900 Iraqis dead in 6 weeks – humanitarian work continues as crisis deepens

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/fromthefield/218275/111987925073.htm

Christian Aid - UK
Website: http://www.christianaid.org.uk/news
Bloodshed, relentless violence and insurgency taint news bulletins from Iraq, yet amid this violence Christian Aid partners continue their vital humanitarian work.

More than 900 people, mostly Iraqis, have died in insurgent attacks across the country since the Shiite and Kurdish-dominated government of Prime Minister Ibrahim Jafaari came to power six weeks ago. Car bombings, explosions and ambushes have sent the death toll sky-high.

On June 14 at least 22 people, mostly pensioners and civil servants queuing for their salaries and pensions, were killed and 50 others wounded in a suicide bombing in the city of Kirkuk, a centre for ethnic rivalry.

This latest attack comes after two months of a growing death count – approximately 364 civilians were killed in April this year. snip

Thousands of Iraqi civilians have died as a result of the conflict and its aftermath. It is likely that a number of civilian deaths have not been catalogued, but Iraqi government sources have counted more than 25,000.

What are we doing with all the dead bodies?

[Sanity Claws]

1. How can you bury so many in so little time?

They must have mass graves.

[Homer12]

2. Hey! Freedom is on the MArch!

At least this is what the right-wing clones say.

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3. This Christian aid organization is actually trying to make a difference...

...while the current pope is addressing the more pressing subject of absentminded drivers:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=1584066&mesg_id=1584066

Don

[DoYouEverWonder]

4. But,, but things are going great in Iraq

and W is going to give a big speech tonight to tell everybody how great things really are. Freedom is on the march. Democracy is messy. Now get with the program.