Many casualties of war go unmentioned

Seattle Post Intelligencer by Amy Goodman | Mar. 27, 2008 (Opinion)

We just passed the grim milestone of 4,000 U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq since the invasion five years ago. Still, the death toll climbs.

Typically unmentioned alongside the count of U.S. war dead are the tens of thousands of wounded (not to mention the Iraqi dead). The Pentagon doesn't tout the number of U.S. injured, but the Web site icasualties.orgreports an official number of more than 40,000 soldiers requiring medical airlifts out of Iraq, a ... Full Story »

Posted by Dwight Rousu

More Info

Tags Help
Subjects: U.S., Health, Politics
Topics: Bush Administration, War in Iraq, Wellness
Member Tags: health military maiming
Editorial Help
Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Mar 27, 2008 - 10:29 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Dwight Rousu (review)
Edit Lock: This story can be edited
Like | | | Comments

To:


Separate email addresses with commas.
25 recipients max.

Note:

Reviews

Show All | Notes | Comments | Quotes | Links
Member_photo_thumb
4.0
 by Dwight Rousu - Mar. 27, 2008

Tomas Young provides living evidence (if damaged evidence) of the large number of maimed soldiers beyond the 4000 American dead that seem to be all that makes the news. An interview can also be found at http://www.democracynow.org/2008/3/25/paralyzed_iraq_vet_responds_to_cheney Even Goodman neglects to mention the corresponding Iraqi injured physically and mentally (PTSD) who are getting even less care than the veterans. If there are 1.2 million Iraqi deaths, it might not be ... More »

Dwight posted this story.
See Full Review » (13 answers)

Comments on this story Help (BETA)

Sort by: Oldest | Newest Hide All Replies
NT Rating | My Rating

Ratings

3.9

not enough reviews
from 1 review (confidence not calculated)
Quality
4.0
Facts
4.0
Fairness
4.0
Information
4.0
Sourcing
3.0
Style
4.0
Accuracy
4.0
Balance
4.0
Context
4.0
Popularity
3.8
Recommendation
4.0
Credibility
4.0
# Reviews
1.0
# Views
1.0
# Likes
1.0
# Emails
1.0
More
How our ratings work »
(See these related stories.)

Links Help

No links yet. Please review this story to add some!