100,000 Iraqi Deaths

A report published in the highly respected British medical Journal The Lancet states this: Findings: The risk of death was estimated to be 2·5-fold (95% CI 1·6–4·2) higher after the invasion when compared with the preinvasion period. Two-thirds of all violent deaths were reported in one cluster in the city of Falluja. If we exclude …

Vimy Ridge and Arras

Pictures below from Arras, the city closest to the Canadian war memorial at Vimy Ridge in 2003 backpacking trip. A Story of Vimy The stories of Arras and Vimy Ridge are intertwined. There were actually tunnels from the city halls and buidings of Arras all the way to the front lines near Vimy Ridge. A …