In the disaster following Hurricane Katrina, 1,836 people died, more than all of the US military deaths in the first two full years of the Iraq war.

When questioned by reporters about reports of a massacre in Haditha, Iraq last November, which included the killing of women and children, according to reports, by US Marines in a "methodical manner," Rumsfeld coldly remarked, "[I]n conflicts things happen that shouldn't happen."

State schooling at primary level is free...but the aftershocks of a civil war and lack of funds mean there aren’t enough schools or teachers to provide every child with an education.

Condoleeza Rice, the US Secretary of State, who has been vocal in her opposition to Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) pipeline project has close links with Chevron, the giant US oil company. Rice served on the board of directors of Chevron until she resigned to become Bush’s national security advisor in 2001.

A short primer on the 5 Cuban heroes was issued, and the Conference reiterated the demand for the US administration to free the 5 Cuban heroes.

The Pentagon must surely believe the old but very foolish saying that what you don't know won't hurt you. To prove it they nearly always go to great lengths to conceal what they do know so we won't find out.