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sure PTSD does hit journalists too.. soldiers tend to face the exposure to those kind of traumatic events for much long and often more intensely than we do.. we have access to help here at CNN and i've talked to our expert over the years.. i've never felt that i've suffered from PTSD.. but i'd say i do get awful sad sometimes after a bad story.. tears etc.. but it passes.. i have a great home life.. i love to run.. cycle.. that kind of stuff gets you out of your self.. but i'd say my exposure to trauma has not been that excessive..
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I think the impact on the Jordanian population will be the same as when ISIS killed James Foley, it really strengthened US resolve. Killing the pilot this way will only unite and strengthen Jordanian support for action against ISIS - they have miscalculated
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AQAP has the smartest Al Qaeda bomb maker.. made the underpants bomb.. Detriot christmas 2008.. AQAP.. still threat to US/europe.. Charlie hebdo.. an example.. there was a case in the US a few years ago of some one AQAP told to attack in US.. Maj Nidal Hassan another.. the london bomber 2005 inspired by AQAP.. so i can understand the reason not to shut down the embassy right now.. a toe hold in Yemen is vital to continue fight against AQAP.. Houthis cant run the country by them selves.. question of today.. will it become a failed state or will some kind of government emerge involving Houthi and may be the last President Hadi.. certainly yhat is the educated view from Saudi.. complex Yemeni negotiations / fighting before that dynamic resolved
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they think they are righteous - they think all others have fallen away from the so called correct path
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