To Bear Witness: A Journey of Healing and Solidarity

Contents

8 9 Acknowledgments 12 Introduction 13 Part One: Locations 17 The Middle East 20 Beirut’s Smell of Death 21 A Doctor’s Reflections on the Libyan Situation 24 Somalia 30 For a U.S. Role in Somalia 31 Palm Sunday in Somalia 33 Starving Refugees Overwhelm Somalia 35 A Somali Postscript 39 Nicaragua 46 The Nicaraguan Earthquake 47 The Price for Differing with the U.S. Is Death 53 Of Constitutions, Democracy, Medicine, and Diplomacy 56 Holidays in Nicaragua 62 Fasting and Medicine in Nicaragua 65 Ireland 70 A Perverse Silence 71 Red Stains on the Emerald Isle: Can Only Blood Wash Them Out? 75 A Deathless Dream 79 Contents 8 9 Acknowledgments 12 Introduction 13 Part One: Locations 17 The Middle East 20 Beirut’s Smell of Death 21 A Doctor’s Reflections on the Libyan Situation 24 Somalia 30 For a U.S. Role in Somalia 31 Palm Sunday in Somalia 33 Starving Refugees Overwhelm Somalia 35 A Somali Postscript 39 Nicaragua 46 The Nicaraguan Earthquake 47 The Price for Differing with the U.S. Is Death 53 Of Constitutions, Democracy, Medicine, and Diplomacy 56 Holidays in Nicaragua 62 Fasting and Medicine in Nicaragua 65 Ireland 70 A Perverse Silence 71 Red Stains on the Emerald Isle: Can Only Blood Wash Them Out? 75 A Deathless Dream 79 Contents 11 Technology for Humanitarian Action 218 Books by Kevin M. Cahill, M.D. cited in this Section 220 Part Four: Personal 223 The Influence of Yeats 224 On Being Short 246 Suffering and Pain 248 A Medical Student’s Impressions of India 250 The Descendants of the High Kings of Ireland 251 Myths, Dreams, and Reality 254 It Ain’t Necessarily So 256 An Evolving Tapestry 262 To Bear Witness 266 “For your 65th” by Kathryn Cahill 270 Part Two: Academia 85 New Realities, New Frontiers 88 The Peculiar Élan 95 The University and Revolution 100 The Symbolism of Salamanca 105 Grief and Renewal 112 To Bind our Wounds 115 Loaded Words 124 Dreams and Travel 130 A Necessary Balance 132 Part Three: Continuity 142 Health on the Horn of Africa 146 The Untapped Resource: Medicine and Diplomacy 154 Irish Essays 160 Threads for a Tapestry 164 Famine 168 The AIDS Epidemic 169 A Bridge to Peace 173 Imminent Peril: Public Health in Declining Economy 175 A Framework for Survival: Health, Human Rights, and Humanitarian Assistance in Conflicts and Disasters 179 Clearing the Fields: Solutions to the Landmine Crisis 196 Preventive Diplomacy: Stopping Wars Before They Start 203 Traditions, Values, and Humanitarian Action 214 10 11 Technology for Humanitarian Action 218 Books by Kevin M. Cahill, M.D. cited in this Section 220 Part Four: Personal 223 The Influence of Yeats 224 On Being Short 246 Suffering and Pain 248 A Medical Student’s Impressions of India 250 The Descendants of the High Kings of Ireland 251 Myths, Dreams, and Reality 254 It Ain’t Necessarily So 256 An Evolving Tapestry 262 To Bear Witness 266 “For your 65th” by Kathryn Cahill 270 Part Two: Academia 85 New Realities, New Frontiers 88 The Peculiar Élan 95 The University and Revolution 100 The Symbolism of Salamanca 105 Grief and Renewal 112 To Bind our Wounds 115 Loaded Words 124 Dreams and Travel 130 A Necessary Balance 132 Part Three: Continuity 142 Health on the Horn of Africa 146 The Untapped Resource: Medicine and Diplomacy 154 Irish Essays 160 Threads for a Tapestry 164 Famine 168 The AIDS Epidemic 169 A Bridge to Peace 173 Imminent Peril: Public Health in Declining Economy 175 A Framework for Survival: Health, Human Rights, and Humanitarian Assistance in Conflicts and Disasters 179 Clearing the Fields: Solutions to the Landmine Crisis 196 Preventive Diplomacy: Stopping Wars Before They Start 203 Traditions, Values, and Humanitarian Action 214 10 ...