Over at Majikthise, Lindsay has been doing some really good debunking of the critics of the Lancet article that indicates roughly 655,000 Iraqis have died as a result of the Iraq War and Occupation. Here they are:
Over half a million additional deaths in Iraq since US invasion
Innumerate cowards recoil from the facts: 655,000 dead Iraqis
More on the Lancet study of Iraqi deaths
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Dr. Mike,
In light of recent news that the E.coli outbreak has been traced to cow patties from ranches near the suspect crops, I think it's notable that you called this one early.
http://scienceblogs.com/mikethemadbiologist/2006/09/dont_eat_yer_spinac…
Naturally, I don't mean to make light of the tragic and untimely deaths this may have caused. There are friends and families who deserve the utmost respect for their losses, and many others are having a miserable time of it as well.
What gets me is how frustratingly long it took to narrow this one down, that this is the 'first time' the direct connection between cow poop (in the water, then on the crops) and an outbreak has been determined, and how preventable this could have been in the first place.
respectfully yourn,
-skunq
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.food13oct13,0,5988…
Dr. Mike,
In light of recent news that the E.coli outbreak has been traced to cow patties from ranches near the suspect crops, I think it's notable that you called this one early.
http://scienceblogs.com/mikethemadbiologist/2006/09/dont_eat_yer_spinac…
Naturally, I don't mean to make light of the tragic and untimely deaths this may have caused. There are friends and families who deserve the utmost respect for their losses, and many others are having a miserable time of it as well.
What gets me is how frustratingly long it took to narrow this one down, that this is the 'first time' the direct connection between cow poop (in the water, then on the crops) and an outbreak has been determined, and how preventable this could have been in the first place.
respectfully yourn,
-skunq
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.food13oct13,0,5988…