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The Missing in Iraq

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Digging for Bodies at Hillah

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Iraqis search a mass grave site for remains using a large digger in a frantic search to find long-missing relatives near Hillah, Iraq. The chaotic digging caused such destruction of evidence -- of both crimes against humanity and of identity -- that Human Rights Watch began a campaign to embarass the U.S. military into closing the site.
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Iraqis search a mass grave site for remains using a large digger in a frantic search to find long-missing relatives near Hillah, Iraq. The chaotic digging caused such destruction of evidence -- of both crimes against humanity and of identity -- that Human Rights Watch began a campaign to embarass the U.S. military into closing the site.