Iraq War Logs (http://wikileaks.org/)

At 5pm EST Friday 22nd October 2010 WikiLeaks released the largest classified military leak in history. The 391,832 reports ('The Iraq War Logs'), document the war and occupation in Iraq, from 1st January 2004 to 31st December 2009 (except for the months of May 2004 and March 2009) as told by soldiers in the United States Army. Each is a 'SIGACT' or Significant Action in the war. They detail events as seen and heard by the US military troops on the ground in Iraq and are the first real glimpse into the secret history of the war that the United States government has been privy to throughout.

The reports detail 109,032 deaths in Iraq, comprised of 66,081 'civilians'; 23,984 'enemy' (those labeled as insurgents); 15,196 'host nation' (Iraqi government forces) and 3,771 'friendly' (coalition forces). The majority of the deaths (66,000, over 60%) of these are civilian deaths.That is 31 civilians dying every day during the six year period. For comparison, the 'Afghan War Diaries', previously released by WikiLeaks, covering the same period, detail the deaths of some 20,000 people. Iraq during the same period, was five times as lethal with equivallent population size.

Friday, Oct. 15, 2010

Mostly Dis & A Lot of Dat: With that Iranian Mad Man (Ahmadinejad) finally leaving Lebanon, Bibi Netanyahu says Israel will remain wary of ties between Beirut and Tehran. The PM added that Israel will 'know how to defend itself against such developments.' (Source: Ynet)

Corbett Returns To Blog Again

October 13, 2010: After nine months of hospital visits and stay-at-home care, Ol' Man Corbett returns to his post with ID (Investigative Day) and the Jerusalem Sun ... If you want a much fuller report, just e-mail me at: editorcorbett@gmail.com ... Much has happened in nine months, including losing a ton (well, alright, 40 pounds) ... So it's back to the grind Thursday ...