Friday, October 29, 2004
Casualties of War - Operation Iraqi Freedom
It is a military operation, but freedom and Iraqis have very little to do with it.
The respected British medical journal, "Lancet" has published results of a study according to which the toll from coalition forces' actions in Iraq have led to more than 100,000 deaths. The number dwarfs previous estimates which ranged between 10,000 and 37,000. The Lancet claims that the findings are convincing. Furthermore, a high number of individuals killed were women and children. "Air strikes from coalition forces accounted for most of the violent deaths." BBC's report about the Lancet study can be read at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3962969.stm
How do we justify this, and what is the difference between what happened during Saddam Hussein's regime and what has taken place in George Bush's war?
Majority of Americans remain strangely unaffected by this. They go about as if the deaths of Iraqi civilians do not matter. Many of them continue to believe George Bush's lie that Iraq was involved in the attacks on 9/11 and, perhaps, in their minds that justifies the killing of civilians in Iraq.
One person and his cabal of neo-conservatives have dragged us down a slippery slope to infamy; brought dishonor to our great country and are making it bankrupt in the process.
"Democratic imperalism has led to more deaths not fewer."
----Richard Horton, Editor of The Lancet
Election 2004 (November 2nd)
Four days before the presidential election. A momentous event in our nation's history because so much depends on the outcome----whether we continue to be under George Bush's divisive,narrowly focused, agenda-driven policies on all fronts, domestic and foreign, or change direction and pursue a more balanced path.
Emotions on both sides are at a high pitch and legitimate issues facing us often
getting lost in the avalanche of accusations by the candidates and misleading advertisements dominating the air waves.
If one pauses to consider the records of the past four years the choice becomes clear cut. John Kerry might not make a great president but he cannot be worse than the incumbent even if he tries.
"I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices, and we have to accept the consequences of every deed, word, and thought throughout our lifetime."
----Elizabeth Kubler Ross
The respected British medical journal, "Lancet" has published results of a study according to which the toll from coalition forces' actions in Iraq have led to more than 100,000 deaths. The number dwarfs previous estimates which ranged between 10,000 and 37,000. The Lancet claims that the findings are convincing. Furthermore, a high number of individuals killed were women and children. "Air strikes from coalition forces accounted for most of the violent deaths." BBC's report about the Lancet study can be read at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3962969.stm
How do we justify this, and what is the difference between what happened during Saddam Hussein's regime and what has taken place in George Bush's war?
Majority of Americans remain strangely unaffected by this. They go about as if the deaths of Iraqi civilians do not matter. Many of them continue to believe George Bush's lie that Iraq was involved in the attacks on 9/11 and, perhaps, in their minds that justifies the killing of civilians in Iraq.
One person and his cabal of neo-conservatives have dragged us down a slippery slope to infamy; brought dishonor to our great country and are making it bankrupt in the process.
"Democratic imperalism has led to more deaths not fewer."
----Richard Horton, Editor of The Lancet
Election 2004 (November 2nd)
Four days before the presidential election. A momentous event in our nation's history because so much depends on the outcome----whether we continue to be under George Bush's divisive,narrowly focused, agenda-driven policies on all fronts, domestic and foreign, or change direction and pursue a more balanced path.
Emotions on both sides are at a high pitch and legitimate issues facing us often
getting lost in the avalanche of accusations by the candidates and misleading advertisements dominating the air waves.
If one pauses to consider the records of the past four years the choice becomes clear cut. John Kerry might not make a great president but he cannot be worse than the incumbent even if he tries.
"I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices, and we have to accept the consequences of every deed, word, and thought throughout our lifetime."
----Elizabeth Kubler Ross
