William Hunter
31st December 2005, 11:54 AM (11:54)
That is a title of an article by the Scripps Howard News Service in our local paper this morning. The aticle is too long to quote, but here is the summery given at the end of the article. The report was done by the Human Security Centre, located at the Univ. of British columbia in Canada.
"Findings:
The number of armed conflicts has dropped by nearly half since 1992, when more than 50 raged worldwide. In 2003, the last year for which complete data was available, the total was about 30.
Wars have become dramatically less deadly. In 1972, more than 340,000 died in war. A decade later, that number had dropped to about 250,000. In 1992, it fell to 100,000. In 2002, it slid to less than 20,000.
Military coups are rapidly becoming a thing of the past. In 1963, the world saw 25 coups and attempted coups. In 2004, there were just 10 attempts, and all failed."
All of this is certianly good news. I hope the agenda driven media make this information widely known.
"Findings:
The number of armed conflicts has dropped by nearly half since 1992, when more than 50 raged worldwide. In 2003, the last year for which complete data was available, the total was about 30.
Wars have become dramatically less deadly. In 1972, more than 340,000 died in war. A decade later, that number had dropped to about 250,000. In 1992, it fell to 100,000. In 2002, it slid to less than 20,000.
Military coups are rapidly becoming a thing of the past. In 1963, the world saw 25 coups and attempted coups. In 2004, there were just 10 attempts, and all failed."
All of this is certianly good news. I hope the agenda driven media make this information widely known.