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Are there far more troop deaths/injuries that US admits to? Why hide contractor deaths? All are?

May 3rd, 2010 6 comments

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war related, aren’t they?

In outsourced US wars, Contractor Deaths Top 1,000

WASHINGTON, July 3 (Reuters) – The death toll for private contractors in the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has topped 1,000, a stark reminder of the risks run by civilians working with the military in roles previously held by soldiers.

A further 13,000 contractors have been wounded in the two separate wars led by the United States against enemies who share fundamentalist Islamic beliefs and the hit-and-run tactics that drain conventional armies.

The casualty toll is based on figures the U.S. Department of Labor provided to Reuters in response to a request under the Freedom of Information Act and on locally gathered data.

The department said it had recorded 990 deaths – 917 in Iraq and 73 in Afghanistan – by the end of March. Since then, according to incident logs tallied by Reuters in Baghdad and Kabul, at least 16 contractors have died in Iraq and two in Afghanistan.
well jeeper
to each his own, or her own. Yes I am interested. as are many others. One day we will total all he fatalities
in the name of oil.

the government keeps wayyy too many secrets from us, and frankly, if they keep this up i will learn french and move to canada when i get older to escape them.

If depending on GOD for strength is human weakness then what brings human strength?

February 14th, 2010 13 comments

in people that see more turmoil happening in the world..
Like these current events:
AP and Reuters
Friday, 30 January 2009
Change font size: A | A | A-Economic crisis is growing, says Obama
President Barack Obama seized on to the latest dreary economic numbers today as a "continuing disaster" for American families..
The recession is deepening and the urgency of our economic crisis is growing," Obama told a gathering at the White House. "Yesterday we reached a new threshold: The highest number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits on record."
Alaska volcano ‘more energetic, eruption is imminent’ scientists say-NEW: "Volcanic tremor" increasing in "amplitude," observatory says
The 10,200-foot Mount Redoubt is about 100 miles southwest of Anchorage, Alaska.
POWER OUTAGES growing as people are freezing and dying. Need government help.
state is saying 607,000 customers have lost power,the number is closer to 650,000 because the state figure comes only from utilities it regulates.

When Hurricane Ike hit in September, 600,000 customers lost power. Melnykovych said the temperature was around 75 degrees and power outages "were more of an "inconvenience than a life threatening situation." Large numbers of people without water; state National Guard increasing ranks
Deaths Attributed to Australia’s Scorching Heat Wave
4.5-Magnitude Seattle Earthquake
Iceland Economy Ahead of Pack and Failing
UK on the Bring of financial collapse..

Just one of many trajic things people on the planet are dealing with and growing problems..With 6 billion people on the planet governements seem helpless to help so many billions in crisis.

Where do you see Society going? into Strength in GOD to endure all these things, or just perishing because they just feel humanity is hopeless?

I rely on God to give me my strength and then my family. I have prayed to God so many times for strength, even times when I really felt down and depressed. There have been some times, that I think I would have gone to a mental hospital if it weren’t for my prayers.

If people open their hearts to God, He will help those who ask.