brain Injury. It also reports that only half receive “minimally adequate care.”
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