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Iraq Death Toll Reaches 655,000

by Steven Argue
The methods used in this study make this the most accurate and up to date estimate of the war dead in Iraq.
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Iraq Death Toll Reaches 655,000

Dr. Gilbert Burnham, of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, has led a survey estimating 655,000 Iraqi deaths as a result of the 2003 U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq. The methods used in this study make this the most accurate and up to date estimate of the war dead in Iraq.

Mortality after the 2003 invasion of Iraq: a cross sectional cluster sample survey
http://www.thelancet.com/webfiles/images/journals/lancet/s0140673606694919.pdf


“Iraq Body Count” Gives Numbers That Are Wrong

“Iraq Body Count” is not an actual body count, but relies on deaths reported in the corporate media. Since most of the deaths in Iraq are civilian deaths that never get reported by the corporate media, “Iraq Body Count” gives an extremely low and inaccurate number for the war dead. “Iraq Body Count” reports: 50,000 Iraqi civilians dead.

Iraq Body Count
http://www.iraqbodycount.org/

End the Imperialist Oil War! U.S. Out of Iraq Now!
http://lists.riseup.net/www/info/liberation_news
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by .
thats one eighth of sudan or what ? damn , their genociding EVERYBODY...
by Steven Argue
"thats one eighth of [S]udan or what ? damn , their [sic] genociding EVERYBODY..."

The U.S. certainly has killed a lot of people in Iraq.
by Out Now!
About 655,000.
by DLi
By this count, the Bushed Regime of mad C.O.W.s(Coalition of Oilers & Warmongers) has already committed the equivalent of over 200 times the terrorism of the Sept. 11 attacks(even if we were to accept 100% of the Feds' highly suspect claims for 9-11!) And don't forget this Evil Bush/Cheney NeoCON Cabal has publicly stated that they intend to "stay the course" until 2010 and beyond!?

The Iraqis are quite right--the USA Empire is worse than Saddam. But for the rest of the world, the rogue Regime in Washington is best labeled as "S-A-D-I-M," meaning the Bushed gang is really the reverse of MIDAS(since Midas of Greek mythology turned everything he touches into gold, the "SADIM" regime has managed to turn everything it touches into...a huge pile of horse manure!!
by Cholito
Since when have communists like Argue cared about the loss of human life? Isn’t death important in the building of every socialist government you have ever supported?
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