US invasion led to over 100,000 civilian deaths in Iraq
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A new survey conducted by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Columbia University School of Nursing and Al-Mustansiriya University in Baghdad suggests that civilian deaths have risen dramatically in Iraq since the country
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Today, the Lancet medical journal published a report which concludes that 100,000 civilians died in the US-led invasion of Iraq. This is an incredibly high estimate, and at first may seem too farfetched not to be propaganda. But it cannot easily be dismissed. The report's authors are researchers from Johns Hopkins University, Columbia University, and Al-Mustansiriya University in Baghdad. The Lancet is a highly-respected, peer-reviewed publication. The report appears to be a serious academic attempt to study the public health consequences of the invasion.  Also, The New Republic magazine has conducted an interview with Prof. Gilbert Burnham, the report's main author.   Excerpts and comments below.
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About 100,000 civilians have died in Iraq as a direct or indirect consequence of the March 2003 US-led invasion, according to a new study by a research team at the Bloomberg
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BAGHDAD  - A US soldier and four Iraqi civilians died in a spate of attacks, capping one of the deadliest months since the war and setting a bloody backdrop for efforts to keep landmark polls on schedule.
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Poor planning, air strikes by coalition forces and a &quot;climate of violence&quot; have led to more than 100,000 extra deaths in Iraq, scientists say.
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PARIS More than 100,000 civilians have probably died in Iraq as direct or indirect consequences of the March 2003 US-led invasion, according to a study by a research team at Johns Hopkins University&#39;s Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore.
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Parties opposed to the war in Iraq have seized on a new study that claims at least 100,000 civilians have died as a result of the action and its aftermath.
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A Baltimore public health expert says the Iraq war has killed more than 100,000 civilians, the Times of London reported Friday. Les Roberts of the Johns Hopkins University led
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WASHINGTON -- The first nationwide survey of Iraqi deaths since the US-led invasion concludes that about 100,000 people have died as a result of the war, including many women and children killed in coalition airstrikes.
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A day after Iraqi civilians were killed in a mistaken US bombing near Mosul, more civilians died in a shooting near Baghdad yesterday in which circumstances were unclear but American troops were initially ...
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As violence suddenly spikes in Baghdad and northern Iraq, the U.N. releases a new estimate of civilian fatalities
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. military deaths in the Iraq campaign passed the 1,000 milestone Tuesday, with more than 800 of them during the stubborn insurgency that flared after the Americans brought down Saddam Hussein and President Bush declared major combat over...
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WASHINGTON: Number of American troops killed in Iraq as of October 28: around 1,100. Number of Iraqis estimated killed: more than 100,000.
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PARIS More than 100,000 civilians have probably died as direct or indirect consequences of the US-led invasion of Iraq, according to a study by a research team at Johns Hopkins University&#39;s Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore.
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The American death toll in Iraq  topped 1,000 on Tuesday nearly 18 months after President Bush  launched the war that has become a central issue in the  November U.S. presidential elections.
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A survey of deaths in Iraqi households estimates that as many as 100,000 more people may have died throughout the country in the 18 months after the US invasion than would be expected based on the death rate before the war.
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BAGHDAD, Nov. 22--The number of civilians killed in Iraq last month reached a record 3,709, most of them the result of sectarian violence, according to a U.N. report released Wednesday.