Republished from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism October 22nd, 2010 | by Emma Slater and James Ball It was lunchtime on September 6 2008 when a pickup truck travelling down a highway in Ninewah province, northwest Iraq, met a U.S. convoy driving in the opposite direction. The driver of the truck was elderly and had… [Read more…]
October 28, 2010 by Maximilian Forte
Republished from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism October 22nd, 2010 | by Yuba Bessaoud When the Iraq Study Group published its report on December 6 2006 – a month to the day after Donald Rumsfeld’s resignation – their opinion was clear from the first line: “The situation in Iraq is grave and deteriorating.” On the… [Read more…]
October 28, 2010 by Maximilian Forte
Republished from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism October 23rd, 2010 | by Angus Stickler and Emma Slater At least 122,000 civilians were killed during the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq, 15,000 more than previously thought. The civilian toll accounts for 80 per cent of all deaths in the Iraq conflict. The numbers of dead were recorded by… [Read more…]
October 28, 2010 by Maximilian Forte
Republished from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism October 22nd, 2010 | by James Ball The details in the Iraq War Logs are shocking, but the numbers are revelatory. Below are ten of the most powerful numbers harvested from the leaked documents: 37.6 million words 391,832 files 109,032 deaths including 66,081 civilians 176,382 wounded – 99,163 civilians 183,991… [Read more…]
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October 28, 2010 by Maximilian Forte
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