http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/Iraq/2004/10/24/683806-ap.htmlDAYTON, Ohio (AP) - An analysis by an Ohio newspaper has found that the U.S. army denied about 75 per cent of the thousands of compensation claims Iraqis submitted against the military, which determined that combat accounted for most of the deaths, injuries and property damage.
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In response to a man who claimed that his two brothers were killed and his parents injured during a March 29, 2003 coalition bombing, the military concluded: "Coalition forces dropped ordnance during Operation Iraqi Freedom on legitimate targets. Your family was in an area that was being legitimately targeted and therefore regrettably harmed."
Another case involved a man driving to get his infant daughter who became ill while staying with his wife's parents. The man was killed when soldiers opened fire on his car at a checkpoint. His family's claim for compensation was denied.
"Our point of view toward the Americans has changed. You can feel the fury inside you," said Amir Shleman, whose brother was killed by American soldiers, told the newspaper. "If they treated people like human beings, no one would take up weapons against them."
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