"Grim Milestone" Watch

Sun, Oct 23, 2005 at 10:30:29 pm PDT

Iraq Insurgency Shows No Signs of Abating.

BAGHDAD, Iraq - With the grim milestone of the 2,000th U.S. military death looming in Iraq, many wonder about the direction of the insurgency that killed most of them.

2,000 Too Many: Peace Action Calls For Congressional Action as 2,000 American Deaths in Iraq Nears.

SILVER SPRING, Md., Oct. 22 /U.S. Newswire/ — Peace Action joins with other anti-war groups in a nationwide day of action around the 2,000th unnecessary death of an American soldier in Iraq. Peace Action affiliates, along with allied anti-war groups and coalition partners, are planning an array of events around this grim milestone.