Most of them seem to have been killed in bombing raids, I don't think the "insurgents" have an airforce...
-----Original Message----- From: G [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 12 November 2004 19:53 To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Let the white wash begin These are horrible stories.....I wonder how many of these people are dying at the hands of "insurgents", and how many are dying because of accidental US fire. Either way.....i agree with your basic premise a few posts back.....killing is wrong, war sucks. Even the "right" side in a war is usually wrong :/ > The casualty figures were taken from a recent report in The Lancet (the top > medical journal in the UK, very prestigious and well regarded) > http://image.thelancet.com/extras/04art10342web.pdf (warning - this is a > scientific peer reviewed paper and can be a bit dense at times) > > The sources on Falluja were: > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4003877.stm and > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4004873.stm > > Some quotes: > "They hit a second hospital [on Tuesday], killing everyone. There are dead > bodies in the streets. People have been burying their dead in the gardens of > their homes" > > "There are more dead bodies on the streets and the stench is getting > stronger" > > "There are bodies strewn in the streets and most families were forced to > bury the dead in their gardens. I can see lines of bodies alongside the > pavement" > > "A house some doors from mine was hit during the bombardment on Wednesday > night. A 13-year-old boy was killed. His name was Ghazi" > > For some people, War isn't just something that happens on TV. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:135757 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
