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The Iraq-afghanistan war is the single largest major conflict of the 21st century. 7 years have passed and despite a change in administration, US forces still continue military operations throughout the region.
COME AND STAND UP AGAINST THE WAR!! March 20th, on hollywood & vine @ noon.
Did you know:
* Over a MILLION deaths have occured due to the invasion, many of which due to a marked decline in accessability and quality of health services. http://articles.latimes.com/2007/sep/14/world/fg-iraq14
* The war was based on a campaign of blatant lies and misinformation.
According to the Center for Public Integrity, President Bush\'s administration made a total of 935 false statements between 2001 and 2003 about Iraq\'s alleged threat to the United States. http://projects.publicintegrity.org/WarCard/ {{PGEgaHJlZj0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ucHIub3JnL3RlbXBsYXRlcy9zdG9yeS9zdG9yeS5waHA/c3RvcnlJZD0xODMxOTI0OCI+aHR0cDovL3d3dy5ucHIub3JnL3RlbXBsYXRlcy9zdG9yeS9zdG9yeS5waHA/c3RvcnlJZD0xODMxOTI0ODwvYT4=}}
* Experts recognize the war is a serious violation of international law. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/18/iraq-us-foreign-policy
* Top Pentagon offical Admits war is illegal.
Richard Perle, chairman of the Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee during the initial years of the George W. Bush administration has admitted that the war is totally illegal. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2003/nov/20/usa.iraq1
* Bush and Cheney made, and continue to make a PROFIT off the war.
Vice president Dick Cheney has strong ties with the private military company Halliburton. Cheney from years 1995-2000 was CEO of the private military contractor and according to the Congressional Research Service, continued in 2002 to hold at least 19.1 million dollars in assets in the company.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/09/26/politics/main575356.shtml
George W. Bush?s father, George H.W. Bush, and grandfather Prescott Bush also held several positions in Halliburton which was granted at least a 1.7 billion dollar no-bid contract in Iraq.
* According to experts the total cost of the war on the US economy is estimated to surpass 3 trillion dollars. (,000,000,000,000). Thats more than a ,000 mandatory debt for for every single person in america. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2921527420080302?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&sp=true
* Disruption of Iraqi oil production and related energy security concerns has led to the price of oil quadrupling since 2002. http://futures.tradingcharts.com/chart/CO/M
* An audit shows that the US led administration governing the region has \'lost\' a staggering 9 billion dollars meant for Iraq reconstruction. http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/30/iraq.audit/
* The ruin of Iraq\'s health services has led to some very serious social problems.
1 in every 22 babies born in Iraq will die from disease and malnutrition. In fact, compared to the countries with the lowest infant mortality rates Iraq scores an appalling 20 times higher! {{PGEgaHJlZj0iaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2lhLmdvdi9saWJyYXJ5L3B1YmxpY2F0aW9ucy90aGUtd29ybGQtZmFjdGJvb2svcmFua29yZGVyLzIwOTFyYW5rLmh0bWw/Y291bnRyeU5hbWU9SXJhcSZjb3VudHJ5Q29kZT1pej9pb25Db2RlPW1lJnJhbms9NjAjaXoiPmh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNpYS5nb3YvbGlicmFyeS9wdWJsaWNhdGlvbnMvdGhlLXdvcmxkLWZhY3Rib29rL3JhbmtvcmRlci8yMDkxcmFuay5odG1sP2NvdW50cnlOYW1lPUlyYXEmY291bnRyeUNvZGU9aXo/aW9uQ29kZT1tZSZyYW5rPTYwI2l6PC9hPg==}}
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