Iraq Watch

Top Ten Myths about Iraq, 2008

Iraqis are safer because of Bush's War (anyne still believe this lie?) >> Read More

Latest U.S.+ U.K. + "Coalition" Fatalities (December 24, 2008)

U.S. Confirmed Deaths
Reported Deaths: 4217
U.K. + "Coalition" Deaths: 316
Total: 4533
Sucide (A.K.A. Died of Self-Inflicted wounds): 167
U.S. Wounded: 36,035+

DoD Confirmation List

12/26/08 DoD Identifies Army Casualty Maj. John P. Pryor, 42, of Moorestown, N.J. died Dec. 25 in Mosul of wounds suffered when a mortar round impacted near his living quarters. He was assigned to the 1st Medical Detachment, Forward Surgical Team, Fort Totten, N.Y.

12/26/08 DoD Identifies Army Casualties (3 of 3) Spc. Stephen G. Zapasnik, 19, of Broken Arrow, Okla...assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division...died Dec. 24 in Baghdad, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over...

12/26/08 DoD Identifies Army Casualties (2 of 3) Spc. Stephen M. Okray, 21, of St. Clair Shores, Mich...assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division...died Dec. 24 in Baghdad, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over...

12/26/08 DoD Identifies Army Casualties (1 of 3) Staff Sgt. Christopher G. Smith, 28, of Grand Rapids, Mich...assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division...died Dec. 24 in Baghdad, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over...

12/26/08 DoD Identifies Army Casualties (1 of 3) Staff Sgt. Christopher G. Smith, 28, of Grand Rapids, Mich...assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division...died Dec. 24 in Baghdad, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over...

12/25/08 MNF: Soldier killed by indirect fire A U.S. Soldier died of wounds as a result of an indirect fire attack near Mosul, Iraq Dec. 25. The name of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of next of kin and release by the Department of Defense

Military Watch

The US War in Iraq Costs:

The War in Iraq Costs

$582,361,816,017

(As of: December 24, 2007)

From Cost of War URL: http://www.costofwar.com

12/23: 4 recruiter suicides lead to Army probe

Less than a year into the job, Henderson — afflicted by flashbacks and sleeplessness after his tour of battle in Iraq — went into his backyard shed, slid the chain lock in place, and hanged himself with a dog chain. >> Read More

Military Families Speak Out (MFSO)
Come to Washington February 6-9, 2009 to demand "The Change WE Need"

President Elect Obama opposed the war in Iraq before it started, calling it a "dumb war."  But he and his advisors have also said that they plan to spread the return of combat troops from that "dumb war" out over sixteen months and to keep tens of thousands of other troops on the ground in Iraq indefinitely. 

For More information, visit: http://www.mfso.org

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12/24: December 08 Military Families Speak Out (MFSO) News

President Elect Obama opposed the war in Iraq before it started, calling it a "dumb war."  But he and his advisors have also said that they plan to spread the return of combat troops from that "dumb war" out over sixteen months and to keep tens of thousands of other troops on the ground in Iraq indefinitely >> Read More

3/19/07: Military Industry Confidential - Little Know World of the Aerospace Military Industry
By: Lee Siu Hin

Every year in Washington D.C. just a day after the anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, and the related major antiwar protest, little notice by peace activists at the Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center in downtown D.C., there’s a large 4-day (March 19-22) U.S. Missile Defense Conference and Exhibit, organized by American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) to promote more money for the missile defense program. >> Read The Article

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