iraq

Iraq Study Group

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those who "did evil"

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Iraq has no system of metering the Oil that it pumps.

Iraq has no system of income taxes.

Iraq's multicultural makeup is pulled in different directions by surrounding nations.

Iraq's Black Market rules its economy

Iraq's government gets its money from oil profits.

Iraq has no means to distribute oil profits..

If you never had income taxes, and were used to 1.7cent/litre gasoline, why change?

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Mortality after the 2003 invasion of Iraq: a cross-sectional
cluster sample survey
Gilbert Burnham, Riyadh Lafta, Shannon Doocy, Les Roberts
Summary
Background An excess mortality of nearly 100 000 deaths was reported in Iraq for the period March, 2003�September,
2004, attributed to the invasion of Iraq. Our aim was to update this estimate.
Methods Between May and July, 2006, we did a national cross-sectional cluster sample survey of mortality in Iraq.
50 clusters were randomly selected from 16 Governorates, with every cluster consisting of 40 households. Information
on deaths from these households was gathered.
Findings Three misattributed clusters were excluded from the final analysis; data from 1849 households that contained
12 801 individuals in 47 clusters was gathered. 1474 births and 629 deaths were reported during the observation
period. Pre-invasion mortality rates were 5�5 per 1000 people per year (95% CI 4�3�7�1), compared with 13�3 per
1000 people per year (10�9�16�1) in the 40 months post-invasion. We estimate that as of July, 2006, there have been
654 965 (392 979�942 636) excess Iraqi deaths as a consequence of the war, which corresponds to 2�5% of the
population in the study area. Of post-invasion deaths, 601 027 (426 369�793 663) were due to violence, the most
common cause being gunfire.
Interpretation The number of people dying in Iraq has continued to escalate. The proportion of deaths ascribed to
coalition forces has diminished in 2006, although the actual numbers have increased every year. Gunfire remains the
most common cause of death, although deaths from car bombing have increased.

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