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Kevin Rogers
Social Studies, Los Gatos High School
(408) 354-2730x322
email: krogers@lghs.net

Courses:

"It's Not Another World War" (Keeping Terrorism in Perspective) by Ted Galen Carpenter of the CATO Institute

National Intelligence Estimate: Iraq increases terrorism threat (NYT)

By the Numbers: Statistical Perspectives on War and Terrorism

Number killed in 9/11 attacks: 2,819 (NYT)
Total number of American Forces killed in Afghanistan: 487(cnn, 4/1/08)
Total number of American Forces killed in Iraq: 4,012(cnn, 4/1/08)
Number of American Forces killed in Iraq after President Bush declared, "Mission Accomplished": 3,874 (Global Security.Org)
Estimated number of civilians killed by Coalition forces in Afghanistan (DOD): 3,000-3,400
Estimated number of Iraqi civilians killed since the start of "Enduring Freedom" : 86,625-90,149 (IBC, 4/1/08) ; 100,000 -- 650,000 (Lancet, 10/06)
Groups responsible for the deaths of Iraqi civilians and their contribution to the total number of deaths (IBC):
Coalition Forces -- 37 %
Insurgents -- 9%
Criminal violence -- 36%
Total number of deaths suffered by Israelis and Lebanese during the 2006 conflict: 1,000-2,000
Number of civilian casualties suffered by citizens during the 2006 Israeli/Lebanon conflict:
- Israel -- 44 (Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
- Lebanon -- 1,000 (est. Lebanese Ministry of Health)
Number of civilians in the Congo killed in the last six years: 4,000,000 (IRC)
Number of Congolese killed each month since 9/11: 31,000 (IRC)
Percent of these deaths that are children: 50(IRC)
Current total budget authority for Iraq: $430,000,000,000 (10/11/07, Zfacts)
Approximate daily cost of Iraq war: $200,000,000 (MSNBC)