Special envoy Richard Holbrooke has surgery for tear in aorta - washingtonpost

With Holbrooke in intensive care only blocks away, President Obama's senior national security advisers met at the White House on Saturday to discuss a major internal assessment of the war in Afghanistan. Obama will review the assessment Monday, with release to the public scheduled for later in the week. - Top U.S. diplomat is critically ill
Special Envoy Richard Holbrooke
Holbrooke Is in Critical Condition - nytimes