Iraq civilian death toll 'highest since end of war'

[sabra]

http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=354752006

Iraq civilian death toll 'highest since end of war'

THE civilian death toll in Iraq was higher in the last year than at any point since the end of the war, according to figures released today.

A study by the Iraq Body Count (IBC) project suggests that 12,617 people have been killed over the past year.

That figure does not include the hundreds who have died in the recent upsurge of violence between Shia and Sunni groups.

The violence continued yesterday as gunmen in camouflage uniforms stormed the offices of a private security company in Baghdad and kidnapped as many as 50 employees.

After a separate supposed kidnapping, an American military patrol found 18 bodies - all men - in an abandoned minibus on a road between two notorious mostly Sunni, west Baghdad neighbourhoods. Other bodies were found around the city.

[Roland99]

1. What recent upsurge? The Aussie commander says rebels are on the run!

:eyes:

[saigon68]

4. but but "FREEDOM IS ON THE MARCH"

Shouted the AWOL CHIMPANZEE

[remfan]

2. ...since the 'end' of the war?

:wtf:

[NRaleighLiberal]

3. No, that's just plain wrong. Rummy says so.

[meganmonkey]

5. Collateral Damage

:cry:

NO MORE WAR!!!


GO TO NYC on APRIL 29th!! GET IN THE STREETS AND SCREAM!!! http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=3178

[leftchick]

6. when did the war end?

what a bunch of bullshit!

[ConcernedCanuk]

8. You musta missed that "Mission Accomplished" thing that Bunny-pants did

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But seriously

If the "war" is over

Then why are there 130,000 plus american troops in Iraq?

OH

I furgot

They are busy building military bases while stirring up civil unrest at the same time

HEY - who says they can't "multi-task" ?? !!

Massacre the civilians, then turn them against each other, while they build AMERICAN bases in THEIR country.

Those who call the Bush Gang "stupid" are deluding themselves -

"Evil", yes - no contest there

But George managed to gain the pResidency TWICE.

Junior himself may be an idiot, but those pulling the strings behind the puppet ain't . .

Pay attention . . .

And beware . .

(sigh)

[pinniped]

7. I must have missed the end of the war ceremonies.

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[Clara T]

9. Damn those recent upsurges

And one can be sure that the toll is much higher than IBC's projection.