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To: DMaA who wrote (479537)	3/29/2012 10:20:05 PM
From: FJB	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793575

Meet the Taliban transvestites: Rebels are captured dressed in drag 'Guardian angels' are troops who watch over comrades even as they sleep The lengths Taliban are prepared to go to to gain access to coalition forces shown as two militants dressed in women's clothing are arrested By Graham Smith PUBLISHED: 07:36 EST, 29 March 2012 \| UPDATED: 19:20 EST, 29 March 2012 U.S. military commanders in Afghanistan have assigned 'guardian angels' - troops who watch over their comrades even as they sleep - as part of a series of increased security measures to protect troops against possible rogue attacks. The added protections are part of a directive issued in recent weeks by Marine General John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, to guard against insider threats. And they come in the wake of a spike in attacks on U.S. and coalition forces by Afghans, including the point-blank shooting deaths of two U.S. advisers in Afghanistan's Ministry of Interior. Disguise: Captured Taliban militants are presented to the media in Mehterlam, east of Kabul, yesterday. Concerned by the increased threat to U.S. forces, military commanders have assigned 'guardian angels' - troops that watch over their comrades even as they sleep - as part of a series of increased security measures Spectacle: The insurgents dressed as women show the Taliban's determination to infiltrate coalition forces The lengths the Taliban are prepared to go to in order to gain access to coalition forces was illustrated yesterday when local police arrested seven men dressed in women's clothing in Mehterlam, Laghman province, east of Kabul. Tensions have increased in recent weeks, most noticeably after Staff Sergeant Robert Bales wandered off a U.S. military base in southern Afghanistan and allegedly killed eight Afghan adults and nine children. Some of the security changes have been subtle, others not so much. Read more: dailymail.co.uk

To: DMaA who wrote (479537)	3/29/2012 10:25:58 PM
From: skinowski	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793575

>>>>Well for one thing PA's and NP's can do 80% of what an MD does at 1/3 the cost.<<<< I won't argue about the 80%. I doubt this, but differences involve intangibles which may become important only during certain circumstances. But... At 1/3 the cost?? Last I heard, Medicare allows a doc for an "intermediate" visit still in the ballpark of 60-65 bucks. I'd like to see how a midlevel practitioner can run a practice for 1/3 of that. I guess, like it or not, we'll find out.