A new study estimates that some 650,000 innocent Iraqis have been killed as a consequence of US imperialist actions in Iraq. This study is much higher than Bush's random guess and General Casey, one of the leading generals in Iraq, who estimate that it is 30,000.
This study is already receiving critiscism and is being called "politics" by the corporate media. This test does have validity however, because it was conducted scienctifically. No one knows exactly what the number is and the reason is that the numbers are so high, no one can really make an accurate count. Sources go as low as 30,000 to as high as now 650,000.
This all is quite convenient for the Bush regime considering that because it's all speculation, no one knows the body count in Iraq. Thus the regime gets no pressure from the public on this particular issue. The president of course, was quick to say that these figures "weren't credible." It's kind of ironic coming from him as most people don't think of him as "credible".
This study is already receiving critiscism and is being called "politics" by the corporate media. This test does have validity however, because it was conducted scienctifically. No one knows exactly what the number is and the reason is that the numbers are so high, no one can really make an accurate count. Sources go as low as 30,000 to as high as now 650,000.
This all is quite convenient for the Bush regime considering that because it's all speculation, no one knows the body count in Iraq. Thus the regime gets no pressure from the public on this particular issue. The president of course, was quick to say that these figures "weren't credible." It's kind of ironic coming from him as most people don't think of him as "credible".
See also: http://histologion.blogspot.com/2006/10/iraqi-trail-of-death-massacres-ongoing.html
As far as I'm concerned, 30,000 or 650,000, either way that's way too many people to die so US corporations can control Iraqi oil.
Some on the British Left say that the Iraq Body Count ("only" 50000 deaths) etc. play into the hands of imperialism by saying that more would have died if it hadn't been for the invasion.
As if the fact that Saddam killed tonnes of people is an excuse for the US/UK doing the same on a smaller scale!
sadly, there exists people who want to spread democracy and go in a racist manner to believe that this price for democracy is high but worth it-----) is it?
Those preachers of "US democracy" should be thrown in the streets of Baghdad...
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Yeah Latour you sum it up the best. The real point is that either is too high. Imagine what the casualties would be like in a potential Iran war? Or even a N. Korea war?