Iraq Violence Takes Toll on Civilians: 1258 killed, 4317 wounded 5/4-6/17

[Barrett808]

Iraq Violence Takes Toll on Civilians
By HAMZA HENDAWI, Associated Press Writer

BAQOUBA, Iraq - Second-grader Ali Talmasan Qassim sobbed as he sat beneath a palm tree outside a hospital, nursing a gunshot wound in his arm. A few miles away, the body of a young woman in a black chador lay in a pool of blood near a smoldering car.

Parts of her face were missing, but her eyes were wide open.

These are two of the many civilian victims of widespread violence Thursday in several cities in Iraq, starting with insurgent attacks that sparked heavy battles between militants and U.S. and Iraqi troops. Dozens of Iraqis were killed and hundreds wounded.

Seven-year-old Qassim and the unidentified woman embody a danger that has stalked civilians here for more than a year of American occupation: The peril of getting caught in the crossfire.

A total of 1,258 Iraqis were killed across this Arab nation between May 4 and June 17, according to a Health Ministry official who spoke on condition of anonymity. During the same period, 4,317 Iraqis were wounded.

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040624/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_civilians_killed&cid=540&ncid=1480

[Fear]

1. yeah, liberated and free :(

[Fridays Child]

2. Just gave it a 5. Everyone, don't forget to rate it.

eom

[TrustingDog]

7. I don't see a 'rating' button - is it for Star DUers only?

[Barrett808]

9. It's at the Yahoo site, where the article is posted

Down at the bottom of the page.

[TrustingDog]

11. thanks, I un-ignored you.

[TrustingDog]

10. bwhahah! I was punching icons and put you on Ignore by mistake...

how do I undo that?
lol.
I should give bushlessons.

[jayfish]

3. Outrageous Statement From The Article

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"Iraqis tend to exaggerate or distort accounts of such deaths, and blaming the Americans is common. Killing at the hands of the Americans is proof of what Iraqis consider the brutality of the U.S. military. "
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WTF? Provide a page of anecdotal evidence and then flush it down the toilet with a statement like that? Pure BS.

Jay

[jbfam4]

4. who else can they blame, but America

Will we see these stats in our papers and on the news?

"A total of 1,258 Iraqis were killed across this Arab nation between May 4 and June 17, according to a Health Ministry official who spoke on condition of anonymity. During the same period, 4,317 Iraqis were wounded. "


This is AFTER the war and the landing on the carrier by the war president.

[Barrett808]

6. It's also moot -- the occupier is legally responsible for public order

Under those annoying Geneva Conventions, which we ignore willy-nilly.

[Jacobin]

5. Not to mention the zillions we've killed in the same period

[llmart]

8. Just rated it a 5.

Why oh why aren't those damned I-rak-ees welcoming us with open arms and flowers and kisses? Oh, yeah, that's right, it's just a handful of "Saddam loyalists" who are causing all the trouble.

These people are sooooo ungreatful. We destroy their country, kill their people, wound their children and torture the prisoners and still they hate us and want us to leave. I'm scratching my head (sarcasm intended here).