108 Died In U.S. Custody

I was shocked when Ceci Connelly claimed on Fox News Special Report that close to 100 Iraqi and Afghani detainees have been murdered by U.S. troops. She is the least capable of the commentators on Special Report, so my expectations are always low when she's on. Last night was especially poor. She fumbled often, able only to cite Abu Ghraib as evidence for widespread, systemic abuse. Under some pressure, she claimed that 100 murders elsewhere have been documented.

I have been searching for such documentation. The closest thing I can find is this March story from CBS News, saying that 108 have died while in U.S. custody. However, this number includes those who died from natural causes, and the second sentence in the story says that one quarter of these may have been caused by abuse. These cases warrant investigation.

This is much more consistent with the number I've read previously, 27. It'll be interesting to see if there is any follow up on this tonight.