And yet more notes from Super Tuesday--In Iraq, and Gaza

In Iraq on Tuesday,

78 civilian deaths, including:

Adwar: 4 family members (parents and 2 children) during raid by US forces.

The U.S. spent another $500,000,000+ to continue our occupation of Iraq. (that's just for Tuesday, February 5th)

-Israelis killed 9 Palestinians in retaliation for attacks on Monday that killed one Israeli and 2 Palestinians. No mention was made in press articles of how many Gazans have died recently due to Israeli blockades preventing heat and food from getting to many Gazans in the middle of winter.

Nighttime lows in Seattle this week are around 3 degrees celcius, or 38 fahrenheit.
Nightimee lows in Gaza this week are around 3 degrees celcius or 38 fahrenheit

Number of homeless in Seattle: 6000

Number of people in Seattle who will sleep tonite with no heat: probably much lower than than.

Number of people in Gaza who will sleep tonite with no heat: no idea. More than before the Israeli's tightened their blockade. Probably a *lot*. Way too many.

Number of people in Iraq tonight who will be mourning the violent loss of a loved one during the past 5 years: in the millions.

Number of people in Iraq tonight who will be morning the violent loss of a loved one during this last week: in the thousands.