Trading With Iraqi Civilians' Lives

steve 

"The number of people killed in Iraq is estimated at tens of thousands, some studies last year estimated the number at 100,000, and other reports last month estimated the number at 39,000. No one can tell the exact number because of the chaos in occupied Iraq, and because many people’s bodies are being buried without paperwork. "

""The facts remains clear, plain, and undeniable. In the time after the invasion to topple Saddam the vast majority of Iraqis have been killed by either direct insurgent attacks or by criminal assasinations that are above and beyond the normal level of criminal activity.

1) The legitimate resistance has made bedfellows with the illegitimate resistance

2) The illegitimate resistance is killing Iraqis 10x more than US troops

3) The illegitimate resistance is hiding behind the legitimate resistance to cover up and excuse their intentional targeting of Iraqi civillians.

civillians killed by US forces
06/04 - 33
07/04 - 59
08/04 - 171
09/04 - 197
10/04 - 97
11/04 - 775
12/04 - 15
01/05 - 25
02/05 - 11
03/05 - 7


civillians killed by crime, unknown agents and anti-occupation forces
06/04 - 753
07/04 - 660
08/04 - 675
09/04 - 611
10/04 - 695
11/04 - 691
12/04 - 824
01/05 - 848
02/05 - 981
03/05 - 405



Total including Fallujah
(16%) US - 1390
(84%) Insurgent/crime - 7143

Total without Fallujah
(8%) US - 615
(92%) Insurgent/crime - 7143""

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Still waiting for news from Iraq about my detained brother.

Read in the Middle

This post has been altered slightly by madtom