i'm shery ahn. let's get started with the headlines. >>> a strong typhoon has ripped through okinawa in southern japan, bringing record rainfall and putting residents farther north on edge. >>> ukraine's president has visited a town that government forces recaptured from pro-russian militants after fierce battle. >>> indonesians are choosing their new president in a tight race between two candidates with two quite different leadership styles. >>> residents of southern japan are watching water stream down their streets and pour into their homes. typhoon neoguri has been down traded to a severe tropical storm but it's still causing serious concern. it roared through the okinawan island chain. weather officials lifted an emergency warning for heavy rain but then issued it again. the weather officials say it's possible a major disaster could happen in okinawa. they've advised about 300,000 residents on the main island to get to safe places. they're telling people to move to shelters or to higher areas s

i'm shery ahn. let's get started with the headlines. hong kong police have arrested more than 500 demonstrators who are demanding the chinese government respect their region's economy. >>> the leader of iraq's kurdish autonomous region says the country is already effectively partitioned and he plans hold a referendum. >>> more and more japanese women are putting up their hands to take on positions in corporate management. >>> police in hong kong have moved in on people staging a sit-in to demand greater democracy. officers arrested more than 500 demonstrators. the previous day tens of thousands of people marched through the territory. crowds filled the streets on the 17th anniversary of hong kong's reversion to china. they called on authorities in beijing to respect hong kong's autonomy. the organizer said the rally drew 510,000 people, an unprecedented number. the police say by their count, nearly 100,000 people showed up. more than 1,000 demonstrators, many of them young people, continued their protest after the main march ended. they

>>> hello and welcome back to "newsline," i'm shery ahn, let's get started with the headlines. >>> diplomatic efforts to stop violence in the gaza strip are increasing. the u.s. and u.n. are urging israelis and palestinians to lay down their weapons. >>> the remains of victims from the malaysia airlines crash will be flown to the netherlands where grieving relatives are waiting. >>> and a food scandal in china reaches japanese shores, fast food outlets and convenience stores used a meat from a scandal-hit supplier. >>> arab countries have submitted a draft resolution to the u.n. security council calling for a cease-fire between israel and hamas in the palestinian territory of gaza. the draft was submitted on tuesday at the request of the palestinian authority. nhk has obtained a copy of the draft, which strongly condemns israeli military attacks on civilians. it calls for a stable cease-fire and whatever measures needed to protect citizens. the draft demands that israel's blockade on gaza be lifted and u.n. aid be allowed in immediately. among the council members, the united states appears to

i'm shery ahn. let's get started with the headlines. u.n. schools in gaza are no longer safe haifbs. more than a dozen people were killed when the school used as a shelter came under fire. >> investigators in taiwan are trying to piece together the final moments before a plane crashed during landing. >>> and authorities in ukraine are looking through the debris of a downed malaysian aircraft for victims' remains and to identify who's responsible for the crash. >>> the israeli military offensive in gaza has forced thousands of palestinians from their homes. many have sought shelter in places under u.n. protection, including schools. now even those places are failing to keep the evacuees safe, and it's the most vulnerable who are paying the pric nhk world's noriko okada reports. >> reporter: it's being bri described as one of the worst scenes of the israeli offensive goo gaza. an elementary school filled with hundreds of palestinian women and children came under heavy fire. when the shells stopped falling, 16 evacuees, including a 1-year-old c

i'm shery ahn. let's get started with the headlines. >>> israeli leaders have approved a proposed cease-fire with palestinian militants in gaza. >>> members of the u.n. security council have adopted a resolution allowing aid workers to help people in syria even without permission from leaders in damascus. >>> and ukraine's defense minister says a military transport plane that was shot down may have been targeted by russian forces. >>> a subway train has derailed in moles coduring the morning rush hour. at least five people are dead and more than 100 injured. the accident occurred in the northwest of the city near slavyansk boulevard station at around 9:00 a.m. an electrical surge may have triggered an alarm causing the train to brake suddenly. about 200 people were evacuated from inside the train and on the platform. the seriously injured were taken by helicopter to nearby hospitals. rescue efforts are continuing. >>> israeli leaders have given a nod to a cease-fire plan proposed by egypt to end the

i'm shery ahn. let's get started with the headlines. a japanese government panel has approved a draft rules on a controversial law. it lists 25 categories of information which will qualify as special state secrets. >>> israeli and hamas leaders have temporarily stopped fighting to let aid workers deliver supplies to gaza. >>> and bashar al assad's third term as syria's president began with a defining speech. he's promising to continue fighting anti-government forces. >>> palestinians under siege in gaza should be getting some much needed supplies by now from food, water to medicine. israeli and hamas leaders temporarily suspended their attacks to allow for the delivery of humanitarian aid. now, this video shows scenes from gaza shortly after the five-hour truce window opened. both sides have been carrying out cross border attacks for more than a week. but israel's air raids have been the most punishing. israeli and hamas leaders agreed to the cease-fire in response to a request from the united nations. >>> now the aid is coming just in

i'm shery ahn. let's get started with the headlines. >>> israel's prime minister has squashed hopes of a fast end to fighting in the gaza strip as his country and hamas trade blame over the latest casualties. >>> scientists have developed a device that warns people who suffer from epilepsy before they have a seizure. >>> and some workers from abroad may benefit from japanese government plans to change the face of the workforce. >>> the prime minister of israel is telling his citizens to prepare for a long conflict in the gaza strip. benjamin netanyahu says the operation against the islamist group, hamas, will continue until military forces accomplish their mission. both sides are trading blame yet again for the latest casualties in this three-week-long conflict. nhk world's craig dale is following this story for us. >> reporter: prime minister netanyahu is showing no signs of softening his position. he said, quote, there is no war more just than this. netanyahu went on television to tell israelis th

i'm shery ahn. let's get started with the headlines. ukrainian authorities say pro-russian separatists shot down a malaysia airlines plane with 298 people on board. >>> fighting between israeli troops and members of the islamic group hamas has intensified after israeli leaders order a ground invasion. >>> and the u.n. security council has condemned north korea again for firing ballistic missiles towards the sea of japan. >>> ukrainian authorities and pro-russian separatists blame each other for malaysia airlines plane crash. flight mh-17 went down in eastern ukraine with 298 on board. kiev says the plane was hit with a surface-to-air missile launched by pro-russian separatists, but the separatists say it was ukraine's fault. nhk world's koran rotanga reports. >> reporter: "associated press" released video believed to have been shot near the crash site, an explosion, then a plume of black smoke. debris is scattered over a large area. search-and-rescue crews are now combing through the crash site. malaysia airlines officials say the boein

i'm shery ahn. we start this hour with breaking news out of south korea. police there say two trains have collided in the eastern city of pebak. police and firefighters say the accident happened shortly before 6:00 p.m. local time. south korea media report the trains were carrying a total of about 100 passengers. they reported many passengers got out of the trains by themselves and that some were taken to hospital with injuries. firefighters are conducting a rescue operation. once again, for those of you just tuning in, we have breaking news out of south korea. police there say two trains have collided in the eastern city of taeback. >>> south koreans have had their confidence in the transit system rocked in recent months. investigators say they found the body of the man who owned the ferry back in april. they discovered his remains in a field and they have made a positive identification through dna testing. nhk world reports. >> reporter: yoo has been missing since the "sewol" capsized in may. investigators say finding yoo was key to helping them quantify

i'm shery ahn. let's get started with the headlines. people in japan are feeling the impact of a severe tropical storm that is triggering landslides and flooding across the country. >>> israeli forces are carrying out intensive air strikes on the gaza strip in retaliation for attacks from the territory. >>> and people in australia are working to protect the great barrier reef. they fear it will erode away. >>> weather officials in japan are warning residents to be be ready for more rain as a severe tropical storm churns off the coast. it is being blamed for three deaths. the storm has soaked southern and central communities triggeringing landslides and flooding. authorities say two people died after falling into irrigation ditches. the storm has injured more than 50 people. and it flooded hundreds of homes. officials have issued evacuation advisories to nearly 700 households. roughly 450 households don't have any electricity. the residents of some towns watched and worried as the rain kept falling hour after hour. all that water caused

i'm shery ahn. let's get started with the headlines. japan's prime minister says he will lift some sanctions against north korea once it starts investigating the fate of japanese abducted decades ago. >>> china's president is visiting south korea for first time since taking office. he's looking to boost diplomatic and economic ties. >>> and tour operators across japan are seeing millions of new visitors and they're finding new ways to make their guests feel welcome. >>> japan's prime minister has made a diplomatic decision aimed at reaching closure on an issue that has gone on for decades. shinzo abe will lift some sanctions against pyongyang, he says he'll do that once north korean investigators start a fresh probe into the abductions of japanese citizens. >> translator: we've come to understand that north korea will set up an organization that can make national decisions at the forefront. therefore, based on the principle of action to action, we will lift some of the sanctions that japan has imposed. >> abe spoke after meeting with ot

i'm shery ahn. here are the headlines. israeli troops and hamas fighters resumed their attacks in gaza after an attempted extended cease fire fails. >>> japanese prime minister abe is on a tour of america. he met with leaders of caribbean nations, including trinidad and tabago. >> and the sumo tourney goes down to the wire. who came on top. >>> israeli forces and hamas fighters in the gaza strip are starting up another and at war. fighter launched a barrage of rockets into israel and israeli forces responded with air strikes and artillery fire. the conflict has already killed more than a thousand palestinians and over 408 israelis -- 40 israelis. we report on what's behind the cycle of violence. >> people in gaza had a short window to breathe as the israeli military broke from shelling. fighting resume. israeli forces said the prime target is to attack hamas militants and destroy their military infrastructure, but so far they have killed more civilians in their offensive. >>translator: why do they t

i'm shery ahn. let's get started with the headlines. >>> chinese state media say they the communist party has deci to investigate a for of its top decision-making body. >>> the united states and the european union are imposing more sanctions against ru supporting separatis after the downing of airlines jet. >>> where would you like to do? from tokyo, taxi drivers to shop keepers, people in japan are struggling to improve their english before the 2020 summer olympics. >>> leaders in the u.s. europe are piling more political and economic pressure on president vladimir put. they've imposed ne russia to back up accusations that putin is supporting separatists in ukraine. the action is also tied to the downing of malaysia airlines flight 17. nhk world's craig dale is following the story. >> leaders in the u.s. and eu have been putting the squeeze on putin ever since he decided to the ukrainian back in march. now they are further punis putin. they accuse him of supporting pro-russian separatists who are f

i'm shery ahn. let's get started with the headlines. ban ki-moon has criticized militants for hiding rockets at a u.n. run school? gaza saying it puts the lives of civilians at risk. >>> a taiwanese passenger plane crashed on a small island after getting caught up in stormy weather. >>> and some declassified documents are giving new insight into the relationship between japan and the united states. >>> the united nations secretary-general is criticizing militant groups in gaza for hiding weapons inside a u.n. run school. ban ki-moon says those responsible should be held accountable for putting people in harm's way. this is one of the latest twists in the 16-day long conflict between israeli forces and the islamic group hamas. craig dale is following developments for us. >> the united nations released a statement saying the secretary-general is alarmed to hear that rockets were hidden inside a u.n. run school and they subsequently went missing. the statement goes on to say those responsible are turning schools into potential military tar

i'm shery ahn. let's get started with the delegates from ukraine, russia and european security organization will try to arrange a truce in the fighting that is blocking investigators from the malaysia airlines crash site. >>> people in gaza are lacking food, water and electricity as fighting between israeli forces and the palestinian islamist group hamas disrupts supplies. >>> and tensions are increasing around japan with north korea missile launches and china's maritime activities. we ask japan's defense minister about the future course of the nation's defense >>> international investigators are expressing growing frustration over their lack of access to the site where a malaysia airlines plane crashed. the passenger jet was shot down earlier this month over eastern ukraine. representatives of russia and ukraine are set to hold discussions to try to find a way forward on that issue and the conflict in ukraine. nhk world's craig dale is covering developments. >> reporter: those representatives will

i'm shery ahn. let's get started with the headlines. >>> residents in southern japan are hunkered down against dangerously high winds as typhoon neoguri brushes past okinawa. >>> iraqi lawmakers can't agree on the way forward even as they face the threat of militants pushing toward the capital. >>> the professor in western japan is seeing some big potential in tiny bubbles. >>> people in southwestern japan are on high alert for what could be one of the worst storms in decades. typhoon neoguri is bearing down on okinawa and ka garb show prefectures. more than 500,000 people have been advised to find safe shelter already weather officials are warning of heavy rain, high winds, waves and storm surges. authorities have advised around 590,000 residents throughout okinawa prefecture to evacuate. officials are telling people to head to emergency facilities or stay inside structures that can withstand strong winds. 19 people have been injured. one man was blown over by strong winds and broke his wrist. the

they are dan fagin, sheri fink, fred kaplan, jonathan katz. unable to do as tonight is david finkel. david was with us last night for an amazing program, the first time we've had a public program and discussion associate with this event so that the public can enjoy the talent and insight of our finalists and our guests to the library is honored to be the home of the bernstein award, and have this opportunity to recognize great journalistic work. the award-winning group of 2014 finalists example for what the award is all about. writing on topics of hurricane katrina to haiti and corporate pollution, the military strategy and returning soldiers struggling with ptsd, the commitment to actually reporting deepened our understanding of the world and inspires us all. we all know in this day in which the delivery platforms, the business models of journalism and of the kind of work that so many of us in the room are engaged in, our transforming. they need, societies need for the kind of work this award recognizes, to inform the body politic, to be able

i'm shery ahn. let's get started with the headlines. u.s. president barack obama offers to help broker a cease-fire in gaza as the conflict between israeli forces and palestinian militants escalates. >>> u.s. vice president joe biden has hinted at further sanctions against russia if the country continues to support separatists in east ukraine. >>> and we follow one of sumo's rising stars as he gears up for the july tournament. >>> u.s. president barack obama says he's willing to help negotiate a cease-fire between israeli leaders and palestinian militants in gaza. israeli forces have been targeting members of hamas in retaliation for rocket attacks. dozens of palestinians have died, and there are fears the violence could worsen if israel launches a ground offensive. more from nhk world's craig dale. >> reporter: palestinian militants in gaza are firing off rockets day and night. [ sirens ] israelis have been rushing to bomb shelters. and while some of the rockets hit their marks, most end up as white puffs in the sky, blown up by israel's so

i'm shery ahn. thanks for watching. a7guc >> welcome back. these are the headlines. age or older from gazza has been brought down against houston in militants. the world cup for the fourth time against argentina. yearss take part in this celebration. 100 years after the start of world war i.

i'm shery ahn in tokyo. let's started with the headlines. >>> the operator of a nuclear plant in southwestern japan is one step closer to restarting two of its reactors. >> the managers are makering efforts to improve conditions of workers at fukishima nuclear power plans. >> all of the reactors in p japan were i'dled after the 2011 disaster the eassumption of these two could be the first step toward restarting the industry but as nhk reports, there are still safety concerns that need to be addressed. >> japan's nuclear regular regulatory authority has releas released. >> all of japens 48 reactors are off line. three years ago, an earthquake and tsunami damaged the fukushimadiichi nuclear power plant. strict new rules went into effect last year. the focus is how earthquake resist tan the facilities are. the nra now wants to know the maximum magnitude of possible earthquakes and tsunamis. the operator of the sendai plant set higher estimates. workers at the plant are hurrying to finish all the upgrades. they

if so, sheri sterling has the right to sell to form he microsofmicrosoft ceo steve bau. >>> some are suing a small hawaiian community. residents want the community to disclose what toxic chemicals are being tested niche their homes. shahib ratanzi went to c cawz , hawaii. >> these conditions make the hawaiian islands perfect for their vast open air laboratories. here on the west side of kauai, hawaii's garden island, they experiment with pesticide. for years, chemical companies test the market with genetically modified seeds. the soil is loose, from the repeated tilling, and this is what blows into adjacent neighborhoods. >> right here as you drove up on the right-hand side of the road, breast cancer. next house over, breast cancer. colon cancer, the husband. >> those who live in this small community long suspected the chemical-laiden soil was the high cause of illness in adults and children here but the chemical companies insisted they weren't spraying anything unusual. >> for the island of kauai, we pray for them. >> freedom of information act, councilmember gary ouza finally found

sheri here, obviously. >> in august 2010, a mysterious video purported to be a piece of courtroom evidence starts to circulate across the web. it's dubbed exhibit b-5. >> it has an element of where did this come from. that you're really curious about. >> i am recording this so you can share in this amazing step-by-step process of my brilliant practical joke. >> the video is about an attractive young lady who is setting up a friend of hers to be pranked. >> you need to water this. you making a movie? >> she gets ready with one of her friends who dresses up like some kind of criminal intruder. >> this is a classic surprise prank. >> okay, that's her. hide. >> get down. >> you know something is going to happen, but you don't know what. you can't tear yourself away from it. [ screaming ] >> we have to warn you here, what you're about to see and hear is disturbing. >> rachel, it's me! rachel! >> exhibit b-5 creates an internet sensation sparking vigorous debate. some believe it's really leaked trial evidence. >> it feels real. like the shaky camera and the sort of awkward moments when they aren

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sheri fink is a correspondent at "the new york times." or news reporting has been awarded the pulitzer prize, the national magazine award and the overseas press club lowell thomas award, among other journalistic prizes. a former relief worker in disaster and conflict zones, she received her m.d. and a ph.d from stanford university. her first book, war hospital am a true story of surgery and survival, is about medical professions, professionals, under siege during the genocide in bosnia-herzegovina. so let us now proceed and if you all will join me up here, our finalists. [applause] >> sherry, you are over here. jonathan, next. and that handsome guy at the end, that's fred kaplan. okay. long-form journalism, which as i say has been very important part of what journalists like to think of as their contribution to a better society. there are a lot of people who say it's much, much tougher today to get long-form journalism done and then present it. first of all come is a very expensive form of journalism. i was at a newspaper the did a great

i'm shery ahn. thank you for watching.gg99Ññww >> is 1:00 here in paris.srael reinforces its border with gaza as a wave of rocket fire continues from the palestinian territory. tensions in the region are high ahead of the funeral of a murdered palestinian teenager. taking a step towards independence -- a call for a referendum on determinations. the move was prompted by the move of militants across iraq. and an epic game could be in store in brazil's temple of football. france will square off against germany in rio de janeiro.

i'm shery ahn. let's get started with the headlines. >>> japan's prime minister shinzo abe explains why his cabinet wants to enable the country to use its right to collective self-defense. >>> delegates from tokyo and pyongyang have wrapped up on bilateral talks in beijing. north korea's envoy offered details about a committee to probe the fate of abducted japanese. >>> israelis gather to mourn the deaths of three teenagers as their leaders blame the militant palestinian group hamas and threaten action. >>> japan's cabinet members have approved the country's new defense policy. japan's leaders have reinterpreted the constitution to enable the country to use its right to collective self-defense. now personnel will be able to defend other countries under attack. prime minister abe explained why he made the change. >> translator: as a peaceful nation japan will continue to follow the path for peace. that is why we made the decision at the cabinet today to further reinforce our efforts. >> past administ

sheri coming back to brava, here you have this establish, amazing writer who has won a clue -- slew of awards. now she gets to director and work. even though she is this amazing, established writer, the truth is, she is being nurtured as a director and is being given some space to direct. >> the play is described as ceremony and -- where ceremony and theater me. in the indigenous tradition, when you turn 52, it is like the completion of an important era. the importance of the ceremony is to say, you are 52. whenever you have been caring for the first 52 years, it is time to let it go. really, here, they have given me carte blanche to do this. i think it is nice for me, in the sense of coming back 25 years later and seeing personally my own evolution as an artist and thinker. the whole effort to put the chicano or indigenous woman's experience on center stage is, in itself, for euro-american theaters, a radical position. because of the state of theater, it is a hard roll to hold up in institution. it is a hard road. i am looking at where we are 25 years later in the bay area, looking at

shery says he can't do that. he can only do obamaesque. know that is attending fundraisers and playing golf. but some disagreed with what i said. bradley said the g.o.p. is also using the crisis to rile up its demographic. republicans could recover their dignity if they work at solutions instead of trying to pass blame and bradley says they are working at solutions, bradley, like closing the border so we don't face this every two years. and lucia says i loved you in the past but say i'm disappointed with your using this sad case for throwing jabs at president obama. call him and offer him your ideas. he might take some of them. if i did call him he would never take my call. and number two the reason for the jabs at the president is he knew about this influx a year ago and did nothing to prevent it. and number three, throwing money, taxpayer money at a problem doesn't solve it. and now the results of the instant poll. we asked our christians worldwide in danger from radical muslims. people -- diane says we need to pray. whatever your religi

[applause] >> sheri fink. [applause] >> thank you very much. and running away with the czech for david finkel. >> thanks very much. >> congratulations to all the finalists, to the great work you have been engaged in. to dan, thank you again. to helen bernstein, a manner -- weakest you all this evening to be the new information award. thank you all for coming. please stay and enjoy yourself. [applause] [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> visit booktv.org to watch any of the programs you see here on line. tied the author or book title on the upper left side of the page and click search. you can share anything you see on booktv.org by clicking share on the upper left side of the page and selecting the format. booktv streams live online for 48 hours with tom nonfiction books and authors. booktv.org. >> you are watching booktv. next, the first african-american regimen to fight in world war i by jeffrey sammons, this 369th infantry regiment and the jeffrey sammons examines the regiment's leadership, its actions in the field of battle and the chal

. >> sheri didn't fall for it. she wanted to us alert you. >> there is a long pause >> you have the wrong number. he hung up. >> now, tries to catch crooks, too. turns out the schemers used phone lines from magic jack internet service. us users appear to be from irs. we told magic jack about this. and investigates them promptly, including coordination and cooperation with law enforcement. how to protest themselves from various scams >> i called seven on your side there is probably many more people. >> for more go to abc7 news.com and click on the sections tab. then select seven on your side. there is a link on our home page. click on my picture to contact me. >> he would love to work on that. >> here is a patch of fog near the coast right now. clear skies in our inland locations. this is soon to become a category 1 hurricane. it's got a cross over-north carolina by friday at 2:00 a.m . then, heading along atlantic coast. so it's probably not producing hurricane force conditions for u.s. back to the bay area tomorro

i'm shery ahn.et's get started with the headlines. >>> chinese state media say they the communist party has deci to investigate a for of its top decision-making body. >>> the united states and the european union are imposing more sanctions against ru supporting separatis after the downing of airlines jet. >>> where would you

. >> sheri didn't fall for it.ted to us alert you. >> there is a long pause >> you have the wrong number. he hung up. >> now, t ch crooks, too. turns out the schemers used phone lines from magic jack internet service. us users appear to be from irs. we told magic jack about this. and investigates them promptly, including coordination and cooperation with law enforcement. how to protest themselves from various scams >> i called seven on your side there is probably many more people. >> for more go to abc7 news.com and click on the sections tab. then select seven on your side. there is a link on our home page. click on my picture to contact me. >> he would love to work on that. >> here is a patch of fog near the coast right now. clear skies in our inland locations. this is soon to become a category 1 hurricane. it's got a cross over-north carolina by friday at 2:00 a.m . then, heading along atlantic coast. so it's probably not producing hurricane force conditions for u.s. back to the bay area tomorrow a warm day inlan

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sheri from a small town in minihaw county said next year our insurance is changing and i will lose my family practice doctor of 22 years, the doctor that delivered all my children and cared for our teenage children all their lives. we'll lose all the backup doctors our family is seeing when we couldn't see our regular doctor. i was happy with my insurance, and now i have to lose my doctor. end quote. there's denny from rapid city, south dakota, who told me the following -- and i quote -- "my insurance company canceled my policy. i'm currently paying over $800 a month for a family of four. if i sign up for obamacare i would be paying over $2,500 a month. i cannot think of any way this is considered affordable health care. linda, a small business owner along the missouri river wrote this. we need your help. we have one full-time employee and we provide health care coverage for him, his wife and their children. our monthly premium in 2013 was $2,964.20 or $35,570.40 annually. $2,9600 a month or $35,000 annually. our monthly premium as a result of the affordable care act for 2014 is $3,52

sheri fink deals with the complicated medical, ethical story with great understanding. all told it is a dramatic story. people -- and forgettable characters and compelling lessons for being prepared for a future natural disaster. thank you for your service, author david finkel. david finkel embedded with the men of infantry battalion during the u.s. military surge in iraq. based upon that grueling 15 months experience. david created an into men, harrowing depiction of the life-and-death american soldiers on the battlefields. david has again embedded with veterans of the same infantry battalion but this time the battlefield is the home front and the challenges, damage done to mind, spirit and body during a lengthy iraq campaign and repeated deployments. we see returning soldiers trying to put their lives back together. many suffered from traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. the twinkie inconclusive war produced -- excuse me -- produced an array of suicides to alcohol addiction, to domestic violence, unemployment and long-term disability. equally com