Tragedy in an administrative mask: here is a partial list of civilian claims for deaths and losses caused by US troops in Iraq. Many of these are accidental by-products of combat. Many more of them are accidents. Some of them, if true, are tales of murder, little My-Lais whose truth will never be known.

These heartbreaking stories sit squarely on the plate of the Bush gang, IMHO -- they are predictable fruits of war.

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