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A visual display of the costs of war

American Friends Service Committee has these suggestions for representing Iraqi deaths

One pair of army boots surrounded by 50 pairs of civilian shoes. Recent studies suggest that there are roughly 50 Iraqi civilians dead for every dead U.S. service member.

50 candles or luminaries

Reading of the Names
Read aloud Iraqi names, perhaps alternating with U.S. names.

	Iraqi Deaths: For Iraqi casualty names, see Iraq Body Count, www.iraqbodycount.net. Go to "Database," and scroll to the bottom to find "Some useful links." Click on "Names and other details of the dead."
	For U.S. casualty names, see icasualties.org.