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Friday, September 01, 2006

This is just getting to be too much.....sigh...

Up to 80 killed when Iranian jetliner catches fire


preceeded by

A Russian plane has crashed in eastern Ukraine minutes after sending a distress signal, killing all 170 people on board, officials said.


and

Nearly 150 people, including many children, are feared dead after a Russian airliner crashed in Siberia.


not to mention at home

Kentucky plane crash kills 49


and on a different mode

Death toll in Zim train crash rises


and

Egyptian train crash kills 58



Six people killed in Spanish train crash



Although nothing really compares to this number:

Iraq civilian death toll neared 3,500 in July
Number apparently is highest since U.S. invasion;


An average of more than 110 Iraqis were killed each day in July


When the tally for civilian deaths in July is added to the Iraqi government numbers for earlier months obtained by the United Nations, the total indicates that at least 17,776 Iraqi civilians died violently in the first seven months of this year, or an average of 2,539 per month.




and I was complaining about moving in the rain....

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