Report: Army denies most compensation claims by Iraqis

[DuctapeFatwa]

The Army has denied most of the thousands of compensation claims Iraqis have made against the U.S. military, determining most people were hurt or killed or property was damaged in combat, the Dayton Daily News reported on Sunday.

The newspaper's analysis of 4,611 civil claims in Iraq - hundreds alleging abuse and misconduct by American military personnel - showed just one in four resulted in some type of payment.

The Daily News gained access to an Army database through a Freedom of Information request.

Iraqi claims in the database seek compensation for at least 437 deaths and 468 injuries, but those numbers are likely just a portion of the actual totals, the newspaper said.

The military does not pay claims for incidents deemed to be caused by "combat operations," which could include checkpoint shootings and other incidents involving civilians.

In response to a man who claimed that his two brothers were killed and his parents injured on March 29, 2003, when coalition forces bombed the Al Tajiya area of Babel city, the military concluded: "Coalition forces dropped ordnance during Operation Iraqi Freedom on legitimate targets. Your family was in an area that was being legitimately targeted and therefore regrettably harmed."

http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/news/state/10005115.htm?1c

[Mika]

1. Oh yeah. That'll quell the insurgency.

:(

[ogradda]

2. im sure people understand that!

right:eyes:

[Mika]

3. No payment for wrongful death means honor killings are their recourse

More of the "Bring em on" crap.


Not a good move at all.

[number6]

4. and therefore regrettably harmed.

oops collateral damage..

winning hearts and minds :eyes:

[UpInArms]

5. kick

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/Iraq/2004/10/24/683806-ap.html

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - An analysis by an Ohio newspaper has found that the U.S. army denied about 75 per cent of the thousands of compensation claims Iraqis submitted against the military, which determined that combat accounted for most of the deaths, injuries and property damage.

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In response to a man who claimed that his two brothers were killed and his parents injured during a March 29, 2003 coalition bombing, the military concluded: "Coalition forces dropped ordnance during Operation Iraqi Freedom on legitimate targets. Your family was in an area that was being legitimately targeted and therefore regrettably harmed."

Another case involved a man driving to get his infant daughter who became ill while staying with his wife's parents. The man was killed when soldiers opened fire on his car at a checkpoint. His family's claim for compensation was denied.

"Our point of view toward the Americans has changed. You can feel the fury inside you," said Amir Shleman, whose brother was killed by American soldiers, told the newspaper. "If they treated people like human beings, no one would take up weapons against them."

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