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2006-10-20 Iraq

The sampling methodology of the survey of Iraqi deaths

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Posted by Mike Sylwester 2006-10-20 17:42|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Even a nitwit could see that the "death count" increase since the first report of "The Lancet" is absurdly high. Over 450,000 more deaths in the last two years -- that's an average of over 600 per day.

"Curious about the kind of people who would have the chutzpah to claim to a national audience that this kind of research was methodologically sound..."
Seething people, Steven, seething people. That would be either Islamofascists or Bush-bashing Democrats. "Les Roberts" doesn't sound like a typical name for an Islamofascist.

"Roberts campaigned for office in 2006, running in the Democratic primary for the U.S. House of Representatives seat of the 24th Congressional District in Chenango County, NY."
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Roberts_(epidemiologist)

Posted by Darrell 2006-10-20 20:09|| 2006-10-20 20:09|| Front Page Top

#2 655,000 Iraqis! No way. Roberts or his student must have been smoking weed. This is irresponsible and fits in the category of junk science.

Posted by JohnQC 2006-10-20 21:19|| 2006-10-20 21:19|| Front Page Top

#3 Junk, yes, science? No.

Posted by twobyfour 2006-10-20 21:29|| 2006-10-20 21:29|| Front Page Top

#4 No, tbf. Junk is something that has outlived its' usefulness.

Trash science is garbage.

Posted by Bobby 2006-10-20 21:54|| 2006-10-20 21:54|| Front Page Top

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