Study: US invasion killed 100,000 Iraqi civilians

Arizona Central

10/29/04

Researchers who conducted a house-to-house survey of Iraqi families estimated Thursday that at least 100,000 civilians died as a result of the U.S.-led invasion, far more than any previous estimates. The projection, which could intensify debate over the war as the presidential election draws near, compares with previous estimates of 10,000 to 30,000 Iraqi civilian deaths and drew sharp criticism from one defense analyst. ... Designed by Johns Hopkins public health scientists and carried out by teams of Iraqi doctors, the study attributed most of the deaths to military actions by coalition forces. The findings appeared Thursday on the Web site of The Lancet, a leading British medical journal...

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp