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100,000+ Iraqi Civilians Killed Since Start of U.S. Led Invasion
Reuters U.K. ^
Posted on 10/28/2004 8:00:02 PM PDT by Blue Collar Christian
Violence in Iraq has killed 100,000 plus Iraqi cililians since the U.S. led invasion of Iraq. U.S. airstrikes are blamed for the high casualty rate. The poll taken shocked authorities whose estimates were more like 15,000.
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iraqibodycount; propaganda
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If you hide behind skirts and cribs, then skirts and cribs will be damaged.
To: Blue Collar Christian
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posted on
10/28/2004 8:00:52 PM PDT
by
BCrago66
To: Blue Collar Christian
Oh, they're really shoveling it now.
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posted on
10/28/2004 8:01:21 PM PDT
by
RightthinkinAmerican
(Is the Republican attack machine an assault weapon?)
To: Blue Collar Christian
Notice no mention of how many Saddam killed.
To: BCrago66; shield
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posted on
10/28/2004 8:01:44 PM PDT
by
Perdogg
(Dubya - Right Man, Right Job, at the Right Time!)
To: Blue Collar Christian
100,000 is too high. I think 10,000 to 15,000 at most.
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posted on
10/28/2004 8:02:07 PM PDT
by
Ptarmigan
(Proud rabbit hater and killer)
To: Blue Collar Christian
Is this a joke? We take polls to determine casualties? That's a very new approach.
To: Blue Collar Christian
THey probably got this from an anonymous source at SeeBS.
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posted on
10/28/2004 8:03:00 PM PDT
by
Ed_in_NJ
(I'm in old skivvies and New Jersey, and I approved this message.)
To: Blue Collar Christian
Do you have the text from that article? The link at Reuters is pulled as of now.
To: Blue Collar Christian
Several 100 tons of innocent Iraqis were killed and hidden in bunkers and Bush did nothing. /sarcasm off
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posted on
10/28/2004 8:03:10 PM PDT
by
isthisnickcool
(Only dummies play poker with George W. Bush.)
To: Blue Collar Christian
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posted on
10/28/2004 8:03:11 PM PDT
by
Blogger
(http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1249663/posts)
To: Blue Collar Christian
First of all, the accuracy of the poll is doubtful.
Secondly, I wonder how many American civilians we've saved by distrupting the terrorist WMD network? What's the population of Manhattan, about two million?
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posted on
10/28/2004 8:04:06 PM PDT
by
IStillBelieve
( "The historic Grey Monster in Fenley Park is seared - seared - into my memory." - John Kerry)
To: Blue Collar Christian
All ready posted. Too lazy to search for original. I guess you are also.
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posted on
10/28/2004 8:04:11 PM PDT
by
listenhillary
(We are defending the peace by taking the fight to the enemy.GWB)
To: BCrago66
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posted on
10/28/2004 8:05:27 PM PDT
by
Blue Collar Christian
(Drivers of SUVs without brush scratches should be horsewhipped! ><BCC>)
To: Blue Collar Christian
No freaking way! I don't believe it.
To: Blue Collar Christian
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posted on
10/28/2004 8:06:13 PM PDT
by
katdawg
To: listenhillary
I could not find it. Maybe I don't know how to look?
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posted on
10/28/2004 8:06:14 PM PDT
by
Blue Collar Christian
(Drivers of SUVs without brush scratches should be horsewhipped! ><BCC>)
To: Blue Collar Christian
This commie website says it's ~15,000. http://www.iraqbodycount.net/
Browsing through their database, they list "civilians" like:
k448 12 Oct 2004 12:01 AM Fallujah Haji Hussein restaurant, suspected meeting-place for al-Zarqawi supporters US airstrike 2 (min dead) 4 (max dead)
To: InterceptPoint
Yep. They call randon Iraqi numbers. If no one answers, they are counted as dead.
To: Ptarmigan; Dog Gone
I read
the story from Netscape/CNN.
You have to go down almost to the end of the article to read this:
Two-thirds of violent deaths in the study were reported in Falluja, the insurgent held city 50 km (32 miles) west of Baghdad which had been repeatedly hit by U.S. air strikes.
You may recall that the definition of a "civilian" around there is pretty elastic, especially if you're relying on self-reporting. Of course they'll call themselves civilians, even if they are, well, not.
Frankly, that sort of thing casts doubt on the accuracy of the entire survey.
D
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