Thanks to Gary Trudeau with his publication of a list of known US war dead in his cartoon strip. This Memorial Day weekend in particular, it is a compelling statement of the cost of war. This strip is featuring a US soldier touching a helmet on a rifle, with the entire frame backgrounds filled with tiny names. Just as important, the traveling exhibit in the US of the 800+military combat boots, empty and lined up. This too reminds us all of the growing numbers of US citizens SPENT by the current US administration in their pursuit of oil and the military-industrial scramble for more control and EMPIRE.