Civilian death toll in Iraq may top 1 million
Los Angeles Times
09/14/07
A car bomb blew up in the capital’s Shiite Muslim neighborhood of Sadr City on Thursday, killing at least four people, as a new survey suggested that the civilian death toll from the war could be more than 1 million. … ORB said it drew its conclusion from responses to the question about those living under one roof: ‘How many members of your household, if any, have died as a result of the conflict in Iraq since 2003?’ Based on Iraq’s estimated number of households — 4,050,597 — it said the 1.2 million figure was reasonable. There was no way to verify the number, because the government does not provide a full count of civilian deaths. Neither does the U.S. military. Both, however, say that independent organizations greatly exaggerate estimates of civilian casualties...
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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
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Civilian Death Toll in Iraq May Top 1 Million
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/09/14/3839/
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=civilian+casualties
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=death+toll
09/14/07
A car bomb blew up in the capital’s Shiite Muslim neighborhood of Sadr City on Thursday, killing at least four people, as a new survey suggested that the civilian death toll from the war could be more than 1 million. … ORB said it drew its conclusion from responses to the question about those living under one roof: ‘How many members of your household, if any, have died as a result of the conflict in Iraq since 2003?’ Based on Iraq’s estimated number of households — 4,050,597 — it said the 1.2 million figure was reasonable. There was no way to verify the number, because the government does not provide a full count of civilian deaths. Neither does the U.S. military. Both, however, say that independent organizations greatly exaggerate estimates of civilian casualties...
http://tinyurl.com/2uwcvj
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
--------
Civilian Death Toll in Iraq May Top 1 Million
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/09/14/3839/
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=civilian+casualties
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=death+toll
rudkla - 14. Sep, 16:44
