<I>This Week</i>: In Memoriam

By Nicole Belle — June 23, 2008

This Week with George Stephanopoulos notes the passings of dancer/actress Cyd Charisse, media consultant Tony Schwartz, Holocaust survivor Henryk Mandlebaum as well as 12 troop members in Iraq and Afghanistan.

According to icasualties.org, the total casualty count for the Iraq coalition is 4,415. Per Iraq Body Count, there were 160 confirmed Iraqi civilian deaths during last week, including the 8th time this year that more than 50 people were killed in a single attack (on June 17th). There were 20 such attacks in 2007 and 12 in 2006.

Discussion

We welcome relevant, respectful comments. Any comments that are sexist or in any other way deemed hateful by our staff will be deleted and constitute grounds for a ban from posting on the site. Please refer to our Terms of Service for information on our posting policy.