... any important facts about war are rarely reported by mainstream media, that’s much better at war spin and war propaganda, seeing such facts usually surprises – and angers people, especially Americans where the information is well hidden. Below are six of these facts, provided by David Swanson via Washington’s Blog.
1. Approximately 90% of all deaths in war are civilians.
“The proportion of civilian deaths and the methods for classifying deaths as civilian are debated, but civilian war deaths constitute 85% to 90% of casualties caused by war, with about 10 civilians dying for every combatant killed in battle.”
2. Militarization generates genocide, a war crime.
Swanson notes: “A top defense of war is that it must be used to prevent something worse, called genocide. Not only does militarism generate genocide rather than preventing it, but the distinction between war and genocide is a very fine one at best.”
3. The U.S. launched 201 out of the 248 ar