NEWS BRIEFS
WAR DEAD
Main, Springfield 97477.
• Congressman Peter DeFazio's
Oregon town halls in District 4 began
in Cottage Grove this week and will con-
tinue with three gatherings Tuesday, Aug.
18. They are at 9 am at Junction City’s
council chambers, at 5:15 pm at Eugene
Hilton and at 7 pm at Springfield City
Hall. DeFazio plans to discuss recent con-
gressional efforts to address the current
economic crisis, transportation legislation
and health care reform, among other issues
of interest. Health Care for All-Oregon is
urging supporters of single payer health
care to show up a half hour early for rallies
before each meeting. Call Ruth at 484-6145
for more information.
Since the U.S. invasion of Iraq
began on March 20, 2003
(last week’s numbers in parentheses):
In Iraq
• 4,330 U.S. troops killed* (4,328)
• 31,460 U.S. troops injured* (31,454)
• 185 U.S. military suicides* (185)
• 1,123 U.S. contractors killed
(accurate updates NA)
• 101,129 to 1.2 million civilians killed***
(101,006)
• $672.5 billion cost of war
($670.4 billion)
• $191.2 million cost to Eugene
taxpayers ($190.7 million)
In Afganistan
• 773 U.S. troops killed* (767)
• 3,238 U.S. troops injured* (3,100)
• $224.0 billion cost of war
($223.5 million)
• $63.7 million cost to
Eugene taxpayers ($63.6 million)
* through August 10, 2009; source: icasualties.org;
some figures only updated monthly
** sources: icasualties.org, defenselink.mil
*** highest estimate; source: iraqbodycount.org; based on
confirmed media reports; other groups calculate civilian deaths
as high as 655,000 (Lancet survey, 2006) to 1.2 million
(Opinion Research Business survey, 2008)
• The Pitchfork Rebellion is planning a
free concert and mock trials at 2 pm
Saturday, Aug. 29, outside the old Federal
Building at 211 E. 7th Ave. in Eugene. On
“trial” will be the “forest-raping, climate
changing, corporate eco-terrorists and the
government agencies that are under their
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