Deaths in Iraq

[brennan]

I have shown proof.

No you gave an opinion.

 

[skadistic]

No you gave an opinion.

And proof in the form of other studies using the same method and better application and not overflowing with anti-war bias or conducted by a hack. All that stuff you keep ignoring. There is plenty of proof in this thread. You refuse to see it because you want these ridiculously high numbers to true.

 

[brennan]

And proof in the form of other studies using the same method and better application and not overflowing with anti-war bias or conducted by a hack. All that stuff you keep ignoring. There is plenty of proof in this thread. You refuse to see it because you want these ridiculously high numbers to true.

(Sorry, been away all weekend)

1) So you accept that the method of the study is fine. You just dislike the result this study produced. Of course you fail to understand the confidence issue and so do not understand that this study is perfectly compatible with later studies. All you are doing is demonstrating your ignorance.

2) I want hundreds of thousands of Iraqi's to be dead? This could be considered trolling if it weren't so pathetically inane, it's in line with Mobbie's insane assertions that i'd like Iraq to end up as a hell hole. FYI I think that the figure given in the study is likely to be an over-estimate bearing in mind the studies that followed it, and i'm extremely happy for this to be the case.

 

[BasketCase]

Aha, found a convenient excuse to go


This, plucked from today's paper:

Terrorist Attack in Baghdad

Spoiler :

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A suicide bomber killed at least 40 Shiite pilgrims and wounded 60 others Sunday as the pilgrims made their way to Karbala to commemorate one of the holiest days of the Shiite calendar, the Interior Ministry said.

Women and children were among the casualties, the official said. Most of those killed or wounded were pilgrims.

It marked the second deadly attack on pilgrims Sunday, the official said.

The bomber detonated an explosive vest in Iskandariya about 3 p.m. while the pilgrims were en route to Karbala for al-Arbaeen, the official said. The holiday falls on Wednesday.

Earlier Sunday, militants armed with guns and grenades attacked a group of pilgrims in southern Baghdad, killing three people and wounding more than 30 others, officials said.

The wounded included two police officers, the ministry said.

Iraqi officials had expected problems for pilgrims and issued a ban on carts in Baghdad on Friday.

A Defense Ministry official said the ban was ordered after a horse-drawn carriage blew up near a restaurant in the Karrada district, killing three civilians and wounding six others.

There was no indication when the ban would be lifted.

Every year, thousands of pilgrims amass in Karbala for al-Arbaeen, which commemorates the end of a 40-day mourning period for Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed.

Hussein is one of the most revered Shiite martyrs. He died in battle in the 7th century, and is buried in Karbala, about 60 miles southwest of Baghdad. Karbala's main holy site is the gold-domed Imam Hussein Shrine.

Violence struck northern Iraq on Sunday as well. In Hawija, southwest of Kirkuk, a bomb exploded outside a building where tribal leaders were meeting, killing one. Nine others were injured, including a local council leader, police said.

The person killed was an Awakening Council member. Groups such as Concerned Local Citizens, Sons of Iraq and Awakening Councils are helping the U.S. and Iraqi militaries fight al Qaeda in Iraq.

The Sunday meeting was aimed at bringing together tribal leaders to sort out differences and cooperate with one another.

Key word boldfaced. The targets were Shiite Muslims--the majority in Iraq. The most likely attackers were Sunnis. This is why Saddam had to go (well, one more in a long and growing list). Because he was a Sunni and the Sunnis were using Saddam's regime to kill Shiites. One of the reasons terrorists are resorting to suicide bombs and drive-by shootings is probably because they no longer have access to police, military, and state agencies in order to kill people.