Blair Rules Out Iraq Civilian Death Toll Probe

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Wed Dec-08-04 03:50 PM
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Blair Rules Out Iraq Civilian Death Toll Probe

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=310844

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LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair rejected a call Wednesday for an independent inquiry into the civilian death toll in the U.S.-led war in Iraq.

The call came in an open letter to the premier made available to Reuters and signed by over 40 diplomats, peers, scientists and churchmen.

Any totaling of the Iraqi civilian war dead could embarrass Blair ahead of a general election expected next May in a country that mostly opposed the U.S.-led war.

Britain and the United States have suffered around 1,070 military losses in the war since it began in March 2003 but the countrywide casualty count is not known.

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