[Skybird]

Originally Posted by Narcosis

The number of civilians reported to have been killed during the Iraq war and subsequent military presence is being recorded by the campaign group Iraq Body Count.

On 15 September 2006 it put the total number of reported civilian dead at 40,775 to 45,559 and the number of police dead at 2,437.

The issue of counting the number of Iraqis killed since the US-led invasion is highly controversial and the figure is disputed.
The US and UK military authorities do not record the number of civilians killed by their forces. The security situation and administrative chaos also make counting extremely difficult.


So where does 600,000 come from? If No one else but this group are actually counting?


Sounds to me the 600,000 figure, is some what like the Threat of "WMDs". Just waffle with no substance of proof.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4525412.stm

Originally Posted by Skybird

their statistics exclusively base on kills being reported in public media. Means: they are not accurate, too, and necessarily must be assumed to be much higher. Or do you think every kill throughout Iraq has a reporter counting it?

Also see the many arguments pro and contra on page 1.