| WASHINGTON
- April 21 - In a letter to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld,
Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH) requested that the Department
of Defense release the total number of Iraqi casualties incurred
in the war in Iraq.
Kucinich,
Ranking Member on the House Government Reform Subcommittee on
National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations
stated in the letter:
"Now
that the combat phase of the war has ended, it is critical that
the full extent of losses be calculated. While it may be difficult
to account for the exact number of Iraqi combatants killed in
battle, the number of Iraqi civilians killed and injured in
the conflict should be released."
"It
is important that this information be released," stated
Kucinich today after sending the letter. "The United States
owes it to the people of Iraq and the world community to make
this information public."
###
|
