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Bush says report of 655,000 Iraqi dead not credible
11 Oct 2006 15:36:57 GMT
Source: Reuters
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WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Wednesday described as not credible a study showing 655,000 Iraqis had died in violence since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.

"I don't consider it a credible report," Bush said of a study by a team of American and Iraqi public health experts that calculated about 655,000 Iraqis had died as a result of the March 2003 U.S.-led invasion and subsequent violence.


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