Thursday, March 18, 2004

Suicide bombers. Unknown in Iraq until a year ago.

Compare and contrast.

Iraqi suicide bombings:
The cycle began nine days after fighting erupted, and has claimed at least 660 lives – far more than in 3½ years of Israel-Palestinian suicide attacks – according to U.S. military officials.

The majority of victims are Iraqis, the U.S. military said. Iraqi officials and police put the death toll higher by at least 100.

Israeli-Palestinian suicide bombings:
In comparison, since September 2000, 474 people -- the majority Israelis -- have been killed in 112 Palestinian suicide bombings.
Much more at link.

Hard to know what to say. We must never let another incident like Iraq happen again. Ever.

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