It's not just banks & Libor. It's our own politicians and lie-bor.
Gulf & Iraq Net War Deaths Exceed Vietnam War?
The number of US citizen deaths is so obscene that there's nothing more to add. Not to mention the deaths of
If we're "running out of" currency, surely we should be building innovative capacity in the USA?
How about not wasting American lives in wasteful expeditions worldwide that over-protect industries such as oil and defense?
It's possible to go overboard in any direction, even with oil, defense & paranoia - not to mention banking.
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I think this time they count deaths from non combat related causes which make it nonsensical.
The report also counts all Gulf War service members from 1990 to the present.
This is the most outraging report I have ever read.
It seems hard to believe. If it's true, it's an audacious and despicable coverup.
Despicable is not strong enough, if true.
The spin on it is highly misleading (i.e. completely bogus). The numbers are deaths from all causes for all veterans worldwide, including in the U.S. and regardless of whether they are deployed to a war zone.
A glance at the front page of the website should make it obvious that it is a conspiracy site. The author mentions Rense, which is another conspiracy site.
Getting the MMT message out is tough enough without associating with things like this!
Regardless of the details, the numbers of deaths in military service should be added to the range of things we neglect.
First, by hiding behind the fact that we're running out of currency.
Second, by using bizarre excuses to divert our own citizens to their deaths, while protecting wasteful rent-seeking worldwide.
What's the price put on all these lives? Don't know how they compare to total VA-data deaths in other decades, but would like to see a plot, from the Vietnam war up to today.
US Military killed 5,921[131]
US Military wounded 42,673[131]
US Civilians killed (includes 9/11 and after) 3,000 +
US Civilians wounded/injured 6,000 +
Total Americans killed (military and civilian) 8,900 +
Total Americans wounded/injured 48,000 +
Total American casualties 56,900 +
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_Terror
There's also this
Invisible Wounds of War Project
http://www.rand.org/multi/military/veterans.html
ps: for future readers; found the original VA link & updated this post
original link used was http://www.viewzone.com/wardeaths.html
These issue are also covered here:
http://coalitionforveterans.org/ciav/home/
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