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Fatalities

• October 29 -- Boosting a Dubious Iraq Body Count to Bash Bush
"Study Puts Iraqi Deaths Of Civilians At 100,000" reads the headline to another conveniently timed anti-Bush story from Iraq. What the Times leaves out: The project's lead researcher is opposed to the war ,and the anti-war Human Rights Watch say the numbers look "inflated."

• October 19 -- Classifying Terrorists as "Victims" in Iraq
The Times attempts to quantify the death toll among Iraqis: "A weeklong effort to tally Iraqi casualties shows soldiers, insurgents, politicians, journalists, a judge, a medic and restaurant workers among the victims." Why is the Times calling terrorists trying to kill U.S. troops and Iraqi civilians "victims"?

• September 9 -- Marking 1,000 Deaths in Iraq With an Ethnic Angle
Monica Davey tallies the dead in Iraq, including "women and Hispanics."