Attempting Return: Iraqis’ Remigration from Iraq

Ads with Ambition: An Examination of Voter Recruitment by Iraqis and Non-Iraqis in Iraq

Class of 2008 Political Science The author examines visual and rhetorical strategies used by Iraqi and non-Iraqi groups in recruiting voters for the January 2005 legislative and presidential elections. Case studies include the USAID, various Shiite clergy groups, and Future Iraq Assembly, which is a non-governmental organization of activists, businesspeople, and academicians. Religious appeals ...

The Potential Return of Nationalism in Iraq

Spontaneous splenic rupture in an active duty Marine upon return from Iraq: a case report

INTRODUCTION Atraumatic splenic rupture is a rare event that has been associated with several infectious disease processes. In the active duty military population, potential exposure to these pathogens is significant. Here we discuss the case of an active duty Marine with spontaneous splenic rupture upon return from a six-month deployment in Iraq. CASE PRESENTATION A previously healthy 30-yea...

Special lessons learned from Iraq.

Operation Iraqi Freedom is the largest casualty-producing conflict this nation's military has faced since Vietnam. Medical departments from the three services have done an extraordinary job reacting to the ever-changing landscape of modern warfare and the devastating injuries produced. From the revamping of prehospital care to new applications of damage-control surgery, challenges have erupted,...

Coming home: social functioning and the mental health of UK Reservists on return from deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan.

PURPOSE There is speculation that high rates of mental illness among Reservists returning from deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan may be due to the challenge of reintegrating into civilian life. We aimed to examine the postdeployment social functioning of Reservists and to explore the relationship between adverse postdeployment experiences and subsequent mental ill health. METHODS A sample of...