by David Phinney
Thursday March 28th 2024

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Civilian Contractor Casualties in Iraq Climbing

Seth Borenstein with Knight Ridder Newspapers notes what is previously unnoticed by the news media:

The government’s listing shows the contractors’ casualty rate is increasing. In the first 21 months of the war, 11 contractors were killed and 74 injured each month on average. This year, the monthly average death toll is nearly 20 and the average monthly number of injured is 243.

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One Response to “Civilian Contractor Casualties in Iraq Climbing”

  1. MICHAEL RANDALL says:

    I KNOW WORKING IN IRAQ MAY BE A RISK,BUT IN THE WORKING BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL IS NOT FUN AT ALL I WORK CONSTRUCTION AS A LABORAR. CARRYING BRICKS AND BLOCKS FROM 8 TO 12 HOURS A DAY IS NOT FUN AT ALL. AND LUGGING A WHEELBARREL FULL OF MUDD WILL KILL YOUR BACK. I HATE MY JOB,BUT ITS A HONEST LIVING I PRAY THAT GOD WILL DELIVER ME FROM THIS TYPE OF ABUSE. I WOULD LOVE TO WORK IN IRAQ OR ANY JOB THAT WOULD BETTER MYSELF.ANY INFORMATION ON SOME UPWARD POTENTIAL PLEASE E MAIL ME AT mran42@yahoo.com all lower case. thank you.

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