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2008-03-25 Iraq

FBI: Bodies of kidnapped U.S. contractors found

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Posted by gorb 2008-03-25 03:49|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top
File under: Iraqi Insurgency

#1 At least the families now know instead of wondering.

Our thoughts are with you.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-03-25 07:50|| 2008-03-25 07:50|| Front Page Top

#2 When I left there in Oct, 25% of the KIA was said to have been contractors, that was over and above the figures released by DoD of the service men and women. I don't what the statistics on the wounded might be.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-03-25 08:37|| 2008-03-25 08:37|| Front Page Top

#3 25% is correct. Contactor deaths should be near 1000 now. Published stats don't break down the nationality of contractors.

AP: Nearly 800 Iraq contractors killed
By the end of 2006, the Labor Department had quietly recorded 769 deaths and 3,367 injuries serious enough to require four or more days off the job.

Posted by ed 2008-03-25 11:36|| 2008-03-25 11:36|| Front Page Top

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