At least 40,000 injured (in Iraq)

[Mika]

Mods - sorry.. I meant to post this in GD. Can you move it for me?

At least 40,000 injured
http://www.granma.cu/ingles/2003/octubre03/jue30/44iraq-i.html

WASHINGTON.— The war in Iraq – that President George W. Bush claims ended last May 1 – has resulted in the death of approximately 13,000 Iraqis, including 4,000 civilians. A further 40,000 people have been injured according to a study published today.

The report – written by the Project on Defense Alternatives – includes information from all available sources in Iraq and the United States, officials and mediators, military and medical staff, reported ANSA.

[kimchi]

1. 115 or 208 since mission accomplished?

And why aren't they using Iraq Body Count's numbers (around 7k civilian deaths as opposed to 4,000)

If you go with this estimate, that means 9k Iraqi soldiers were killed. Where are the bodies? Mass graves? I'm not buying it, since a lot of them were bought off and blended back into the country. I think the civilian count is much higher. But 40,000 injured sounds right.