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GRP 99-Jason Hall: Screen Writer for "American Sniper" Director for "Thank You For Your Service"

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GRP 99-Our guest for this weeks episode is Jason Hall. Jason wrote the screen play for "American Sniper" and is the director for "Thank You For Your Service". His latest film is based on the book of the same title written by David Finkel. It's centered around Adam Schumann a U.S. Army Combat veteran and some of the final moments of this last deployment into Iraq with a focus on his return home. This movie highlights the struggle that some combat veterans face upon returning from war not only with the physical and mental damage , but in getting help from Veterans Affairs.

Jason shared a funny story about how he met Navy SEAL Sniper Chris Kyle. We talked about what it was like working behind the scenes for this film, and some of the issues that are faced by combat veterans. Enjoy. 

0:00-Episode overview

3:06-Jason Hall's career in Hollywood

5:47-How Jason met Navy SEAL Sniper Chris Kyle

17:57-Entering the window of a human brain that has undergone traumatic brain injury but doing so on a massive scale. Helping turn the corner on these issues. 

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The River of Sand in Iraq

The River of Sand in Iraq

      By T. V. Antony Raj.

In November 2015, a rare weather phenomenon brought extra-heavy rain for a few weeks in Iraq, Egypt, Jordan, Israel and Saudi Arabia. The freak weather led to the death of thousands of people in Iraq also brought excessive rain and hail storm to an otherwise hot and dry desert area in Iraq.

This video footage captured on November 16, 2015, shows the incredible sight of…

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Alon Ben-Meir: Defeating ISIS and ending Sunni-Shiite war In Iraq

Alon Ben-Meir: Defeating ISIS and ending Sunni-Shiite war In Iraq

Now that Iraqi forces, with the support of the international coalition, are gearing up to recapture Mosul—ISIS’s last major stronghold in Iraq—the question that looms high is what will be the fate of the Iraqi Sunni community following ISIS’s inevitable defeat? I maintain that unless the political discussion begins now between the Shiite-dominated Iraqi government and the Sunnis (under the…

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Around the Tubes

Check out some comic news & reviews from around the web in our morning roundup #comics

The weekend is almost here! We’re going to be reading lots of comics ourselves. What’s everyone else doing? While you count the hours down, here’s some news and reviews from around the web in our morning roundup. Around the Tubes ICv2 – Ultra Pro Acquires Ruby Mine, Inc. – Cool. Newsarama – Report: Hasbro And Mattel In Merger Talks – Well that’s interesting. The Beat – Report: Marvel CEO Isaac…

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China pledges to support Iraq's national security, economic reconstruction---China will continue to support Iraq's national security and economic reconstruction, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here Thursday.

China will continue to support Iraq's national security and economic reconstruction, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here Thursday.

In a meeting with Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, Wang noted that China understands Iraq's legitimate claims on maintaining its national security and progressing economic reconstruction.

China is willing to strengthen high-level exchanges with Iraq to promote bilateral relations, and hopes that Iraq can ensure security for Chinese personnel in the country, Wang said.

Al-Jaafari thanked China's assistance for Iraq's security and reconstruction, highlighting that Iraq will take effective measures to ensure the safety of Chinese personnel.

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By Ahmed Rasheed

Iraq’s ruling alliance and powerful Shi’ite militias say Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi would be digging his own political grave and undermining the fight against Islamic State if he permits the deployment of a new U.S. special operations force in the country.

Washington said on Tuesday it would send troops, expected to number around 200, to Iraq to conduct raids against the ultra-hardline Sunni Muslim militants who have seized swathes of the country’s north and west and neighboring Syria.

Abadi said hours later that any such deployment would require his government’s consent, comments that may have been made for public consumption at home.