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Iraqi Civilian Deaths ... caused by Bush's unprovoked war

 

Baghdad reels from multiple bombs
(BBC News, 23 June 2005)
More than 30 people have been killed in a series of car bombings in Baghdad within 12 hours. . . . Three early morning blasts in the Karrada commercial district left at least 15 dead and 50 wounded. . . . The attacks targeted a Shia mosque and a police patrol, killing at least three officers. The third blast took place outside a public bath-house, or hamam. . . . The explosions came hours after at least 18 people died in five blasts in a Shia district of the city. . . . The attacks happened despite a continuing security operation in Baghdad specifically designed to reduce the number of car bombs. . . . More than 1,000 Iraqis have been killed in the two months since a Shia-led government was formed. . . . The mainly Sunni insurgents look set on trying to provoke a civil war and undermine Iraqi security services, the BBC's Jon Leyne reports from Baghdad. . . . US officials have warned that too much money earmarked for rebuilding Iraq is being diverted to tackle security demands. . . . The head of the reconstruction office said rebuilding was a costly and "risky" business, and there was "a long way to go" to provide adequate services to Iraqis. . . . A United Nations survey released last month found that Iraqi living standards have been plummeting. . . . More than two years since the war ended, just over half the population has access to safe drinking water, there are daily power cuts, and almost a quarter of young children are chronically malnourished, the survey found.

posted by Lorenzo 5:15 AM