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I found this article on the BBC site and agree with the Generals comments as we should respect those people who go and undertake the governments policies at a risk to their lives.  The problem is that the constant wars around the globe are not as important as what Paris Hilton is wearing. Army chief’s concern over public

Gen Dannatt said soldiers wanted respect for their commitment The head of the British Army says he is becoming increasingly concerned about “the growing gulf between the Army and the nation”. Gen Sir Richard Dannatt said soldiers were sometimes greeted with indifference on returning from service. A “willingness to serve in such an atmosphere again” could be sapped, he said in a speech in London. The warning follows Royal British Legion concerns the UK is failing in its duty of care to the armed forces. The Legion claims the Military Covenant - the obligation to support people who fight for their country - is not being honoured. When a young soldier has been fighting in Basra or Helmand, he wants to know that the people in their local pub know and understand what he has been doing and why Gen Dannatt Is Britain failing its soldiers? Gen Dannatt’s speech Gen Dannatt told the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London: “Soldiers want to be understood and they want to be respected for their commitment. “When a young soldier has been fighting in Basra or Helmand, he wants to know that the people in their local pub know and understand what he has been doing and why.” “Soldiers are genuinely concerned when they come back from Iraq to hear the population that sent them being occasionally dismissive or indifferent about their achievements,” he added. Gen Dannatt compared the situations in the UK and the US, where firms offer discounts to serving soldiers and people shake the hand of those in uniform. He said that, in the UK, “we still have a nation that, at times, seems immune to homeless and psychologically-damaged soldiers”. “As operational commitments have become more intense, so has the need for support from the nation,” he said. “We must move from being a society that uses the military as a political and media football and more towards seeing the military for what it is.” That was “the instrument of foreign policy conducted by a democratically-elected government acting in the name of the people”. Campaign support Gen Dannatt also called for a radical rethink on the equipment used in the British Army. He said that “too often we have been seduced by high technology”. He called for more money to be spent on “getting the very lowest level right”. This involved “equipping the man first and building the system around him”, Gen Dannatt added. Last week, Gen Dannatt’s predecessor, Gen Sir Mike Jackson, gave his support to the Legion campaign for better treatment of Britain’s armed forces. Wounded soldiers and their families deserved to be treated “fairly and decently”, he said. But the most important thing was to acknowledge the value of the armed forces, he added.

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The virus is transmitted by the mosquito Aedes albopictus

A debilitating tropical virus carried by mosquitoes has become established in Europe for the first time.

The Ministry of Health in Italy has confirmed about 160 cases of chikungunya in the Ravenna region in northern Italy.

Travellers have been advised to protect themselves against mosquito bites.

The European Centre for Disease Control urged pregnant women and those with chronic illnesses to seek medical advice before visiting the area.

The villages of Castiglione di Ravenna and Castiglione di Cervia have reported most of the cases.

The main symptoms of the patients were high fever and joint pain, as well as headache, muscle pain, rash and less frequently gastrointestinal symptoms.

One death was reported in a 83-year old individual with underlying medical conditions.

World first

Professor Antoine Flahault, who coordinates French research on chikungunya, said the Italian outbreak was a “world first” outside the tropics.

Writing in the Quotidien du Medecin journal, he said the extension of the virus beyond its Indian Ocean origins was “worrying without being alarming”.

He suggested that the very high density of mosquitoes in and around Ravenna had fuelled the outbreak.

“The mosquito vectors (carriers) of this disease have been in Italy for several years. All we know is that increased temperatures and humidity make the climate more tropical and favour the proliferation of mosquitoes,” he said.

The virologist said the situation in Ravenna was under control and measures had been taken to reduce the number of mosquitoes.

Chikungunya gets its name from a Swahili word meaning “that which bends up” because of the arthritic-type symptoms that leave victims stooped.

Symptoms usually appear between four to seven days after being bitten and can persist for several weeks.

There is no vaccine against chikungunya.

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