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Since 1990, at least 530,000 Iraqis have been killed by U.S. led wars and sanctions:
CURRENT WAR: Bush said "30,000 Iraqis killed" (Dec 2005). Other estimates: About 100,000 Iraqis killed by U.S. led forces in the current war in Iraq" (CNN); 128,000 Iraqis have been killed - of which 55% were women and children according to an Iraqi humanitarian organization (UPI)
FIRST GULF WAR: At least 100,000 Iraqis killed by U.S. led forces (CNN, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Former Rep. Henry Gonzalez (TX))
SANCTIONS: At least 400,000 Iraqi children dead due to U.S. led sanctions (Seattle Times, AFP)
The Haditha massacre is just one in a long line of incidents in which US troops have killed innocent civilians
A U.S. artillery round landed in an inhabited area of Iraq on Friday and police said afterwards that two civilians were killed and four were wounded in a blast, the U.S. military said. (Reuters, 6/4/06)
New 'Iraq massacre' tape emerges. The BBC has uncovered new video evidence that US forces may have been responsible for the deliberate killing of 11 innocent Iraqi civilians in the town of Ishaqi last March. (BBC, 6/1/06)
8 U.S. Troops Face Murder Charges - April Shooting Death Of Iraqi Civilian Pinned On 7 Marines, 1 Sailor (CBS, 6/1/06)
US forces killed two Iraqi women one of them about to give birth when the troops shot at a car that failed to stop at an observation post. The pregnant woman was being rushed to the maternity hospital when the shooting occurred (ABC News, 6/1/06)
The US, reversing an earlier denial, admitted that US troops fired at a crowd in Afghanistan which had gathered after a US military truck lost control and struck 12 vehicles, killing one person and injuring six. The ensuing riot ended with 20 deaths (Washington Post, 6/1/06)
11 die in Afghan clash amid claim U.S. killed 34 civilians (AP, 5/27/06)
The "Pentagon has evidence that its Marines deliberately murdered at least two dozen unarmed civilians in the Iraqi city of Haditha last November" (CBC, 5/26/06) (Related: Iraq Prime Minister: GI's habitually attacking civilians; Iraqi Girl Tells of U.S. Attack in Haditha; "Bloody Scenes Haunt a Marine"; Photos Indicate Civilians Slain Execution-Style)
"Guys in my unit, particularly the younger guys, would drive by in their Humvee and shatter bottles over the heads of Iraqi civilians passing by" - Aidan Delgado, Iraq war veteran (Counterpunch, 5/26/06)
US Kills 17 Civilians in Raid on 'Taliban' (The Times online, 5/23/06)
US Kills Seven Afghan Civilians (BBC, 4/17/06)
US troops accused of mosque massacre that killed 20 (Times Online, 3/27/06)
Iraqi police have accused American troops of executing 11 people, including a 75-year-old woman and a 6-month-old infant (Knight-Ridder, 3/19/06)
Two Pakistani women killed (4 children injured) in US strike - third incident this year in which civilians were killed (BBC, 2/12/06)
Documents Show Army Seized Iraqi Wives as Tactic (AP, 1/27/06)
Army Officer Found Guilty in Iraqi's Death (AP, 1/22/06)
US sailor charged with murder (CBS, 1/7/06)
US Air Strike Kills Iraqi Family of 12 (Wash. Post, 1/2/06)
Philippines charges four US soldiers with rape (Reuters, 12/27/05)
Children killed as US troops fire on van at roadblock (Times Online, 11/21/05)
US admits killing civilians in bombings along Iraq/Syria border (NY Times, 11/9/05)
US military massacres Iraqi civilians near Syrian border - 40 killed, most women & children according to hospital (WSWS, 11/2/05)
Video Shows US Troops Burning Taliban Bodies (Sydney Morn. Herald, 10/20/05)
Spanish Judge Issues Warrant for Three GIs (AP, 10/19/05)
Witnesses: 39 'Civilians Killed' as US Targets Militants (AP, 10/17/05)
Ex-marine says soldiers committed atrocities in Iraq - including shooting unarmed protesters (AP, 10/9/05)
Two British Marines disguised as Arabs carrying out a "special security task" were arrested for firing on civilians in Basra, Iraq; may have been planting a car bomb (CNN, 9/19/05; Center for Research on Globalization, 9/30/05 (additional))
U.S. troops traded Iraq photos for porn access (CNN, 9/28/05)
US airstrikes kill 56 Iraqi civilians, 7 'insurgents' (CNN, 8/30/05)
26 Iraqi workers wounded as US troops mistake them for 'rebels' (8/16/05, AFP)
US regrets Afghan civilian deaths - 17 killed - (BBC 7/4/05)
"The Americans were bombing whole villages and saying they were only after the foreigners. An AK-47 can't distinguish between a terrorist and a tribesman, so how could a missile or tank?" said Fasal al Goud, a former governor of Anbar province in Iraq (Knight Ridder, 5/17/05)
84 percent of Iraq's higher-education establishments have been "destroyed, damaged and robbed" (UPI, 5/12/05)
US airstrike kills 9 Afghan kids (CBS, 12/7/03)
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TORTURE
An Army dog handler at Abu Ghraib was convicted Tuesday of tormenting prisoners with his snarling animal and competing with a comrade to make the Iraqis soil themselves. (AP, 3/21/06)
ACLU Reports 21 Homicides in US Custody (AP, 10/24/05)
Torture of Iraqis was for "stress relief', say US soldiers (The Sunday Herald, 10/2/05)
GI: anything short of death was acceptable in abusing Iraqis (AP, 9/24/05)
Afghan prisoners were 'tortured to death' by American guards (Independent UK, 5/21/05)
Former Army chaplain: 'military created atmosphere for torture' (NY Times, 10/3/05)
Army captain calls prisoner abuse "systemic" (MSNBC, 9/28/05)
Seven California Army National Guard members sentenced for Iraq abuses (AP, 10/15/05)
128 Gitmo prisoners trying to starve themselves to death (9/14/05, BBC) "I am slowly dying in this solitary prison cell," says Omar Deghayes, a Gitmo prisoner. "I have no rights, no hope. So why not take my destiny into my own hands, and die for a principle?" (The Nation, 9/29/05). (Note: Only 4 of Gitmo's 520 detainees have been charged (Reuters, 6/15/05)) UPDATE: 'Guantanamo Hunger Strikers Say Feeding Tubes Employed as Torture' (AP, 10/20/05)
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US Marines execute an Iraqi to the cheers of fellow marines (watch)
US military treatment of journalists 'out of control' says Reuters chief (9/28/05)
Survey: 6 in 10 women in US military have been harassed (AP, 9/29/05)
Pro-war San Diego Union: 'U.S. must stop tolerating abuse of prisoners' (10/10/05)
UN Official: US troops 'starving' Iraqi citizens (Reuters, 10/15/05)
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