conflation
some numbers that count:
62%
australians want our troops withdrawn from Iraq
Voting intentions
Labour 58%
Liberal/Nationals 42%
Preferred Prime Minister
Rudd 49%
Howard 42%
23% Less for an AWA
A TYPICAL Victorian worker on an Australian Workplace Agreement earns 23 per cent less than a comparable worker on a collective agreement, according to a study commissioned by Industrial Relations Victoria. Its a 16.3 per cent shortfall for workers nationwide
100%
amount 0f support enjoyed by PM John Howard from his own Cabinet
3-1
Iraq beats Australia in soccer
50%
the number of saudis in Iraq who are suicide bombers
45%
of all foreign militants targeting U.S. troops and Iraqi civilians and security forces are from Saudi Arabia
15 /19
hijackers in the Sept. 11 attacks were Saudi.
41%
the number of americans who believe that the 9/11 hijackers were Iraqi
0%
the number of Iraqis involved in the 9/11 hijackings
GW Bush, July 12, 2007
“The same folks that are bombing innocent people in Iraq,” he said, “were the ones who attacked us in America on September the 11th, and that’s why what happens in Iraq matters to the security here at home.”
160
the number of Saudis tried and convicted in Iraq for insurgency related crimes
"Hundreds"
the number of Saudis awaiting trial in Iraq for similar offences
135 out of 19,000
LA Times estimate of the number of foreigners held as "insurgents" in Iraq by the US military
97-0
US senate vote censureing Iran for "complicity" in the killing of US soldiers in Iraq.
that “the murder of members of the United States Armed Forces by a foreign government or its agents is an intolerable act of hostility against the United States,” and demands the government of Iran “take immediate action” to end all forms of support it is providing to Iraqi militias and insurgents.
0
Number of votes condemning US ally Saudi Arabia
0%
the offical number of Iranians held by the US in Iraq in relation to "insurgency"
200
estimated number of Iranians killed by US supported Kurds in Iran
German ARD TV "Kurdish terrorists hide in the U.S. protected areas of North-Eastern Iraq. From there, they send fighters over the border into Iran and attack Iranians. In the past two years, they have killed over 200 Iranians."
3
the number of Reuters journalists killed in Iraq last week
33%
the number of Iraqi security forces on "leave" at any given moment.
Iraqi army commanders overreport attendance “so that he gets a payroll share more than he deserves and thereby pocket it.”
6
the number of Iraqi battalions who can operate wholly independently of the US forces in Mid 2007 according to Gen Peter Pace
Lt. Col. Kurt Pinkerton, US army in Iraq
“I could stand among 1,800 Sunnis in Abu Ghraib,” he said, “and feel more comfortable than standing in a formation of Iraqi soldiers.”
Iraqi Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, saturday
"We say in full confidence that we are able, God willing, to take the responsibility completely in running the security file if the international forces withdraw at any time they want."
10
the number of Iraqi battalions who can operate wholly independently of the US forces in Mid 2006 according to Gen Peter Pace
160, 000
the number of US forces in Iraq as of July 2007
1,000 - 5,000
estimated number of "al queda" fighters in Iraq
Majority
estimated number who are Iraqis
“The president wants to play on Al Qaeda because he thinks Americans understand the threat Al Qaeda poses,” said Bruce Riedel, an expert at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy and a former C.I.A. official. “But I don’t think he demonstrates that fighting Al Qaeda in Iraq precludes Al Qaeda from attacking America here tomorrow. Al Qaeda, both in Iraq and globally, thrives on the American occupation.”
The American military and American intelligence agencies characterize Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia as a ruthless, mostly foreign-led group.
30 plus
GW Bushes references to "Al queda" RE Iraq durring one press conference in july.
9
Alexander downers References to "Al Queda" RE: Iraq in answer to two questions, before I turned out and stopped counting.
1.3
the number of attacks the UN reported per day inside the "safe" Iraqi Green Zone in May
.5
the number of attacks the UN reported per day inside the "safe" Iraqi Green Zone in March
$600 billion (in todays dollars)
Cost of the US involment in Vietnam 1963-75
$700 to 1,000 billion plus
Projected costs of US involvement in Iraq, 2003-?
December 25, 2006
Date that US casualties surpassed death toll of 9/11
933 / 13,000
number of dead / wounded contractors in Iraq since March 2003 up to July 3, 2007
100
Estimated Iraqi civilians killed per day
50/1
estimated ratio of iraq deaths to US deaths
10.1%
average amount of airtime on Fox News devoted to Iraq
9.6%
average airtime devoted to Anna Nicole Smith
62%
australians want our troops withdrawn from Iraq
Voting intentions
Labour 58%
Liberal/Nationals 42%
Preferred Prime Minister
Rudd 49%
Howard 42%
23% Less for an AWA
A TYPICAL Victorian worker on an Australian Workplace Agreement earns 23 per cent less than a comparable worker on a collective agreement, according to a study commissioned by Industrial Relations Victoria. Its a 16.3 per cent shortfall for workers nationwide
100%
amount 0f support enjoyed by PM John Howard from his own Cabinet
3-1
Iraq beats Australia in soccer
50%
the number of saudis in Iraq who are suicide bombers
45%
of all foreign militants targeting U.S. troops and Iraqi civilians and security forces are from Saudi Arabia
15 /19
hijackers in the Sept. 11 attacks were Saudi.
41%
the number of americans who believe that the 9/11 hijackers were Iraqi
0%
the number of Iraqis involved in the 9/11 hijackings
GW Bush, July 12, 2007
“The same folks that are bombing innocent people in Iraq,” he said, “were the ones who attacked us in America on September the 11th, and that’s why what happens in Iraq matters to the security here at home.”
160
the number of Saudis tried and convicted in Iraq for insurgency related crimes
"Hundreds"
the number of Saudis awaiting trial in Iraq for similar offences
135 out of 19,000
LA Times estimate of the number of foreigners held as "insurgents" in Iraq by the US military
97-0
US senate vote censureing Iran for "complicity" in the killing of US soldiers in Iraq.
that “the murder of members of the United States Armed Forces by a foreign government or its agents is an intolerable act of hostility against the United States,” and demands the government of Iran “take immediate action” to end all forms of support it is providing to Iraqi militias and insurgents.
0
Number of votes condemning US ally Saudi Arabia
0%
the offical number of Iranians held by the US in Iraq in relation to "insurgency"
200
estimated number of Iranians killed by US supported Kurds in Iran
German ARD TV "Kurdish terrorists hide in the U.S. protected areas of North-Eastern Iraq. From there, they send fighters over the border into Iran and attack Iranians. In the past two years, they have killed over 200 Iranians."
3
the number of Reuters journalists killed in Iraq last week
33%
the number of Iraqi security forces on "leave" at any given moment.
Iraqi army commanders overreport attendance “so that he gets a payroll share more than he deserves and thereby pocket it.”
6
the number of Iraqi battalions who can operate wholly independently of the US forces in Mid 2007 according to Gen Peter Pace
Lt. Col. Kurt Pinkerton, US army in Iraq
“I could stand among 1,800 Sunnis in Abu Ghraib,” he said, “and feel more comfortable than standing in a formation of Iraqi soldiers.”
Iraqi Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, saturday
"We say in full confidence that we are able, God willing, to take the responsibility completely in running the security file if the international forces withdraw at any time they want."
10
the number of Iraqi battalions who can operate wholly independently of the US forces in Mid 2006 according to Gen Peter Pace
160, 000
the number of US forces in Iraq as of July 2007
1,000 - 5,000
estimated number of "al queda" fighters in Iraq
Majority
estimated number who are Iraqis
“The president wants to play on Al Qaeda because he thinks Americans understand the threat Al Qaeda poses,” said Bruce Riedel, an expert at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy and a former C.I.A. official. “But I don’t think he demonstrates that fighting Al Qaeda in Iraq precludes Al Qaeda from attacking America here tomorrow. Al Qaeda, both in Iraq and globally, thrives on the American occupation.”
The American military and American intelligence agencies characterize Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia as a ruthless, mostly foreign-led group.
30 plus
GW Bushes references to "Al queda" RE Iraq durring one press conference in july.
9
Alexander downers References to "Al Queda" RE: Iraq in answer to two questions, before I turned out and stopped counting.
1.3
the number of attacks the UN reported per day inside the "safe" Iraqi Green Zone in May
.5
the number of attacks the UN reported per day inside the "safe" Iraqi Green Zone in March
$600 billion (in todays dollars)
Cost of the US involment in Vietnam 1963-75
$700 to 1,000 billion plus
Projected costs of US involvement in Iraq, 2003-?
December 25, 2006
Date that US casualties surpassed death toll of 9/11
933 / 13,000
number of dead / wounded contractors in Iraq since March 2003 up to July 3, 2007
100
Estimated Iraqi civilians killed per day
50/1
estimated ratio of iraq deaths to US deaths
10.1%
average amount of airtime on Fox News devoted to Iraq
9.6%
average airtime devoted to Anna Nicole Smith
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