How many civilians have died or are dying in Iraq? No one knows for sure. But the figure is definitely in the scores of thousands -- and the rate and scale of killings appears to be rapidly accelerating.The Web site iraqbodycount.org as of Monday, Jan. 29, said that a minimum of 55,136 civilians had been killed by military intervention in Iraq. It gave its estimated maximum figure as 60,821.The Web site has become widely respected for the rigor and care of its verification process on fatalities and therefore its minimum estimated figure of more than 55,000 civilian deaths over the past nearly four years appears to be a sound base line. But Iraq Body Count cautions that the real figure is probably far higher...
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| Montana moves to reject Real ID Act |
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