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• Johns Hopkins/Lancet pull another number out of their asses. - Tom Brosz - 10/11/2006 4:07:44 AM
  • Another study for comparison - Tom Brosz - 10/12/2006 4:01:32 AM
    • Well... - Laurie Street - 10/12/2006 6:30:33 AM
      • re: Well... - Tom Brosz - 10/12/2006 10:37:41 PM
        • Exact meanings - Laurie Street - 10/13/2006 1:58:29 AM
  • Considering no nukes, WMDs, no al-Qaeda no link to WTC - how many is too many? (n/t) - Bowser - 10/11/2006 6:49:21 PM
    • The "doesn't matter if it isn't true, the truth is bad enough" defense. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/11/2006 6:54:03 PM
      • Please do NOT say it doesn't matter. How many innocent lives is too many innocent lives? (n/t) - Bowser - 10/11/2006 7:20:38 PM
  • Link to actual study - Tom Brosz - 10/11/2006 5:35:40 PM
    • Shows a narrower range of estimates than the previous study - Laurie Street - 10/11/2006 6:28:30 PM
      • re: Shows a narrower range of estimates than the previous study - Tom Brosz - 10/11/2006 6:52:46 PM
        • re: Shows a narrower range of estimates than the previous study - Laurie Street - 10/11/2006 7:06:04 PM
    • Thanks - Robert - 10/11/2006 6:10:57 PM
      • Inconsistency - Tom Brosz - 10/11/2006 6:39:33 PM
        • Argument by incredulity - Robert - 10/11/2006 8:25:46 PM
          • re: Argument by incredulity - Tom Brosz - 10/12/2006 1:46:58 AM
            • "Perspective"? - Robert - 10/12/2006 3:05:41 AM
              • "Yeah, it's probably BS but we need to do some real studies." I'll settle for that. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/12/2006 3:47:54 AM
                • See also "another study for comparison" above. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/12/2006 4:02:59 AM
                  • Please do (n/t) - Laurie Street - 10/12/2006 3:51:04 PM
        • re: Inconsistency - Laurie Street - 10/11/2006 7:20:55 PM
          • re: Inconsistency - Tom Brosz - 10/11/2006 7:56:47 PM
            • au contraire - Laurie Street - 10/11/2006 9:57:17 PM
        • Six Fallujahs - Mary Anne - 10/11/2006 7:11:25 PM
    • OK, thanks. I'll read it. (n/t) - Mary Anne - 10/11/2006 5:58:49 PM
  • That's nothing. Remember the ONE MILLION IRAQI CHILDREN who supposedly died due to the sanctions? - David F Mayer - 10/11/2006 5:33:48 PM
    • People may be a little busy to dig up bodies of dead children for forensic investigation. - Mary Anne - 10/11/2006 10:23:15 PM
  • Does it make you feel better, Tom... - Laurie Street - 10/11/2006 3:29:58 PM
  • What should be disturbing.... - Donald - 10/11/2006 12:47:00 PM
  • Cluster surveys, used in this study, are routinely used to determine rates of death in natural disasters. - Mary Anne - 10/11/2006 12:17:11 PM
    • re: Cluster surveys, used in this study, are routinely used to determine rates of death in natural disasters. - Tom Brosz - 10/11/2006 4:30:27 PM
      • The first point is a problem. Who are the authorities? - Mary Anne - 10/11/2006 4:52:57 PM
        • re: Who are the authorities? - Tom Brosz - 10/11/2006 5:34:04 PM
          • We'll see. - Mary Anne - 10/11/2006 5:55:17 PM
            • re: We'll see. - Tom Brosz - 10/11/2006 6:50:02 PM
              • You know, I hear that same definition of "peer review" from creationists. - Mary Anne - 10/11/2006 7:16:06 PM
                • I also still haven't read the thing yet, and won't as long as I'm arguing with you. - Mary Anne - 10/11/2006 7:17:38 PM
  • Got any idea why Bush & Co. don't keep track of Iraqi deaths? - Bowser - 10/11/2006 6:37:04 AM