Hidden Costs of the Iraqi War Exposed (tags)
As of Oct. 3, 2006, the Iraqi War has led to the deaths of 2,720 U.S. military personnel, cost taxpayers $331.1 billion, while Iraqi civilian casualties are estimated at over 100,000. However, there are also “hidden costs” to this awful conflict. Some were revealed at a Capitol Hill “Iraq Forum” on Sept. 26, 2006. They are the costs to the children of Iraq; to the Iraqi War Veterans; and to the American taxpayers, who are stuck with the tab, while other economic and social priorities go unanswered.
Gestapo Tactics at Anti-War Rally (tags)
Larry Wallace, director of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, has been forced to apologize publicly for the actions of TBI agents at a peace protest on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tenn.