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To: Rambi who wrote (39475)4/15/2004 12:11:21 PM
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The Trouble With Civilian Casualty Stories
By Jefferson Morley, washingtonpost.com Staff Writer
Thursday, April 15, 2004; 8:14 AM
washingtonpost.com

This Washington Post article discusses the Fallujah casualties numbers.

Although foreign news sites tend to pursue and play up the Iraqi civilian casualty angle more than U.S. sites, the substance of the reporting on most news sites, domestic and international, is similar.

Sources named:
- Rafie al-Issawi, Fallujah hospital director
- An AP reporter visiting about 300 fresh graves on a soccer field, many of them with names of women and children
- Fouda Rawi, member of the Iraqi Islamic Party
- Osama Saleh al-Tikrit, a dentist at a Baghdad Hospital
- Abed al-Illah, member of the Iraqi Islamic Party

The Post's Baghdad correspondent replied to a reader question:

Until journalists can get in and investigate on their own, I don't think we're going to get a fuller picture of what's going on.

References:

Aljazeera.net
Aljazeera rejects US accusations
english.aljazeera.net

Islam Online
Most Of Fallujah Victims Women, Children: Report
islam-online.net

Atlanta Journal Constitution
Iraqi Gunmen Batter U.S. Supply Lines
ajc.com

Middle East Online
Half Iraqis killed in Fallujah are civilians
middle-east-online.com

Herald Sun
Fallujah truce frays
heraldsun.news.com.au

Age
Russian firm evacuates 370
theage.com.au

ABC Online
Fallujah death toll mounts despite cease-fire
abc.net.au

Mail and Guardian
'Half the Iraqis killed were civilians'
mg.co.za

News24
Women, kids among Iraq dead
news24.com

Asia Times
Wanted: A new Saddam
atimes.com

Anthony Shadid (Washington Post)
Iraq: Live from Baghdad (transcript)
washingtonpost.com
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