I'm exposed to all kinds of accountant-speak..... but I've never heard it said:
"Coldly taken as a daily average..."
And I have no idea what this means:
"Coldly taken as a daily average for the 24 years of Saddam's reign, these numbers give us a horrifying picture of between 70 and 125 civilian deaths per day for every one of Saddam's 8,000-odd days in power"
...and since you're quoting something here, mind if you give me your source?