Iraq war 'could kill 500,000'
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Wednesday November 13, 2002 17:12
by pat c
A war against Iraq could kill half a million people, warns a new report (Collateral Damage) by medical experts - and most would be civilians. The report claims as many as 260,000 could die in the conflict and its three-month aftermath, with a further 200,000 at risk in the longer term from famine and disease. A civil war in Iraq could add another 20,000 deaths. Collateral Damage is being published on Tuesday 12 November 02 in 14 countries. More at: http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993043
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3"It’s a hard choice, but I think, we, think, it’s worth it."
Her response to a May 11, 1996 60 Minutes question about the over half a million children killed by the [Iraqi] sanctions
One death is too many.
"No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is ALWAYS economic."
-- A.J.P.Taylor, British Historian
p.s. Imagine if Iraq 'won' the war.
I suppose we should have let Hitler take over Europe and Sinn Fein/PIRA take over this State of ours. We should never fight back, just sit down and take it.
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