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Americans and War

A Syrian-American doctor returns to his home country to help victims of the sectarian violence.

Dr Aref Rifai, a Syrian-American eye doctor describes his recent visit to Syria to operate on victims of that country鈥檚 civil war. Filipinos who fought alongside Americans in the Second World War were granted US citizenship, but some family members are still waiting to be reunited with them in America. The remains of a 16th century Spanish fort recently discovered in the US state of North Carolina serve as a reminder of a neglected period in America鈥檚 history. US counter-insurgency tactics used in Afghanistan are enjoying some success combating gang violence in one struggling American city. And, why some want to do away with the US dollar?

(Picture: Dr Aref Rifai, a Syrian-American ophthalmologist, with a patient in Syria, Credit: Aref Rifai.)

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Mon 29 Jul 2013 00:32GMT

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  • Sat 27 Jul 2013 04:32GMT
  • Sat 27 Jul 2013 11:32GMT
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  • Mon 29 Jul 2013 00:32GMT

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