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sabra

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Wed Oct-11-06 10:14 AM
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2,660 Iraqi civilians killed in Sept.

http://www.localnewswatch.com/jordanfalls/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=14225

2,660 Iraqi civilians killed in Sept.

BAGHDAD, Iraq - More than 2,660 Iraqi civilians were killed in the capital in September amid a wave of sectarian killings and insurgent attacks, an increase of 400 over the month before, according to figures from the Iraqi Health Ministry.

The September numbers come as a controversial new study contends that nearly 655,000 Iraqis have died in the three-year-old conflict in Iraq — more than 10 times higher than other independent estimates of the toll.

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The two officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the government has issued orders that the death figures not be released. Civilian casualty numbers are always sensitive, and several other officials in the Health and Interior ministries contacted by the AP refused to give statistics.

By comparison, 2,222 people died violently in August in Baghdad, according to a U.N. report published in September, which is also based on official statistics from the Health Ministry.

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enigma000

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Wed Oct-11-06 10:26 AM
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1. that 2,660 number must be far lower than the truth

I figure the real number must be over 10,000 if the new study is accurate.

655,000 / 42 months = 15,600 month. Factor in insurgents, police and military officials dead, you still get over 10,000 civilians a month.

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Brundle_Fly

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Wed Oct-11-06 10:32 AM
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2. I think those Iraqi's

Edited on Wed Oct-11-06 10:33 AM by Brundle_Fly

are just Baghdad figures.

and don't include those that have died from health conditions, lack of electric, heat, or common things they were promised in 2003.

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enigma000

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Wed Oct-11-06 10:41 AM
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3. Yes, you are right - this is just Baghdad

The rest of the country (not counting the Kurdish region where things are pretty calm) must make up the remainder of the death toll. As for non-homicide deaths: infant mortality, accidents, old age, incurable disease, are these counted too? Not every death, in any country, is a governmental responsibility.

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