Number of U.S. troops wounded ... since Fallujah started has topped 850

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Number of U.S. troops wounded throughout Iraq since Fallujah started has topped 850

WASHINGTON (AP) The number of U.S. troops wounded throughout Iraq since the Fallujah offensive began Nov. 7 has surpassed 850, and the wounded total for the entire war has topped 9,000, the Pentagon said Tuesday.

Boston Globe

That's 53/day, and around 8 dead/day.

Some other Fallujah bits:

DEVELOPMENTS IN FALLUJAH-
''Recent developments in Fallujah city of Iraq are unacceptable under any condition. Acts of the United States in Fallujah contradict all values of the humanity. Peace cannot be provided with bombardment. Meanwhile, number of Turkish drivers who were killed in Iraq increased to 64. Our government has done nothing so far. Turkey has been watching developments without doing anything,'' he said.

http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?ID=34379

Why Does 'New York Times' Call Casualty Count from April Fallujah Battle 'Unconfirmed' or 'Inflated'?


NEW YORK While debate continues over the death toll in this month’s assault on Fallujah, Daniel Okrent, public editor at The New York Times, is trying to find out why the paper, in its news pages, continues to claim that civilian casualties were “unconfirmed” or “inflated” in last April’s aborted offensive.

"I have a response from the foreign desk," he told E&P. "I'm now kind of examining their response. I'm not ready to say anything conclusive."

Okrent said the ultimate decision to call the casualties "unconfirmed" rested with Susan Chira, the foreign editor. Chira did not immediately return phone calls from E&P requesting comment.

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On Oct. 26, however, the independent British-based group Iraq Body Count put the civilian casualty figure for April 2004 in Fallujah at around 600, partly based on "detailed and exhaustive analysis" of nearly 300 contemporary news reports. According to the group's Web site, iraqbodycount.net, doctors and eyewitnesses reported that at least 308 women and children had been killed.

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000725384

No quick return for Fallujah civilians

The US military has warned that it could be February before hundreds of thousands of Iraqis who fled the US-led assault on Fallujah are allowed to return.

A spokesman for the US marines said it would be unsafe for civilians to return to Fallujah, which was destroyed by the eight-day offensive earlier this month.

He said basic services like water and electricity would have to be restored in the city.

Most of Fallujah's 300,000-strong population left before the offensive began.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2004/1121/iraq.html

[Hand]

1. 850 is a lot of losses...

Just about two small battalions out of the fight.

[TheSickEmpire]

2. One is a lot of losses..

..especially for nothing.

[deutsey]

3. Over 100 US deaths this month

Who knows how many Iraqis?

[Minstrel Boy]

4. That this is now our world is absolutely fucking unreal.

All those lives, Iraqi and American, lost for nothing. And many more now living with debilitating wounds.