600K + Iraqis killed since 2003?

[The Avon Lady]

Originally Posted by Konovalov

If this survey is remotely accurate then indeed it is truly shocking. But all the statistical surveys carried out seem to span such a massive wide ranging variance that I really am not sure as to what the true figure is. I recall the survey that was published in the British medical journal, The Lancet which claimed 100,000 people had died as a result of the Iraq war which was double the figure claimed by the Iraq Body Count group at the time.

In fact, the Iraq Body Count group themselves have responded to the Lancet study: Reality checks: some responses to the latest Lancet estimates.

I find the last sentence of that press release somewhat interesting.

[The Avon Lady]

Another article: 655,000 War Dead? A bogus study on Iraq casualties.

[kiwi_2005]

IMHO - US troops should just go home, they got Saddam, they wasted his sons. They did the deed. They are not going to change Iraq to how they want it. For americans sake they should call it a day & let iraq take care of their problems. Save USA mothers the agony of losing their sons.

[NEON DEON]

Originally Posted by The Avon Lady

Another article: 655,000 War Dead? A bogus study on Iraq casualties.

Nice post AL.

I think your fun with numbers comment was spot on.

"And so, while the gender and the age of the deceased were recorded in the 2006 Johns Hopkins study, nobody, according to Dr. Roberts, recorded demographic information for the living survey respondents. This would be the first survey I have looked at in my 15 years of looking that did not ask demographic questions of its respondents. But don't take my word for it--try using Google to find a survey that does not ask demographic questions.

Without demographic information to assure a representative sample, there is no way anyone can prove--or disprove--that the Johns Hopkins estimate of Iraqi civilian deaths is accurate"


You don't have to verify the data. Trust us

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

[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.

[fredbass]

Well if they could put the legs, arms and head back on the body, I think the count would be more accurate.

[August]

Originally Posted by fredbass

Well if they could put the legs, arms and head back on the body, I think the count would be more accurate.

Of if like Hezbollah they'd stop counting corpses 5 times...