Thousands of lives and trillions of dollars: how the United States paid for its most scandalous war
In addition to the irreparable loss of life, the war in Iraq placed a heavy burden on the shoulders of American taxpayers. Harvard University professor Linda Bilmes is confident that “both wars (in Iraq and Afghanistan) cost between 4 and 6 trillion dollars,” reports Voice of America. Officially war...
'Down with the USA!': Thousands of protesters set fire to and stormed the American embassy in Iraq
A crowd of people attacked the territory of the US Embassy in Baghdad - Iraqis smashed the gates, broke into the building and started a fire, Fox News writes. Reporters at the scene saw flames rising from the complex and at least three American soldiers on the roof of the embassy.…