Well now, reading Doctor today, I was reminded that the thought occurred to
me, some months back, that if medical talent needed to be imported, those of
us who had actually worked for quite a while in Baghdad would be worth
approaching. Logically. Consider-----I was part of an expensive imported
medical team brought in back in the 80s to provide 1st world medical
services. The two units on which I worked (Renal/transplants and
Haematology) certainly gave an excellent service. Some of us spoke
reasonable Arabic also and had some understanding of the culture and
religions (the media seem to have forgotten that the Asyrrian sorry re
spelling Christians made a big contribution to the home front during the
Iran Iraq war and remain a highly educated and relatively liberal group) but
perhaps Bremer et al would be concerned about the risk of going native.
Now I wouldn't go if asked right now because I don't think it anywhere near
safe enough to go, especially for one who took (indirectly) Saddam's oil
money, but I have not heard of any of my old Baghdad colleagues being
approached either. Odd. I would have thought.
Declan
PS I think it might well be a good move for all the negotiators to be
Somewhere Else over the next six months or so, if even one quarter of the
dire predictions re the new contract come true.
<<The most important point to consider is whether this is the man most
qualified to go to Basra.>>
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