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Friday, October 29, 2004

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Making conservative assumptions, we think that about 100000 excess deaths, or more have happened since the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Violence accounted for most of the excess deaths and air strikes from coalition forces accounted for most violent deaths. Most individuals reportedly killed by coalition forces were women and children.

The Lancet

NOTES & BACKGROUND:

1) Iraqi deaths directly attributable to the Gulf War in 1991: between 142,000 and 206,000. Source: U.N. 1991 the Ahtisaari report; Daponte 1993

2) The Iraqi civilian population was the intentional target and victim of more than 12 years of SANCTIONS imposed by the United Nations Security Council on the request of the United States and Great Britain Governments. As a result of these sanctions, a few millions of people have died since the sanctions were imposed on 6 August 1990 (HIROSHIMA DAY).

3) Before the invasion of Iraq started in March 2003, many NGOs issued warnings and reports about the possible effects of a new conflict. "Collateral Damage: the health and environmental costs of war on Iraq" was issued in London on 12 November 2002 by the global health organisation Medact, the UK affiliate of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War - winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985.

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