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1. Feb 15, 2003: 10 million march for peace
… Between six and 10 million people are thought to have marched in up to
60 countries over the weekend - the largest demonstrations of their kind
since the Vietnam War. …
-BBC News, 17 Feb., 2003
… Yesterday the numbers battle was being fought in newspapers with the
anti-war Sunday Mirror, which had helped sponsor the rally, estimating 2
million, but the Sunday Telegraph just 500,000.
Other commentators estimated "more than 1 million". Worldwide, numbers of demonstrators varied wildly from 8 million to 30 million. …
-The Guardian, 2/17/03, John Vidal, “They stood up to be counted - and found nobody could agree on totals”
… We are sorely testing that hypothesis as President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair lead the drumbeat for war against Iraq while much of the world – including about 6 million to 10 million who marched across the globe Saturday – say no.
-The Daily News (New York), 2/18/03, E.R. Shipp, “Hawks Too Quick to Dimiss Anti-War Rallies.”
2. Man arrested for wearing pro-peace T shirt
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawyer was arrested late Monday and charged with
trespassing at a public mall in the state of New York after refusing to
take off a T-shirt advocating peace that he had just purchased at the
mall. According to the criminal complaint filed on Monday, Stephen Downs
was wearing a T-shirt bearing the words "Give Peace A Chance"
that he had just purchased from a vendor inside the Crossgates Mall in
Guilderland, New York, near Albany.
-Reuters, 3/4/03, “Lawyer Arrested for Wearing a ‘Peace’ T-Shirt.”
3. War to cost U.S. $70 - $200 Billion
$70 Billion: (armed forces projections, not including combat costs)
…On Capitol Hill, the civilian leaders of the military services gave the Senate Armed Services Committee their first public estimates of the cost of stabilizing Iraq after any war. Army Secretary Thomas White says it would take $20 billion to $30 billion for the Army, including the cost of ongoing deployments tohe Gulf but excluding combat costs, which he said are incalculable.
The Navy said its costs likely would be similar, and the Air Force estimated its at $7 billion.
-Associated Press, 3/6/03, Robert Burns, “U.S., Britain Boost Patrols over Iraq.”
$200 Billion: (projection by Bush Econ. Adviser)
… Lawrence Lindsey, Presidnet Bush’s economic adviser, has suggested
that a war might cost between $100 billion and $200 billion. …
-Washington Post, 9/20/03, Editorial, “Iraq and
the Economy.”
… Now, several officials said they are working with an extimate of $80
billion just for the Pentagon, plus foreign aid and other expenses. The
new figures provide a measure of vindication for Bush’s former economic
adviser, Lawrence B. Lindsey, who put the figure at $100 billion to $200
billion last fall …
-Washington Post, 2/26/03, Mike Allen, “US Increases Estimated Cost of War in Iraq: Military Expenses Alone Projected at Up to $95 billion.”
4. 1 in 6 U.S. Children live in Poverty
… About 33 million Americans live in poverty, defined as a household
income of $18,100 or less for a family of four, according to U.S. Census
figures for 2000. That translates into: - One out of every eight people, -
One out of every 10 families, - One out of every six children …
-UPI, Carolyn Ayon Lee, 1/7/03, “Poverty – America’s Forgotten
State.”
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5. Starting salary for soldiers: $14,244 Worldwide. Salary range: $14,244 Annual. -US Army job announcement for job US-11B. See www.hotjobs.com 6. Pentagon orders 77,000 body bags -The Nation, March 2003, Matt Bivens, “The Daily Outrage.” …the Pentagon had ordered almost five time the number of body bags it requested before the Gulf War. Within weeks, it will have more than 77,000 bags at the ready, compared with 16,000 in 1991. -Herald Sun (Melbourne), 2/11/03, “77,000 Body Bags.” 7. U.S. Navy hiring morticians -US Navy job posting, posted 3/6/03. See www.hotjobs.com. 8.Number of congressmen with a child in the
military: 1 (NOTE: ENLISTED RANKS) -New York Times, 12/31/03, Charles B. Rangel, “Bring Back the Draft.” 9. UN: 10 million Iraqis could face starvation New York Times, 3/12/03, Marc Santora, “Aid agencies in the Gulf say they're not ready for a long war” …UN contingency plans circulated at the time said that 4.5 to 9.5 million of Iraq’s 22 million people could quickly need food to survive once a military campaign began … Reuters, 1/14/03, “UN aid agencies wind up planning talks on Iraq.” 10. UN: 500,000 Iraqi children died during 90s
from bombings and sanctions -New York Times, 12/1/95, Barbara Crossette, “Iraq Sanctions Kill Children, UN Reports.” 11. UN officials: “U.S. lacks intelligence” 12. U.S. Weighs Nuclear Strike on Iraq -Los Angeles Times, 1/25/03, Paul Richter, “US Weighs Tactical Nuclear Strike on Iraq.” 13. Bush advisers planning Iraq war since 1998 -ABC News Nightline, March 10, 2003 see: http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/nightline/DailyNews/pnac_030310.html 14. Halliburton wins contract to rebuild Iraqi
oil fields -San Francisco Chronicle, 3/8/03, Edward Epstein, “Firm linked to Cheney wins oil-field contract” … The Pentagon already has tapped Kellogg Brown & Root to lay out a plan for fighting oil-well fires in Iraq should that prove necessary. Vice President Dick Cheney served as Halliburton's chief executive until 2000, when he quit and sold his stock in the company to join the Republican presidential ticket with George W. Bush. … -Wall Street Journal, 3/10/03, Neil King, Jr., “U.S. Is Quietly Soliciting Bids For Rebuilding Postwar Iraq” -Wired, 3/10/03, Eliot Borin, “US Stocking Uranium Rich Bombs?” 15. Federal Defecit to soar past $300 Billion - New York Times, 3/5/03, Edmund L. Andrews, US Deficit Seen as Rising Fast …Without any of the President’s spending or tax proposals or a war with Iraq, the government would run a 2003 deficit of $246 billion … -Washington Post, 3/8/03, Jonathan Weisman, “Chronic Budget Deficits Forecast.” 16. US airlines to fire 70,000 if war starts - Reuters, 3/11/03, John Crawley, “U.S. airlines say Iraq war could cost 70,000 jobs” System of a Down and Michael Moore Join Forces for "BOOM!" Video Every hour starting at 8am ET on Tuesday, March 18th MTV2 will air "MTV2's Music Reacts". This contains videos from System of a Down and other artists that offer different perspectives on the issues of the day including the potential war with Iraq, the US troops, peace activists, politicians, and more. The videos will be introduced by and put into context by the artists, who will speak about their inspiration for the songs and the videos.
3.07.03 I'm hoping you can join us on an emergency petition from citizens around the world to the U.N. Security Council. The petition's going to be delivered to the 15 member states of the Security Council on MONDAY, MARCH 10. If hundreds of thousands of us sign, it could be an enormously important and powerful message -- people from all over the world joining in a single call for a peaceful solution. But we really need everyone who agrees to sign up today. You can do so easily and quickly at: The stakes couldn't really be much higher. A war with Iraq could kill tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians and inflame the Middle East. According to current plans, it would require an American occupation of the country for years to come. And it could escalate in ways that are horrifying to imagine. We can stop this tragedy from unfolding. But we need to speak together, and we need to do so now. Let's show the Security Council what world citizens think. Thank you.
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