Boston Globe reveals massive Iraqi payoffs

A report in the Boston Globe has revealed that financial compensation paid by the U.S. government to the families of Iraqi civilians killed or injured during army operations has "skyrocketed from just under $5m in 2004 to almost $20m last year". Reporter Bryan Bender observed: "If each of the payments made in 2005 was the maximum $2,500 for an Iraqi death, it would amount to 8,000 fatalities. But it's unknown exactly how many payments were made, or for what amount." (Via boston.com)