Civilian Claims on U.S. Suggest the Toll of War
NYTimes article, April 12, 2007
The military has paid $32 million to Iraqis and Afghans for noncombat-related killings, injuries and damage.
This is a chilling article to read especially when it comes to how little a human life is worth according the US military. I am not well versed in the exact procedure on the valuation ofthe loss of an individual and subsequent compensation the family receives, but somehow I feel that $2,500 is not enough for the lifetime of work and contributions that many of these people would have made to their families (not to mention their is no way to account for the emotional void that their loss brings to their loved ones).
The ACLU has a fascinating section of their site devoted to Civilian Casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan. [Link]
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