TruthOut.org covers a report that was reported by both 60 Minutes and CBS which indicates there is serious minimizing being done by the DoD in reporting the numbers of people whose lives have been seriously ruined by the war. In this article they state the number of casualties wounded in operations in Iraq is on the order of up to 30,000, not reported because their injuries were not in direct battle.

The DoD denies the estimate and says you have to understand the normal rate of injuries in other situations, which is a reasonable statement but an evasive response tot he question.

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