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***** quote I have been very concerned about the lies, deceit and failure to tell the whole truth ever since the US (and Britain) decided to bomb Iraq using the invasion of Kuwait as a pretext. I am thoroughly ashamed of what we are doing to the people of Iraq - particularly the long lasting deadly sanctions on top of a brutal massacre of their civilians and troops and severe economic and infrastructural damage carried out during the Gulf War. How can we obtain from the people that run our country the following information relating to Desert Fox: 1) what are OUR estimates of casualties to Iraqi troops - we did after all target military barracks in the middle of the night. 2) what are OUR estimates of civilian casualties There has been a deafening silence on these matters from our side - the Iraqis being a proud people are unlikely to admit to heavy casualties. ***** unquote I've emailed my MP with the above. Most of the voters in the UK are barely aware of the extent (or even the existence) of the casualties arising from the Gulf War and the crippling sanctions. I've also used the complaints/errors feedback facility of the BBC News pages to try and get casualty figures. If we do get any casualty figures I guess that they will come from the US. The UK are very practiced at not divulging information! Mark Parkinson Cornwall -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a discussion list run by Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. To be removed/added, email soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk, NOT the whole list. Archived at http://linux.clare.cam.ac.uk/~saw27/casi/discuss.html