9/11 Victims & sad realities

I was just reading this article on the BBC about a woman who was added to the list of those killed in 9/11 (NYC), afer dying from exposure to the dust caused by the towers' collapse.

The article reads, "In a letter made public on Wednesday, New York's chief medical examiner, Dr Charles Hirsch, said he was certain "beyond a reasonable doubt" that the dust "was contributory to her death. Dr Hirsch said he would amend Ms Dunn-Jones's death certificate accordingly and change the manner of death from natural causes to homicide."
They further explain that "the toxic cloud [from the crash] contained particles of asbestos, lead, glass, and cement" and add that the ruling making the woman 9/11's 2,750th victim may have implications in the cases of dozens of other deaths.

Here's the article (Dust victim is added to 9/11 toll): http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6689973.stm

I applaud 'them' for recognizing this tragedy, and for honoring the victims of this heinus crime. However, I can't help to stop and wonder what ever came of the discovery that the government was not counting "indirect" deaths (like car and suicide bombings) as fatalities in Iraq when reporting numbers to the media this past year. Did they ever update those numbers , too (or merely expose a flaw when this system was being questioned)?

I won't go so far as to call anything hypocritical, but it all just strikes me as being so sad. It's good that we remember these horrific events in order to learn from them, but there's such a lack of respect for life, or confusion about how to protect your values, in my opinion. With friends in Iraq, almost constant exposure to information about the war, and a concern for those families & persons directly affected, it bothers me that we are possibly being biased or just haven't come up with the right approach yet. The 'road map' (to peace) seems mislabeled.

I am just tired of war.