This Week: In Memoriam
This Week with George Stephanopoulos marks the passings of Roy E. Disney, Iranian Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, evangelist Oral Roberts and actress/art patron Jennifer Jones. In addition, the Pentagon released the names of three servicemembers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Army PFC Jaiciae L Pauley, 29, of Austell, GA
Army PVT Jhanner A Tello, 29, of Los Angeles, CA
Air Force TSgt Anthony C Campbell Jr, 35, of Florence, KY
According to iCasualties, the total number of allied servicemembers killed in Iraq is 4,689; in Afghanistan, 1,545. Iraq Body Count lists 168 Iraqi civilians killed during this same period, including 127 killed by car bombs in Baghdad in a single day. And as long as we're listing war casualties, Yemen rebels say that US air raids are responsible for 120 killed in their country, apparently in an effort to target Al Qaeda.
Brittany, Rest in peace.
Dec 16 CNN: US Military Suicides Out Number Soldiers Killed By Enemy Fire For 2009
Democracy is too important to be entrusted to politicians.
Rise Up!
Protest!
To my knowledge this must be the first time the VIPs outnumber the fallen soldiers....
Tello, from LA county.
I went to high school with a guy who's last name was Tello.
A Hispanic guy. Very quiet. Very low key. Nice guy.
I hope this wasn't his kid. damn, this world keeps gettin smaller and smaller.
When are people gonna say enough is enough?
What is your conceptual, continuity?
Walt Disney's nephew died!
When angry, count four, when very angry, swear.
-Mark Twain-
Manny Mouse?
So did Lou Ann Platter.
Diabolus est Deus Inversus
For including those civilians from Yemen who were killed by U.S. military strikes (28 were children).
Too bad less than 1% of the American public would even be able to point out Yemen on a map.
"The US has an army of 90,000 soldiers in Afghanistan and is spending $100bn a year, but has still been unable to defeat 20,000-25,000 Taliban who receive no pay at all." - Patrick Cockburn
Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth,
And dance the skies on laughter-silvered wings
.
Only when the last tree has died
and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught
will we realize we cannot eat money.
Way to go Obama! You're finally delivering some CHANGE.
Only three dead, all over 25 representing this great Nation from coast-to-coast so we may all share in the burden of our glorious cause and apparent success.
I am so proud to be an American and grateful that Barack Obama is our President.
GET OUT IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN NOW!
Frank Zappa - Make A Jazz Noise Here
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