update 6-27-05
Hello,It turns out that of the 6 people killed in that convoy, 3 were women. I'm not sure why such a big deal was made about the gender, since Americans who enlist are well aware of the inherant risks of being sent into countries under occupation even if they are in non-combat positions.
This last weekend was deadly. Last numbers were 33 Iraqis killed. Today a movie theatre was bombed, killing at least 5 Iraqi's and injuring dozens of others.
Here are some up to date stats that might be of interest:
1) 2,221 (or more) Iraqis have been killed since May 28 due to hostile actions
2) 5,574 (or more) Iraqis have been injured since May 28th because of hostile actions.
3) 1,74o American military have been killed since the US attack and subsequent occuption of Iraq
4)There have been more than 484 car bombings since the government handover, April 28th.
5) Unemployment in Iraq as of May 05 has run from 27% - 40%
6) The "insurgency" is estimated to include 16,000 Iraqis and foreign fighters, many of whom are homegrown factions and not associated with any particular group.
7) A 11:00 curfew remains in effect in Baghdad.
posted by Wink @ 5:58 PM
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