Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Oh What A Lovely War

And most of its advocates feel no remorse whatsoever.

BAGHDAD (AP) -- At least 85,000 Iraqis lost their lives from 2004-2008 in violence, the government said in its first comprehensive tally released since the war began.

The report by the Human Rights Ministry came out late Tuesday as part of a larger study on human rights in the country. It said 85,694 people were killed in the four-year period, and 147,195 were wounded during the same period.