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      Did you know?



      I didn't know!

      How could we?

       Did you know that 47 countries have re-established their embassies
in  Iraq ?

       Did you know that the Iraqi government currently employs 1.2
million Iraqi people?

      Did you know that 3100 schools have been renovated,
      364  schools are under rehabilitation,
      263 new schools are now under construction
      and 38 new schools have been completed in Iraq ?

      Did you know that Iraq 's higher educational structure consists of
20 Universities,
      46 Institutes or colleges and 4 research centers,
      all currently operating?

      Did you know that 25 Iraq students departed for the United States in
January 2005
      for the re-established Fulbright program?

      Did you know that the Iraqi Navy is operational?
      They have 5 -100-foot patrol craft, 34 smaller vessels
      and a naval infantry regiment.

      Did you know that Iraq 's Air Force consists of three operational
squadrons,
      which includes 9 reconnaissance and 3 US C-130 transport aircraft
      (under Iraqi operational control)

      which operate day and night, and will soon add
      16 UH-1 helicopters and 4 Bell Jet Rangers?

      Did you know that Iraq has a counter-terrorist
      unit and a Commando Battalion?

      Did you know that the Iraqi Police Service has over 55,000
      fully trained and equipped police officers?

      Did you know that there are 5 Police Academies in Iraq
      that produce over 3500 new officers every 8 weeks?

      Did you know there are more than 1100 building projects going on in
Iraq ?
      They include 364 schools, 67 public clinics, 15 hospitals, 83
railroad stations,
      22 oil facilities, 93 water facilities and 69 electrical facilities.

      Did you know that 96% of Iraqi children under the age of 5
      have received the first 2 series of polio vaccinations?

      Did you know that 4.3 million Iraqi children were enrolled in
primary school by mid October?

      Did you know that there are 1,192,000 cell phone subscribers in Iraq
      and phone use has gone up 158%?

      Did you know that Iraq has an independent media that consists of 75
radio stations,
      180 newspapers and 10 television stations?

       Did you know that the Baghdad Stock Exchange opened in June of 2004?

      Did you know that 2 candidates in the Iraqi
      presidential election had a televised debate recently?


      OF COURSE WE DIDN'T KNOW!

      WHY DIDN'T WE KNOW?

      OUR  MEDIA WOULDN'T TELL US!

      Instead of reflecting our love for our country,
      we get photos of flag burning incidents at Abu Ghraib
      and people throwing snowballs at the presidential motorcades.

      Tragically, the lack of accentuating the positive in Iraq serves two
purposes:

      It is intended to undermine the world's perception of the United States
      thus minimizing consequent support,
      and it is intended to discourage American citizens

      ---- Above facts are verifiable on the Department of Defense web site..


      PLEASE, PASS THIS ON!

      http://www.defense.gov/
      http://www.pentagon.mil/
      http://www.defenselink.mil/
      http://www.defendamerica.mil/iraq. html
      http://www.jcs.mil