STUDY: Iraqi Civilian Deaths Increase Dramatically After Invasion

[Roland99]

http://www.jhsph.edu/Press_Room/Press_Releases/PR_2004/Burnham_Iraq.html

Civilian deaths have risen dramatically in Iraq since the country was invaded in March 2003, according to a survey conducted by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Columbia University School of Nursing and Al-Mustansiriya University in Baghdad. The researchers found that the majority of deaths were attributed to violence, which were primarily the result of military actions by Coalition forces. Most of those killed by Coalition forces were women and children. However, the researchers stressed that they found no evidence of improper conduct by the Coalition soldiers.

The survey is the first countrywide attempt to calculate the number of civilian deaths in Iraq since the war began. The United States military does not keep records on civilian deaths and recordkeeping by the Iraq Ministry of Health is limited. The study is published in the October 29, 2004, online edition of The Lancet...

...The researchers compared the mortality rate among civilians in Iraq during the 14.6 months prior to the March 2003 invasion with the 17.8 month period following the invasion. The sample group reported 46 deaths prior to the March 2003 and 142 deaths following the invasion. The results were calculated twice, both with and without information from the city of Falluja. The researchers felt the excessive violence from combat in Falluja could skew the overall mortality rates. Excluding information from Falluja, they estimate that 100,000 more Iraqis died than would have been expected had the invasion not occurred. Eighty-four percent of the deaths were reported to be caused by the actions of Coalition forces and 95 percent of those deaths were due to air strikes and artillery.



Maybe this should make it to the homepage.


Utterly amazing.


And here this deceitful administration is bragging they'd do nothing differently if they had it all to do over again.

[Rainbowreflect]

1. And we wonder why we were not greeted with flowers.

[fshrink]

2. And, I would venture, after the first debate too...

[Roland99]

3. Kick!

Bush claimed Saddam killed hundreds of thousands over 30+ years. Well, we've killed over 100,000 in 18 freakin' months!

[JusticeForAll]

4. Kick kick kick

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[Bluebear]

5. 100,000???? It staggers the imagination.

Do people think these were 100,000 "terrorists" that are no more? :(

[Roland99]

6. 95% of those caused by air strikes and artillery.

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[Roland99]

7. KICK

[Roland99]

8. Kick!

[Roland99]

9. Now covered on CNN International

http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/29/iraq.deaths/

[DeepModem Mom]

10. Horror --

[Roland99]

11. KICK