Saddam’s Baghdad Executions Estimated at 61,000

A new Gallup survey of Baghdad residents finds that 6.6% say a member of their household was executed by Saddam’s regime. This yields a total of around 61,000, just in the city of Baghdad–well above previous estimates.

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