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Soldier aids Iraqi woman
SUN HERALD ^ | April 12, 2009 | By Donna Harris

Posted on 04/12/2009 7:30:10 PM PDT by Islander7

The biggest thing standing between a Muslim woman’s life and death is a tenacious Vancleave soldier on Iraqi soil.

Shadia, a 30-year-old with a sweet smile and sparkly personality, searches women before allowing them entrance to the Abu Ghraib warehouse, where Col. Thomas Bruce Cain is the site commander. Her last name can’t be revealed, nor photographs shown, for fear of persecution by others not appreciative of an American presence in their country, Cain said.

A tumor is pressing on Shadia’s brain and Iraqi doctors can’t do the surgery that could save her life. Cain couldn’t watch her die, so he became a one-man ministry, determined to find someone to not just help her, but help her for free.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: iraqiwomen; military; mississippi; soldiers; warnews; wot
About six months ago, after Cain had been at Abu Ghraib for a year of his second deployment, Shadia collapsed at work. The Iraqi doctor was out so military physicians checked her. About six months ago, after Cain had been at Abu Ghraib for a year of his second deployment, Shadia collapsed at work. The Iraqi doctor was out so military physicians checked her.

They discovered a tumor, about the size of a quarter of her brain, which she’d suffered with it for about six years. The tumor is crushing her optic nerve, causing blindness in one eye. She’s now losing sight in the other, Cain said. They discovered a tumor, about the size of a quarter of her brain, which she’d suffered with it for about six years. The tumor is crushing her optic nerve, causing blindness in one eye. She’s now losing sight in the other, Cain said.

1 posted on 04/12/2009 7:30:11 PM PDT by Islander7
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2 posted on 04/12/2009 7:30:54 PM PDT by Islander7 (If you want to anger conservatives, lie to them. If you want to anger liberals, tell them the truth.)
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To: Islander7

Ancient Egyptians believed a true statement reitereated twice, made it twice as true. If repeated thrice, it was three times as true.


3 posted on 04/12/2009 7:38:56 PM PDT by Spirochete
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To: Spirochete
Ancient Egyptians believed a true statement reitereated twice, made it twice as true. If repeated thrice, it was three times as true.

Seems like it should start growing geometrically or something like that. Repeated thrice should be something like 400% true. give or take.

4 posted on 04/12/2009 8:00:30 PM PDT by krb (Obama is a miserable failure.)
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This is the side of the story that the MSM all too often omits.


5 posted on 04/12/2009 8:31:01 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued (Being condemned for corruption by Mexico is like being lectured on morals by the adult film industy)
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To: krb
Seems like it should start growing geometrically or something like that. Repeated thrice should be something like 400% true. give or take.

The Egyptians were a Bronze Age society, and contrary to popular misconception, they weren't very sophisticated mathematically.

6 posted on 04/12/2009 10:26:45 PM PDT by Spirochete
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To: Clintonfatigued
This is the side of the story that the MSM all too often omits.

That's because it would make our military look good and they CAN'T have that!

What a Blessing Thomas and Deedy Cain are to this Iraqi woman!!

7 posted on 04/13/2009 1:39:18 PM PDT by SuziQ
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