1001 (Officially acknowledged) mercenaries have died in Iraq
Posted by truthline on August 10, 2007
Labor Dept: 1,001 contractors have died in Iraq
Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — More than 1,000 civilian contractors have been killed in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion more than four years ago, according to Labor Department records made available Tuesday.
In response to a request from Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., the Labor Department revealed that 1,001 civilian contractors had died in Iraq as of June 30, including 84 during the second quarter of the year.
So far in 2007, at least 231 contractors working for U.S. firms have died in Iraq.
Those contractor fatalities are in addition to the 3,668 military personnel the Defense Department had confirmed dead in Iraq from the start of the war in March 2003 until today.
“We are not getting the full picture” of the cost of the war in Iraq, Schakowsky said in a recent interview.
Another 76 civilian contractors have died in Afghanistan since the start of operations there, the Labor Department records show.
Besides those killed, 4,837 workers in Iraq and 879 in Afghanistan suffered injuries severe enough to miss at least four days of work, the Labor Department said. More
Musa said
Quran translation of meaning 7:4-5
And a great number of towns (their population) We destroyed (for their crimes). Our torment came upon them (suddenly) by night or while they were sleeping for their afternoon rest.
No cry did they utter when Our Torment came upon them but this: “Verily, we were Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrongdoers, etc.)”.
Amanda said
I often wondered how many contract workers were killed there. That is not something I’ve ever seen on the news, although I try to avoid TV news and stick to internet information. It’s their own greed that is causing their deaths though so I don’t feel too bad for them.
truthline said
I think a good portion of those are guys carrying guns. Former military hired to be guards etc.
Amanda said
I have a friend who’s son went there for a year as a contract employee and I don’t think he carried a weapon. But he was a medic so I’m not sure if he’d of needed one.