Iraqi Civilian Deaths

Top Ten Heroes of the George W. Bush Era

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Top Ten List, Valerie Plame Wilson, Heroes, George W. Bush, Winter Soldier, Obama, Afghanistan War, Veterans, Naomi Klein's Shock Doctrine, Internet, Cindy Sheehan, Iraq Veterans, Amy Goodman Rnc, Iraqi Civilian Deaths, Michael Moore, Protest, Democracy Now, Bill Moyers, Politics News
Shirin Sadeghi

As the W. Bush regime comes to an end it seems appropriate to pay tribute to the countless individuals and groups who have spent the last nearly 8 years exposing this government.

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US Strike Kills Eight Members Of Iraqi Family, Reports Say

McClatchy Newspapers | Posted 09.19.2008 | Home

Read More: Civilian Deaths, War Wire, Iraqi Civilian Deaths, Iraq, Home News

BAGHDAD -- At least eight civilians, all from one family and including women, were killed in a U.S. raid and airstrike Friday near Tikrit , Iraqi poli...

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7 Years Later: Could Civilians Be Key to Winning the War on Terror?

Frances Moore Lappe | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Civil War, War on Terror, Gwot, Afghanistan, Homeland Security, Terrorism, War, Civilian Casualties, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, Iraq War, Military, Surge, Iraqi Civilian Deaths, Counterterrorism, Human Rights Watch, World Trade Center, Iraq, September 11th, Counterinsurgency, Politics News
Frances Moore Lappe

More and more people around the world are disavowing violence against civilians, and support for terrorism is drying up.

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Conventioneers Must Fully Address Iraq

Tony Martin | Posted 08.25.2008 | Home

Read More: Censoring Journalists in Iraq, Iraqi Civilian Deaths, Collateral Damage, Iraq, Accountability for Iraq, Home News
Tony Martin

Today, as much as ever, Iraq represents one of the most politically, economically, and militarily significant events in US history. It is time America looked with courage and honesty at the cost of the Iraqi invasion and occupation.

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The Banality of Rick Ayers or, Hiding in Plain Sight

Marc Garlasco | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Geneva Conventions, Human Rights, Iraqi Civilian Deaths, Afghanistan, Icc, Afghanistan Civilians, Politics News
Marc Garlasco

Rick Ayers is rightly upset by the number of dead in Iraq and Afghanistan but in his ire, he blames the wrong guy -- me. I tried my very best to minimize civilian casualties -- as required by the Geneva Conventions.

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ACLU Releases Shocking Report on Civilian Deaths in Iraq

Greg Mitchell | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Warwire, Iraq, Iraqi Civilian Deaths, Iraq Civilian Casualties, Politics News
Greg Mitchell

I have been charting the civilian death toll in Iraq, along with the payment of funds to victims and survivors. These latest documents "tell us that victims and their families are being overlooked by US forces."

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John McCain Dismisses the War's Collateral Damage

Laila Al-Arian | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: War Crimes, Civilians, Troops, Iraq, John McCain, Iraq War, Iraqi Refugees, Iraqi Civilian Deaths, War in Iraq, Politics News
Laila Al-Arian

America's occupation of Iraq has destroyed not only the people suffering under it, but the troops who were asked to carry it out.

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U.S. Soldier Finds Way Home from Iraq - Shoot the Koran

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Lancet Study, Islam, Iraq, Iraqi Civilian Deaths, Politics News
Robert Naiman

This month, displaying characteristic American ingenuity, a U.S. soldier finally found a way out of Iraq. He was sent home after it was discovered tha...

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Take a Long Hard Look at the Children of Iraq

Terrance Heath | Posted 05.13.2008 | Politics

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Terrance Heath

Ed. Note: The images below may disturb you. They should. They disturb me too. But that doesn't necessarily mean we shouldn't look at them. Sometimes ...

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National Journal Review Finds Problems With 2006 Iraq Civilian Death Count

National Journal | Neil Munro and Carl M. Cannon | Posted 01.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Democratic Congress, Warwire, 2006 Election, Iraqi Civilian Deaths, Midterm Elections, Civilian Casualties, War in Iraq, Politics News

Three weeks before the 2006 midterm elections gave Democrats control of Congress, a shocking study reported on the number of Iraqis who had died in th...

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Are Civilian Deaths in Iraq Rising or Not?

Lionel Beehner | Posted 10.29.2007 | Politics

Read More: Civilian Deaths, Iraqi Death Toll, David Patraeus, Collateral Damage, Iraqi Civilian Deaths, War Death Toll, 60 Minutes, Politics News
Lionel Beehner

It is extremely difficult to gauge how many civilians are killed in Iraq because census data is poor, many deaths go unreported and there is often double-counting.

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UN To Probe Iraqi, Afghan Civilian Deaths

AP | Posted 10.27.2007 | Politics

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A United Nations expert said Friday he plans to study whether members of the U.S. military or government contractors such as Blackwater USA violate in...

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