Iraq: the Human Cost

Welcome

Conventional wisdom in American politics focuses only on American costs in the war in Iraq: the casualties to U.S. soldiers, the financial costs, and sometimes the strategic costs. But the human cost to the Iraqis themselves are nearly ignored in political discourse, the news media, and intellectual circles. This site is a corrective to those oversights. We present empirical reports, studies, and other accounts that convey and assess the consequences of war for the people of Iraq.

-- John Tirman, Executive Director, MIT Center for International Studies

Reports

• The Human Cost of the War in Iraq: a Mortality Study, October 11, 2006 (pdf)
• UN Assistance Mission for Iraq: Human Rights Report, 1 April - 30 June 2007 (pdf)
• More than 1,000,000 Iraqis murdered, ORB Report
• Rising to the Humanitarian Challenge in Iraq (pdf)
• Mortality before and after the 2003 invasion of Iraq: cluster sample survey (pdf)
• An Iraqi Woman Regards the Human Cost of the War in Iraq (English version) and (Arabic version) المستنقع العراقي

web.mit.edu/humancostiraq

Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project

reconciliationproject.org

The mission of the Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project (IARP) is to promote reconciliation between the people of the United States and Iraq in response to the devastation affecting Iraqi families, society, and culture. IARP recognizes the common humanity of the people of Iraq and the people of the United States.

Our Goals:

1. Raise consciousness in the American public about the well-being of average Iraqis, their daily lives, and their culture.

2. Provide material support to Muslim Peacemaker Teams (MPT).

3. Build bridges between the people of both countries

In July of 2007, IARP was established as a non-profit organization. It is currently under the fiscal sponsorship of Springboard for the Arts, a 501 (c)3 corporation. IARP was founded as grassroots, citizen-based support, in the United States, for MPT in Iraq.

Along with the Iraq Art Project, Letters for Peace, Water for Peace, and the Sister City Project, IARP provides financial support to MPT for their work in Iraq. IARP is designed for your participation and offers you ways to engage with the people of Iraq.

To request a copy of our brochure, contact us, call 952.545.9981, or download here.