Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered Since The U.S. Invaded Iraq “1,185,800"
www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq/iraqdeaths.html
 
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Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America’sWar On Iraq 3,992
icasualties.org/oif/
 
The War in Iraq Costs
$504,174,331,592
 
See the cost in your community
nationalpriorities.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=182
 
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“Today, I Weep For My Country”
 
The speech given by Sen. Robert Byrd
 
Exactly five years ago, on the afternoon of March 19, 2003, mere hours before bombs began falling in Baghdad, Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., gave a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate condemning the use of military force in Iraq. As soon as Byrd was finished speaking, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., delivered a response defending the Bush administration’s decision to go to war.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19577.htm
 
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There Must Be A Reckoning For This Day Of Infamy
 
By Seumas Milne
 
Those who insist that the immolation of Iraq was the consequence of errors in the execution of an otherwise defensible policy are simply evading their own responsibility and culpability.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19579.htm
 
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‘We Live in a Nightmare. Death and Carnage is Everywhere’
 
By Ghaith Abdul-Ahad in Baghdad
 
“We came, his friends, me and Hassan and Hadi, and washed him and put him in a shroud. You know I am too emotional I cry very quickly. For six months I didn’t talk to anyone, I was just sad and silent.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19576.htm
 
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Five Years of Genocide
 
By Zuheir Kseibat
 
In the long night and the epic of forgotten genocide, only Bush hallucinates about victory… All the politicians of Iraq hallucinate about democracy-deception. It is the long night of genocide.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19574.htm
 
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Death, Destruction and Reparations
 
What Do We Owe Iraq?
 
One thing we do not owe Iraq is another “public relations coup” but that’s what appears to be up ahead as the war de-accelerates. Youngsters maimed by the aggression that Professor Feldman rationalizes will be flown to the U.S. by “humanitarian” aid scams and faith-based Christian charities to massage the collective guilt of America for having slept through the massacre into coughing up big bucks.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19573.htm
 
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There Is No Such Thing As A War For Free
 
By J. E. Stiglitz and Linda Bilmes
 
President Bush talked about the enormous financial problems facing Social Security, saying that drastic reforms-even privatization-were needed. Well, for one-sixth of the cost of an Iraq war, one could put Social Security on firm financial footing for at least the next 50 to 75 years.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19575.htm
 
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The Costs of Freedom Monica Benderman
 
Five years of this war, and no end in sight.
 
By Monica Benderman
 
In the last five years, I have come to see the real cost of freedom up close and personal. I have lived it every single day of my life, oftentimes twenty four hours of each day. I lived the days while my husband was stationed in a combat zone and I received no word from him for months on end.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19578.htm
 
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In Case You Missed it
 
The Ground Truth : The Human Cost Of War
 
Sometimes the greatest act of courage is to tell the truth

Video
In the opening scenes of Patricia Foulkrod’s powerful documentary, we’re introduced to a number of young soldiers who speak candidly and powerfully about the motivations that led them to join the military.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article15319.htm
 
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In Case You Missed It
 
The Real Friends of Terror
 
Video Documentary Report By Ted Honderich
 
“Do Americans share with “Bin Laden” some of the moral responsibility for the attack?”
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article15080.htm
 
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The Doomsday Code
 
Video Documentary
 
Tony Robinson investigates the people with powerful political friends in the White House, who are trying to bring about the end of the world.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article15032.htm
 
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U.S. “Enhancing Terror”
 
Interview with Noam Chomsky
 
Noam Chomsky explains the reality of Israel’s actions to Canadian interviewer Evan Solomon. . Video and transcript
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article14120.htm
 
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Iraqi police say US killed 6 civilians; US military denies:
 
Police in the Iraqi city of Samarra said Thursday six civilians were killed by a US gunship targeting their car while the US military said four terror suspects were killed by its troops in ‘self-defence.’
tinyurl.com/jl3ll
 
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Iraq: Another 4 killed as US occupatin grinds on:
 
Gunmen killed an Iraqi soldier and wounded another
tinyurl.com/yphcj5
 
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In remembrance or some of our victims:
 
– WARNING – These Pages Depict The Horror And Reality Of “Operation Iraqi Freedom”
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article2604.htm
 
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The Cost So Far: $12 billion per month?:
 
Given approximately $150 billion spent in FY2008, the burn rate is $12.5 billion per month, which is even higher than the “Hi” estimate
www.econbrowser.com/archives/2008/03/iraq_burn_rate.html
 
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Iraq war drag on economy: Obama :
 
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said the $500 billion cost of the Iraq war is a drag on the U.S. economy and attempted to lay some of the blame for it on Republican rival John McCain.
news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080320/pl_nm/usa_politics_thursday_dc
 
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Rewriting history?
 
Saddam and Terrorism: :
 
United States has released online an unclassified redacted version of the study entitled “The Iraqi Perspectives Project — Saddam and Terrorism: Emerging Insights from Captured Iraqi Documents.”
www.jfcom.mil/newslink/storyarchive/2008/pa032008.html
 
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Rewriting history? :
 
 Full Report: Saddam and Terrorism:
 
Emerging Insights from Captured Iraqi Documents (Redacted) : Captured Iraqi documents have uncovered evidence that links the regime of Saddam Hussein to regional and global terrorism, including a variety of revolutionary, liberation, nationalist, and Islamic terrorist organizations.
www.fas.org/irp/eprint/iraqi/index.html
 
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Turkish warplanes bomb northern Iraq:
 
The planes flew reconnaissance flights over the border area before bombing targets of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, private news channel NTV reported, citing Iraqi Kurdish officials.
tinyurl.com/2c5b98
 
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Iran military ‘shells Iraq villages’:
 
THE Iranian military has shelled seven Iraqi border villages, causing no injuries or damage but terrifying residents, an Iraqi official said.
www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23406791-38201,00.html
 
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Manufacturing Consent For War With Iran:
 
U.S. Treasury issues new warnings on Iranian banks:
 
The Bush administration issued a new warning to U.S. banks on Thursday that Iran’s state banks are using deceptive practices to disguise Tehran’s involvement in nuclear proliferation and terrorist activities.
tinyurl.com/24laqg
 
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Manufacturing Consent For War With Iran: :
 
Cheney talks tough on Iran’s N-program:
 
“What we do know is that they had then, and have now, a process by which they’re trying to enrich uranium, which is the key obstacle they’ve got to overcome in order to have a nuclear weapon,” he said.
www.buffalonews.com/nationalworld/international/story/303548.html
 
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US launches legal review of Swiss-Iran gas deal :
 
The United States on Wednesday warned that it was launching a legal review of a gas deal signed earlier this week between Iran and Switzerland to see whether it violates terms of US sanctions.
tinyurl.com/27xoht
 
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Six civilians killed in suicide attack in occupied Afghan capital:
 
A suicide car bomber struck a convoy carrying U.S. occupation troops near the Kabul airport Thursday, killing six Afghan civilians, officials said.
tinyurl.com/yt6a8p
 
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NATO occupation troops kills Afghan policeman:
 
NATO-led occupation troops killed a police officer and wounded another in southern Afghanistan, a police chief said Thursday.
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080320/ap_on_re_as/afghan_violence
 
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Helmand’s new governor seeks talks with Taliban:
 
The newly appointed governor of Helmand province has vowed to hold face-to-face meetings with Taliban fighters as part of a new strategy to quell the insurgency raging in Afghanistan’s poppy belt.
tinyurl.com/24uen6
 
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Suicide bomber kills 5 Pakistani soldiers near Afghan border:
 
A suicide bomber today rammed his explosives-laden car into a military vehicle outside a brigade headquarters in Pakistan’s restive tribal region bordering Afghanistan. Five soldiers were killed and 11 wounded, the military said.
tinyurl.com/yrotjb
 
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Selling death and destruction:
 
$5.1B Proposed in Sales, Upgrades, Weapons for Pakistan’s F-16s:
 
These items are detailed below… along with controversies the proposed sales have created, and some of the conditions attached to the sale by the US government
tinyurl.com/yude7e
 
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Palestinian civilian shot dead by Israeli occupation forces:
 
A Palestinian civilian has been shot dead by Israeli occupation troops near the seperation wall between the Gaza Strip and Israel.
tinyurl.com/2vos8z
 
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Israeli Air Force kills one in new attack on Gaza :
 
Israel’s Air Force has destroyed a “militant command” post in Gaza, leaving at least one person dead, a military source said on Thursday
en.rian.ru/world/20080320/101793109.html
 
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Parents of US peace activist mark fifth anniversary of her death:
 
The parents of U.S. peace activist Rachel Corrie, who was killed in Gaza by an Israeli bulldozer, marked the fifth anniversary of her death Thursday by dedicating a small West Bank memorial.
tinyurl.com/2ax78k
 
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Russian foreign minister, exiled Hamas chief talk about Gaza :
 
Russia’s foreign minister discussed the situation in Gaza with the exiled leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas during a visit to Syria, a Hamas official said Thursday.
tinyurl.com/ys979p
 
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Peres: Syrian peace overtures arouse distrust :
 
President Shimon Peres on Thursday told visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that “talk of peace from Syria arouses distrust within Israel,” after Russian officials announced that Moscow would try to relaunch Israel-Syria peace talks at an upcoming Mideast summit, to be held in Moscow this year.
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/966667.html
 
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Bin Laden condemns Gaza siege :
 
Osama bin Laden has said that the best way for Muslims to help Palestinians is to support Iraqis fighting against the government and US forces.
tinyurl.com/3xsagm
 
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US Presidential Candidate McCain says al-Qaida ‘On The Run’ :
 
He also warned against a withdrawal from Iraq and allowing al-Qaida to declare victory.
www.voanews.com/english/2008-03-20-voa28.cfm
 
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McCain: A History of Being Wrong About Al Qaeda, Iraq and Iran:
 
McCain Has on Several Occasions Implied that Iran is an Important Al Qaeda Partner
tinyurl.com/3bspdv
 
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Bin Laden delivers new message:
 
Osama bin Laden, in a new audio message posted Wednesday, condemned the publication of drawings that he said insulted the Prophet Muhammad and warned Europeans of a “severe” reaction to come.
abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/national_world&id=6030542
 
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China admits shooting protesters :
 
Thousands of troops are on the streets of the Tibetan capital Lhasa amid reports of a huge military build-up, as China admitted for the first time it had shot Tibetan protesters over the weekend
tinyurl.com/39pqsk
 
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Dalai Lama: Fears and Tears:
 
In an exclusive interview, the Dalai Lama talks to NEWSWEEK about the violence in Tibet, his vision of the future-and how he manages to sleep in spite of his distress over the killings.
www.newsweek.com/id/124365?GT1=43002
 
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US blocks Venezuelan purchase of food:
 
“The war with the US has already begun and they are blocking our purchases of food”, Venezuelan Minister Ramón Rodríguez Chacín told viewers on Venezuelan TV on March 12.
www.cpa.org.au/garchve08/1358venez.html
 
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Jewish group seeks to purge YouTube of anti-Semitic videos :
 
Germany’s national Jewish body said Thursday it has filed suit against YouTube and its parent company Google, demanding a court order for the site to be permanently purged of anti-Semitic videos.
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/966682.html
 
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Scooter Libby disbarred
 
“A three-judge panel on the DC Court of Appeals stripped Libby of his ability to practice law after he was found guilty last year of obstructing the investigation in the CIA leak investigation,” according to the station. President Bush commuted Libby’s sentence in July 2007.
thinkprogress.org/2008/03/20/scooter-libby-disbarred/
 
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Dollars tough to sell: –
 
The U.S. dollar’s value is dropping so fast against the euro that small currency outlets in Amsterdam are turning away tourists seeking to sell their dollars for local money while on vacation in the Netherlands.
www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSL1758265520080319
 
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US economist calls financial crisis worst since 1930s:
 
The current financial crisis is the worst the world has seen since the Great Depression of the 1930s and the US Federal Reserve move to cut interest rates will not make much difference, the Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz said on Wednesday
tinyurl.com/yws9w9
 
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World trade decelerates almost to a standstill:
 
Global trade slowed almost to a standstill over the new year, threatening to shrink for the first time since the US economy went into recession in 2001.
www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a6d4b338-f61e-11dc-8d3d-000077b07658.html
 
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Lehman sees risk of double-dip U.S. recession:
 
Investors already coming to grips with the prospect of a looming U.S. recession face the even bleaker notion of a “double-dip” economic downturn, U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers (LEH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday.
www.reuters.com/article/fundsFundsNews/idUSN2040072420080320?rpc=401&
 
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Jim Rogers: FED is using taxpayers money to buy Bear Sterns Maseratis:
 
Video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXUU_lyb0Lc
 
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US leading index tumbles for fifth straight month:
 
The US leading index fell by 0.3 per cent and six of the 10 economic indicators that form the index were down on the month, the New York-based Conference Board said.
tinyurl.com/249fkt
 
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Factory and other data adds evidence of recession:
 
Evidence of a U.S. recession mounted today with reports showing Mid-Atlantic factory activity in its worst slump since the start of the Iraq war and more workers claiming jobless benefits.
www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-jobless21mar21,1,7129640.story
 
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Jobless benefit rolls hit 3-1/2 year high:
 
The number of U.S. workers filing initial claims for unemployment aid climbed 22,000 last week, while the overall number on the benefit rolls hit a 3-1/2 year high a week earlier, the government said on Thursday
tinyurl.com/ytb6ww
 
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Dell to buy $52 bln components from China:
 
Dell Inc (NasdaqGS:DELL – News) plans to buy $23 billion of components from China this year and $29 billion in 2009, helping it reduce costs while the company’s main market, the United States, is facing recession.
biz.yahoo.com/rb/080320/china_dell.html