Iraq conditions "worse than ever" says Red Cross

[medeak]

Bleak picture of Iraq conditions

Iraqi hospitals lack qualified staff and basic drugs, the report said
Millions of Iraqis have little or no access to clean water, sanitation and healthcare, five years after the US-led invasion, according to the Red Cross. The Swiss-based agency says Iraq's humanitarian situation is "among the most critical in the world".

Some families spend a third of their average monthly wage of $150 (£75) just buying clean water, the report found.

Many Iraqis still lack basic sanitation Healthcare in Iraq was "now in worse shape than ever" and the services that are available are too expensive for many people, the report said.

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edited for link
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7299914.stm

[keep_it_real]

1. And you can bet the Iraq people say "God damn America"

[medeak]

4. really don't think they'll miss us if we leave n/t

[Narkos]

2. Let freedom ring!

[medeak]

3. and the "vanishings"

Vanishings

The report also says that tens of thousands of Iraqis had effectively disappeared since the start of the war.

"Many of those killed in the current violence have never been properly identified, because only a small percentage of the bodies have been turned over to Iraqi government institutions," it said.

[napoleon_in_rags]

5. what a goatfuck. nt

[better tomorrow]

6. whew, for a moment I thought you were talking about the good ole USofA

Millions of Americans have little or no access to clean water, sanitation and healthcare, seven years after the Bush led invasion, according to the Red Cross. The Obama campaign says America's humanitarian situation is "among the most critical in the world".

Some families spend a third of their average monthly wage of $150 just buying clean water, the report found. :sarcasm:

[Horse with no Name]

7. amazingly enough during my insomnia tonight

ABC overnight news (or wtf it is called) was talking about how GREAT things were doing in Iraq and how horrible it was that the media didn't report any of it...damage control...but amazingly enough, people here STILL link to ABC and it's links to back up their bullshit stories and outrages du jour.
ABC is a tool.