During 2005, US and coalition forces killed an average of 1-2 Iraqi civilians every single day. We know this thanks to Chelsea Manning @xychelsea @wikileaks and @iraqbodycount. This is why Julian Assange is in prison.

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Keep in mind this is just 1-2 civilians in EOF incidents. The real, total figure of civilian casualties is undoubtedly much higher.
"US Marines fired 30 rounds at a vehicle that broke a “no penetration line” while approaching their post. The vehicle contained a family of a father, mother and four daughters. The mother was killed, while the father and 3 of the kids sustained injuries."

iraqbodycount.org/database/incid…
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Indeed. A lot of this weird stuff I see in the US is so far removed from the original Christian faith and how it's practiced in the Levant, where it originated.
i.e. someone on cable yesterday rambling on about how Mike Pence is a "religious man"... okay. Lol.
I meant e.g.*

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Connected via remote video with other journos and currently waiting.
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Again, I can't overstate the importance of this case. The US is attempting to extra-territorialize its draconian espionage act, trash its own 1st amendment, and bully a journalist who is not American or broken a law in the US, because he exposed their crimes against humanity.
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