Roberta
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Post by Roberta on Mar 4, 2021 20:58:02 GMT -8
So, the 8 on first draft of my sign + plus your 6 + Pakistan leaves us at 13, but now, or that we “had” 2018-2020? I think I’ll just throw on some and add et cetera!
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Post by stop war on Mar 10, 2021 13:33:20 GMT -8
www.mintpressnews.com/us-drops-46-bombs-per-day-20-years-middle-east/275943/ US, Allies Drop 46 Bombs Per Day for 20 Years, New CODEPINK Research Reveals
The United States has been at war for nearly every year of its existence as an independent nation, fighting in 227 years of its 244-year history.
by Alan Macleod March 05th, 2021
VENICE, CALIFORNIA — The United States and its allies have dropped at least 326,000 bombs and missiles on countries in the greater Middle East/ North Africa region since 2001. That is the conclusion of new research by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davies of anti-war group CODEPINK.
Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and Yemen are the countries that have felt the worst of the violence, but Lebanon, Libya, Pakistan, Palestine and Somalia have also been targeted. The total amounts to an average of 46 bombs dropped per day over the last 20 years.
CODEPINK’s numbers are based primarily on official U.S. military releases, as well as data from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, the Yemen Data Project, and the New America Foundation. As striking as the figure of 326,000 is, it is an underestimate, as the Trump administration ceased publishing figures of its bombing campaigns in 2020, meaning there is no data for Iraq, Syria or Afghanistan for either of the previous two years. Also not counted are bombs or missiles used in helicopter strikes, AC-130 gunship attacks, strafing runs from U.S. bombers, or any counterinsurgency or counter-terrorism operations in other parts of the world.
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Post by stop war on May 24, 2021 11:13:52 GMT -8
This article lists several countries that the US invaded in the 20th century.
If you are a KPFK member, vote NO on the bylaws amendment (it's actually a re-write of the bylaws, and doesn't even allow opposition candidates)
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