8/24/13: I was not able to see Patient directly due to his absence on a bus tour. But we held a consultation by phone. Patient is still under great stress due to people pressing him to make decisions regarding Syria where chemical weapons are being used. Patient says he has already taken decisive action against the Assad regime by appearing on television and warning that any such use would “clearly a big event of grave concern. When you start seeing chemical weapons used on a large scale … it is very troublesome.”
"What further steps do your advisers suggest?" I asked. They don't agree," he replied. "But isn't it your job to assess all advice and decide? I asked. There was a prolonged silence. Patient said he wanted to discuss whether he was a suitable subject for gender reassignment. Patient, to use a technical psychiatric term, seems to be completely nuts.--- Dictated by Dr. S.H.Rink.
