Date: September 7th 2007

:: AID & DEVELOPMENT ::

HOSPITALS UNDER PRESSURE AS DOCTORS MOVE ABROAD
Dr. Muhammad Abdel-Sattar, 36, is packing his bags as he
discusses on the phone with two colleagues the best time
to leave for the airport. In December 2006 Abdel-Sattar
sent his family to Jordan after three times receiving
threats from militants. Recently his car was shot at in
front of his house, and he has now decided to leave the
country - and his job as a leading oncologist in Baghdad.
'I love my country and would like to stay to help my
people but. I'm scared that any time a militant will come
and shoot me dead,' Abdel-Sattar says.

http://electroniciraq.net/news/aiddevelopment/


:: NEWS & ANALYSIS ::

VIOLENCE, POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT FUEL RISING ALCOHOLISM
As the violence continues in Iraq, many people have been
turning to alcohol to relieve their stress, say observers.
'Violence, unemployment and poverty are the main reasons
for the increase in alcohol abuse,' said Younis Obeidi, a
psychiatrist at Ibn Rushd Hospital. 'In Iraq there are no
specialized programs for alcoholics. The two
non-governmental organizations which were helping
alcoholics closed down after receiving threats from
militants.'

TRIBES SABOTAGE KIRKUK PIPELINES
Masked men infiltrate the village of al-Milih, 75
kilometers west of Kirkuk, and approach an oil pipeline
that passes nearby. Under cover of darkness, they steal
oil from an opening they drilled into the pipeline weeks
earlier. Over a period of weeks, this scene is repeated
nightly. Despite the presence of special oil ministry
units, pipelines around Kirkuk are destroyed and hundreds
of tons of oil stolen every day by tribe members from
surrounding villages.

http://electroniciraq.net/news/newsanalysis/


:: THE MEDIA ::

MEDIA WORKER DEATH TOLL REACHES 200
An Iraqi translator for a United States' television
network has been found dead in Iraq, bringing the number
of journalists and media workers killed in the country
since the start of the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003 to
200.
http://electroniciraq.net/news/themedia/




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