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| UN claims malnutrition on the increase in Iraq |
| 2004-11-21 |
| and of the course the WaPo reports it uncritically even though previous UN claims during the Saddam period were demonstrably bogus Children Pay Cost of Iraq's Chaos Malnutrition Nearly Double What It Was Before Invasion By Karl Vick Washington Post Foreign Service Sunday, November 21, 2004; Page A01 BAGHDAD -- Acute malnutrition among young children in Iraq has nearly doubled since the United States led an invasion of the country 20 months ago [of course they could have said, "since the terrorists began fighting against the US and the UN began helping the terrorists"], according to surveys by the United Nations, aid agencies and the interim Iraqi government. After the rate of acute malnutrition among children younger than 5 steadily declined to 4 percent two years ago, it shot up to 7.7 percent this year, according to a study... |
| Posted by:mhw |
| #4 of course, MikeyS would deny that anything spewing from Turtle Bay could be anything but pure golden rain - it just smells like urine |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-11-21 1:43:21 PM |
| #3 SO, let me see if I understand this correctly. The body that brought us the 'Money-for-Saddam' program, money designed to buy food and medicines for Iraqis instead of BMWs and mansions for Saddam & Sons, is telling us that malnutrition has nearly doubled since the Coaltion went around the UN and invaded Iraq and brought down the regime. That malnutrition is at the UN who is feeding on sour grapes. |
| Posted by: Capt America 2004-11-21 1:38:45 PM |
| #2 shooting chartiy workers is not terrorism! |
| Posted by: Glum T Roll 2004-11-21 12:47:31 PM |
| #1 resisting armed forgein invaders is not terrorism! |
| Posted by: Slomorong Sloque7331 2004-11-21 12:42:13 PM |