Suffolk Punch is first and foremost a poetry site. But poetry doesn't happen in a vaccuum. Ask Pablo Neruda. Ask Basil Bunting. We British and American poets are writing our little books and pomes at a time when our respective governments have mired our troops in a civil war in a country they have no right to be in; and by the very nature of the institutions they represent, the men and women of our governments can't tell the truth about what's going on over there. But free writers on the internet can. There may be "lies, damn lies and statistics", as the old cliche goes, but in a sense statistics tell the truth in a way that interpretation and rationalisation from parties with a vested interest cannot. You can put any spin on it you like (though I'd watch out for your karma), but the dead are still dead.
For the only reliable statistical information about the disaster unfolding under the gunsights of British and American troops in Iraq, go to http://dailywarnews.blogspot.com .
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