--- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 7/3/05 2:05:17 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > I would still like to see hard > > numbers about civilian casualties in Iraq and what the extent if > > the casualty was. > > The coalition does not keep figures on Iraqi > casualties. The estimate published in Lancet > is of 100,000 Iraqi *deaths*. > > > I would also like to know how many casualties > > are attributed to > > terrorists resisting the will of the Iraqi people to set up a > > democracy. > > Who weren't killing any Iraqis until after the > U.S. invaded and set up its occupation. > > Jstien.Do you have any idea where the Lancet gets it's figures > from and how they are calculated?
Yes. See the summary below. > Do you or anybody you know of have any idea of the > statistics of how many Iraqis have died from terrorists? I don't; I'm sure someone does. > By the way occupation may > be your term but it is incorrect. Nope, that's the term the administration uses. Here's the summary of the study in Lancet: Background In March, 2003, military forces, mainly from the USA and the UK, invaded Iraq. We did a survey to compare mortality during the period of 14·6 months before the invasion with the 17·8 months after it. Methods A cluster sample survey was undertaken throughout Iraq during September, 2004. 33 clusters of 30 households each were interviewed about household composition, births, and deaths since January, 2002. In those households reporting deaths, the date, cause, and circumstances of violent deaths were recorded. We assessed the relative risk of death associated with the 2003 invasion and occupation by comparing mortality in the 17·8 months after the invasion with the 14·6-month period preceding it. Findings The risk of death was estimated to be 2·5-fold (95% CI 1·64·2) higher after the invasion when compared with the preinvasion period. Two-thirds of all violent deaths were reported in one cluster in the city of Falluja. If we exclude the Falluja data, the risk of death is 1·5-fold (1·12·3) higher after the invasion. We estimate that 98000 more deaths than expected (8000194000) happened after the invasion outside of Falluja and far more if the outlier Falluja cluster is included. The major causes of death before the invasion were myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accidents, and other chronic disorders whereas after the invasion violence was the primary cause of death. Violent deaths were widespread, reported in 15 of 33 clusters, and were mainly attributed to coalition forces. Most individuals reportedly killed by coalition forces were women and children. The risk of death from violence in the period after the invasion was 58 times higher (95% CI 8·1419) than in the period before the war. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
