The AP reported today that Iraqis are now being killed at the rate of 43 a day. This is up from an average 27 per day since April 2005. This news follows the recent study published in Lancet which estimated that 655,000 Iraqis have died in Iraq since the war. That's 2.5% of the population. (The authors' lowest estimate is 393,000, and their highest estimate is 943,000.) The Lancet is subscription-only so I can't link to the study, but it has been widely covered in the mainstream media, including by rightwing commentators who have criticized it. For a look into the way those wingnuts think, and for a laugh, check this out.
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