Iraqi civilian casualties ... but who's counting
"We do keep records of innocent civilians who are killed accidentally by coalition force soldiers,' said Brig. Gen. Mark Hertling, assistant commander for the First Armored Division, which patrols Baghdad. 'And, in fact, in every one of those innocent death situations, we conduct internal investigations to determine what happened.'
This contradicts the Pentagon line:
For example, three Pentagon officials told Helen Thomas that the military doesn't keep track of the number of Iraqi dead - military or civilian.
When White House Spokesman Scott McClellan was asked if Bush knows the Iraqi death toll, he refused to answer either way. Pentagon spokeswoman Lt. Cmdr. Jane Campbell told the New York Times: "We don't keep a list. It's just not policy."
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