Iraqi Elections 
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Congratulations to the Iraqi people.
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600.000 Iraqis Dead Due To Invasion 3 Comments
According to a recent study, more than 600,000 people in Iraq have been killed since the U.S. invaded in 2003 to lead Iraqis to peace and democracy.
That’s 20 times higher than the figure the White House has bandied about.
Many of the dead, say the team of American and Iraqi epidemiologists who conducted the study, would likely be alive today if the invasion had not occurred.
The researchers point the finger at post-Saddam violence as the cause of the deaths, according to news accounts.
Such a toll strikes home because the stunning number rivals Seattle’s population, 570,000.
But hey, oil prices just dropped, what, 30%?
Iraq War 2 - The TV Series? 
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Iraq War 2 - The TV Series?
FX Network (A Fox affiliate of course), is planning to create a TV series on the ongoing war.
The Real Reasons for the War Comment
The real reason for the War
“WMD was the rationale for invading Iraq. But what was really driving the US were fears over oil and the future of the dollar”
Slashdot on Fahrenheit 9/11 Comment
Slashdot discusses Michael Moore’s new film. As with many /. topics, the discussion explodes. This time, however, with interesting and even insightful replies:
“If the war in Iraq was truly about liberation, then any number of other sovereign states should’ve had priority. If the war in Iraq was about “weapons of mass destruction”, then we would’ve [...]
Iraq - You Break It, You Buy It 36 Comments
It’s the Pottery Barn rule. Was it a pot worth breaking?
So it has come to this… [War in Iraq] Comment
I am deeply dissapointed.
I am saddened, that “democratic” societies the world over can reach a point where war is the only option. Even when all diplomatic possibilites are not exhausted. Even when political pressure did in fact force the regime to do it’s bidding, perhaps slowly but still. Even when so many people world-wide [...]
