Following is some information you will not get on CNN, BBC and the INTOLERABLE FOX NEWS!
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Q: What percentage of the worlds population does the US have?
A: Six per cent. -
Q: What percentage of the worlds wealth does the US have?
A: 50 per cent. -
Q: Which country has the largest oil reserves?
A: Saudi Arabia -
Q: Which country has the second largest oil reserves?
A: Iraq -
Q: How much is spent on military budgets a year worldwide?
A: More than $900 billion. -
Q: How much of this is spent by the US?
A:50 per cent. -
Q: What per cent of US military spending would ensure the essentials of life to everyone in the world, according the the UN?
A: 10 per cent (thats about $40 billion, the amount of funding initially requested to fund the retaliatory attack on Afghanistan). -
Q: How many people have died in wars since World War II?
A: 86 million. -
Q: How long has Iraq had chemical and biological weapons?
A: Since the early 1980s. -
Q: Did Iraq develop these chemical and biological weapons on their own?
A: No, the materials and technology were supplied by the US government, along with Britain and private corporations. -
Q: Did the US government condemn the Iraqi use of gas warfare against Iran?
A: No -
Q: How many people did Saddam Hussein kill using gas in the Kurdish town of Halabja in 1988?
A: 5,000 -
Q: How many western countries condemned this action at the time?
A: NONE -
Q: How many gallons of Agent Orange did America use in Vietnam?
A: 17million. -
Q: Are there any proven links between Iraq and September 11th terrorist attack?
A: No -
Q: What is the estimated number of civilian casualties in the Gulf War?
A: 35,000 -
Q: How many casualties did the Iraqi military inflict on the western forces during the Gulf War ?
A: 0 -
Q: How many retreating Iraqi soldiers were buried alive by U.S. tanks with ploughs mounted on the front?
A: 6,000 -
Q: How many tons of depleted uranium were left in Iraq and Kuwait after the Gulf War?
A: 40 tons -
Q: What, according to the UN, was the increase in cancer rates in Iraq between 1991 and 1994?
A: 700 per cent. -
Q: How much of Iraqs military capacity did America claim it had destroyed in 1991?
A: 80 per cent. -
Q: Is there any proof that Iraq plans to use its weapons for anything other than deterrence and self defense?
A: No -
Q: Does Iraq present more of a threat to world peace now than 10 years ago?
A: No -
Q: How many civilian deaths has the Pentagon predicted in the event of an attack on Iraq in 2003?
A: 500,000 -
Q: What percentage of these will be children?
A:Over 50 per cent. -
Q: How many years has the U.S. engaged in air strikes on Iraq?
A: 11 years -
Q: Were the US and the UK at war with Iraq between December 1998 and September 1999?
A: No -
Q: How many pounds of explosives were dropped on Iraq between December 1998 and September 1999?
A: 20 million -
Q: How many years ago was UN Resolution 661 introduced, imposing strict sanctions on Iraqs imports and exports?
A: 12 years ago. -
Q: What was the child death rate in Iraq in 1989 (per 1,000 births)?
A: 38 -
Q: What was the estimated child death rate in Iraq in 1999 (per 1,000 births)?
A: 131 (thats an increase of 345 per cent) -
Q: How many Iraqis are estimated to have died by October 1999 as a result of UN sanctions?
A: 1.5 million -
Q: How many Iraqi children are estimated to have died due to sanctions since 1997?
A: 750,000 -
Q: Did Saddam order the inspectors out of Iraq?
A: No -
Q: How many inspections were there in November and December 1998?
A: 300 -
Q: How many of these inspections had problems?
A: 5 -
Q: Were the weapons inspectors allowed entry to the Baath Party HQ?
A: Yes -
Q: Who said that by December 1998, Iraq had in fact, been disarmed to a level unprecedented in modern history.
A: Scott Ritter, UNSCOM chief. -
Q: In 1998 how much of Iraqs post 1991 capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction did the UN weapons inspectors claim to have discovered and dismantled?
A: 90 per cent -
Q: Is Iraq willing to allow the weapons inspectors back in?
A:Yes -
Q: How many UN resolutions did Israel violate by 1992?
A: Over 65 -
Q: How many UN resolutions on Israel did America veto between 1972 and 1990?
A: more than 30. -
Q: How much does the U.S. fund Israel a year?
A: $5 billion -
Q: How many countries are known to have nuclear weapons?
A: Eight -
Q: How many nuclear warheads does Iraq have?
A: NIL -
Q: How many nuclear warheads does US have?
A: More than 10,000. -
Q: Which is the only country in the world to have used nuclear weapons?
A: The US. -
Q: How many nuclear warheads does Israel have?
A:Over 400 -
Q: Has Israel ever allowed UN weapons inspections?
A: No. -
Q: What percentage of the Palestinian territories are controlled by Israeli settlements?
A: 42 per cent. -
Q: Is Israel illegally occupying Palestinian land?
A: Yes -
Q: Which country do you think poses the greatest threat to global peace: Iraq or the US?
A: ? -
Q: Who said, “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter”?
A: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.