87,215

[KamaAina]

That's the number of Iraqis killed since 2005. That's larger than the population of Norwalk, Conn.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090423/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq_death_toll

At least 87,215 Iraqis have been killed in violence since 2005, according to a previously undisclosed Iraqi government tally obtained by The Associated Press. Combined with tallies based on hospital sources and media reports since the beginning of the war and a review of available evidence by the AP, the figures show that more than 110,000 Iraqis have died in violence since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.

The Health Ministry death tally, provided by a government official on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the data, counts deaths from the beginning of 2005 until Feb. 28. It excludes thousands of people who are missing and civilians who were buried in the chaos of war without official notice.

The figure includes only violent deaths — people killed in attacks such as shootings, bombings, mortar attacks and beheadings. It excludes indirect factors such as damage to infrastructure, health care and stress that caused thousands more to die.

Authoritative statistics for 2003 and 2004 do not exist. But Iraq Body Count, a private, British-based group, has tallied civilian deaths from media reports and other sources since the war's start. Combining its figures, which are corroborated by the AP's own reporting and that of other reputable sources, with the Health Ministry figures shows that more than 110,000 Iraqis have died in the war.

Bear in mind that Iraq is less than one-tenth the size of the U.S. Imagine if a million Americans had been killed in a few years (outside New Orleans, of course :sarcasm: ). :cry:

[L. Coyote]

1. 102,632

For every dead Iraqi, just over one American speaks out on this petition.
How's that for perspective on being a nation of Good Germans?

102,632 signatures so far... keep it going!

Support a Truth & Reconciliation Commission
http://www.bushtruthcommission.com/

On edit. I must mention the million dead and millions displaced too, to be fair to what a Truth Commission will need to address.

[babylonsister]

2. Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered In US War And Occupation Of Iraq "1,320,110"

http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq/iraqdeaths.html

:shrug:

[Union Yes]

3. Collateral damage was widely accepted by Bushco.

More reason to march these Fascist evil fuckers before the Hague in fucking chains.

[lpbk2713]

4. That's about nine times the population of Wasilla, Alaska.

(I heard the pop of Wasilla is around 10K)

[KamaAina]

5. But can Sarah see Iraq from her house?

Or just Russia? :shrug:

[lpbk2713]

6. Could be.

Failin sees things a lot more differently than anyone I ever heard of.

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