The new”estimate” of 34,000 Iraqis killed in 2006 made headlines around the world, but it’s almost certainly far too low.
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 | Iraqi Death Toll: Why the UN Can’t Count The UN has drastically underreported the number of Iraqis killed in 2006.“The first problem with the UN count is that refers only to civilians — and thus almost certainly omitted deaths of Iraqi policemen, soldiers, insurgent fighters, and members of private militias like the Badr brigade.” |