Lancet medical journal's high estimate was likely on the nose.

Lancet medical journal's high estimate was 250,000 Iraqi civilians killed by U.S. guns and explosives under U.S. command.  I've seen people attempt to discount their low end 100,000 estimate using the Iraq Body Count's approx. 30,000 death toll.  I read recently on Iraq Body Count (and they didn't make a big deal out of this...) that 1/2 of their "body count" (very strictly what used to be Saddams terror media is now Bushes Terror Media has reported...) was recorded in JUST BAGHDAD.  Again for emphasis 1/2 of their 30,000 supposed TOTAL estimate (strictly what was media reported) was in 90,000 person Baghdad.  This is where Iraq's population is 25,000,000.  1/2 of their 30,000 civilians were killed JUST in Baghdad, a point they've never spent MUCH time on.  Baghdad is the area with the most media of course...  So Iraq Body counts admittedly low end estimate well extrapolates Nation Wide to match closely Lancet's civilian casulty estimate. 

 

Lancets 250,000 of 25,000,000 or 10% to Iraq Body Counts 15,000 of 90,000 at about 20%. 

 

Less populous areas have likely been less effected.  Which means Lancet's 250,000 estimated civilians killed by the US war machine in a 25,000,000 strong country at just 10% may be low, esspecially considering they discounted Fallujah altogether because the death toll there was so high that the results would have been skewed doubtless. 

 

Iraq Body Counts logo?  A stealth fighter, only the coolest death weaponry constructed to date, and so above dropping bombs...  Peaceniks, enh.

 

Dan

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