Showing posts with label Global War on Terror. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Global War on Terror. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 04, 2011

bin Laden index

This is a barebones beginning, but these are interesting. The number of:
  • civilians killed by his order on 9.11.01: 2,936
  • Afghan civilians killed by US attacks 7 Oct 2001-March 2002: 3,000-3,400
  • lies told by Bush and top US officials to justify invading Iraq: 935
  • civilians killed in Iraq in response to 9.11.01: 1,455,590
  • US troops KIA in Afghanistan: 1,556
  • non-US coalition troops killed in Afghanistan: 875
  • US troops KIA in Iraq: 4,452
  • US troops wounded in Iraq: 33,023
  • WMD found in Iraq: 0
  • monetary cost for Global War on Terror (only supplementals, excluding DoD in-line budget): $1.283 trillion
  • inappropriate Native American target names given to him by the assassination team: 1
  • weapons brandished by bin Laden when he was assassinated: 0

Afghan child killed by US raid, Khost