Iraq Body Count

I certainly don't want to belittle the tragedy of the tsunami, but we should also get a little perspective and remember that we are directly responsible for an ever rising Iraqi Body Count. This particular site details a 'conservative' estimate of around 15,000 dead civilians. Other institutes have suggested a death toll of over 100,000. The recent outpouring of grief over the devastating natural disaster in SE Asia reflects an important part of our humanity, but why is this an 'acceptable' disaster for public consumption? Why all the media coverage about this, and why so little about the growing death count in Iraq?

I'm in no way saying that we should stop caring about the effects of the tsunami - indeed, we should be making much more of an effort than just setting aside the miserly foreign aid sum that we have. We just shouldn't let the corporate media deceive us into thinking that this is the only gargantuan tragedy that is occurring.