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Last Week Marla Ruzicka Wrote about her Discovery that US Military Does Track Civilian Casualties in Iraq; AND NOW SHE'S DEAD (yet another sad "coincidental" murder)

...She obtained figures for the number of civilians killed in Baghdad between 28 February and 5 April, and discovered that 29 had been killed in firefights involving US forces and insurgents. This was four times the number of Iraqi police killed.
"These statistics demonstrate that the US military can and does track civilian casualties," she wrote. "Troops on the ground keep these records because they recognise they have a responsibility to review each action taken and that it is in their interest to minimise mistakes, especially since winning the hearts and minds of Iraqis is a key component of their strategy..."
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=631173

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