Doonesbury to list names of Iraq dead

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4114157,00.html

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The names of more than 700 American service members killed in Iraq will appear in a ``Doonesbury'' comic strip during the Memorial Day weekend.

The comic will list chronologically the names of 702 soldiers killed through April 23, said Lee Salem, editor of the Kansas City-based Universal Press Syndicate, which distributes the strip.

The names were set in 6-point type to fit in the six panels for publication on Sunday, May 30. The Sunday version is prepared weeks in advance.

``The intent is to recognize those who died,'' Salem said.

The strip's author, Garry Trudeau, was not available to answer questions, his editor said.

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I'll say about 50.

Seeing as so many of the papers across the country are owned by large media conglomerates.

It's apparently "anti-American" to honor the people who've given their lives for our country, according to the GOP.:puke:

...them dead soldiers was disgracing their country anyways with torture and what all.

...since it will be on the internet, I cannot understand what the Sentinel or any other paper hopes to gain thru censorship.

^^ What the right will say about this :eyes:

... good people on our side, who are taking some real risks. Nothing compared to what the troops and Iraqi civilians are going through, but so important.

Thank you, Gary.

:yourock:

to cut out that offending porn called naming the BushCo War dead.

Though it will be hard to find a format for 8,000-10,000 dead Iraqis....

Thanks to the people behind the cartoon strip and to the newspapers who print it.

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Endless loop.

As much as I decry the loss of the Americans is anyone going to take the giant step and ask about the 8 to 10k Iraqi civilians? They didn't ask for this and we've now "freed" at least 8k of them from their earthly coils.

http://www.iraqbodycount.net/

...bodies piling up fast...