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Born at the Crest of the Empire

Wednesday, November 09, 2005

What's an Iraqi life worth?


HAMEED Hassan sat in the remains of his car, next to his dead wife, and watched his four-year-old son begin to bleed to death. .....

Under the US "consequence management" system, there is a maximum payout of $2,500 per claim. A dead wife and a dead son are equivalent to two claims; meaning Hassan is in line to receive a total of $5,000 in cash.


1 Comments:

  • "A damaged high-value car or dead family member brings $2,500"

    What?? A damaged car.... or a person?? They are considered of equal value?? My wonderful in-laws are in Syria, and it scares me to death that they will be next. Thanks for posting this, as awful as it is. People need to know.

    By Blogger purvis, at 9:27 PM  

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