Baghdad Morgue, 2006 v. 2002

Thorgrim · 07-26-2006, 08:48 AM

Back before the U.S.-led Coalition invaded, the morgue typically received 10 bodies a day; now, on some days the staff see 150 new arrivals. More than 1,000 bodies have arrived each month of this year; June’s tally was 1,595.

A recent United Nations report calculated that 6,000 civilians died in the violence in May and June alone.

In recent weeks, a large number of victims have arrived at the morgue with their hands and feet bound together and their eyes and mouths sealed shut with tape, according to several doctors at the morgue interviewed by NEWSWEEK. Their jugular veins or wrists had been slit, leaving the victims to die slowly.

Worse still, they also say that militia members have on occasion taken mobile phones from the clothes of the dead, and called their relatives to inform them of the victim’s status. When the relatives came to identify the body, the employees say, the militia followed them offsite and killed them too.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14030362/site/newsweek/

So I finally found a comparison in Baghdad's morgue rate that someone wanted awhile back

Ardentfrost · 07-26-2006, 11:56 AM

I think I saw something similar to this a few months ago, or maybe longer (maybe end of last year?)

Not that it makes it ok, but I don't see why people shouldn't expect this. They aren't shooting flowers out of guns over there

kinggovernor · 07-26-2006, 12:03 PM

war is hell and people die

DosEquis · 07-26-2006, 12:13 PM

Death makes it hard for political victory, and that is what we need unfortunately

motivez · 07-26-2006, 04:14 PM

Does anyone else see the only real political solution being breaking up Iraq into seperate states with autonomy if we expect it to happen in a timely manner?

Scrum · 07-26-2006, 04:18 PM

Originally Posted by motivez

Does anyone else see the only real political solution being breaking up Iraq into seperate states with autonomy if we expect it to happen in a timely manner?

I don't think that would work because the oil is mostly in one sides territory, right?

Ardentfrost · 07-26-2006, 04:23 PM

Originally Posted by motivez

Does anyone else see the only real political solution being breaking up Iraq into seperate states with autonomy if we expect it to happen in a timely manner?

All depends if they want seperate land or the same land

Religiously, though, yes, that would make sense

DosEquis · 07-26-2006, 06:48 PM

Originally Posted by Scrumtralecent

I don't think that would work because the oil is mostly in one sides territory, right?

Yeah, that is the major problem with that. Joe Biden suggested they put an amendment in their constitution that guarenteed areas get the oil revenues split up fairly.

thatguyoverthere · 07-27-2006, 12:08 AM

Originally Posted by DosEquis

Yeah, that is the major problem with that. Joe Biden suggested they put an amendment in their constitution that guarenteed areas get the oil revenues split up fairly.

It's the only logical solution at this point. In the wise words of The Offspring: gotta "keep 'em separated" and split the oil revenue three ways.