Comments on: Iraq Body Count replies to critics but ignores criticism http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/2006/03/29/iraq-body-count-replies-to-critics-but-ignores-criticism/ Thoughts by Stephen Soldz on war, peace, politics, psychoanalysis, and research methods Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:11:54 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: George Bidder http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/2006/03/29/iraq-body-count-replies-to-critics-but-ignores-criticism/comment-page-1/#comment-499 George Bidder Mon, 17 Apr 2006 00:29:15 +0000 http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/2006/03/29/iraq-body-count-replies-to-critics-but-ignores-criticism/#comment-499 <blockquote cite="I, in turn argued that there was no reason to believe that the Western press was reporting most, or even a majority of war-related deaths in Iraq."> Nice straw man... Since when was: Al Jaz - Al Jazeera network HT - Hindustan Times JT - Jordan Times MEN - Middle East Newsline MEO - Middle East Online MER - Middle East Report described as "Western Press"? Your argument appears to be based on the assumption that IBC's data *relies* on "Western" sources. This is clearly incorrect. I'll leave you with the embarrassing task of working out exactly *how* incorrect...</blockquote>

Nice straw man…

Since when was:

Al Jaz – Al Jazeera network
HT – Hindustan Times
JT – Jordan Times
MEN – Middle East Newsline
MEO – Middle East Online
MER – Middle East Report

described as “Western Press”?

Your argument appears to be based on the assumption that IBC’s data *relies* on “Western” sources.

This is clearly incorrect. I’ll leave you with the embarrassing task of working out exactly *how* incorrect…

]]> By: Pjotr http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/2006/03/29/iraq-body-count-replies-to-critics-but-ignores-criticism/comment-page-1/#comment-462 Pjotr Tue, 11 Apr 2006 19:02:32 +0000 http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/2006/03/29/iraq-body-count-replies-to-critics-but-ignores-criticism/#comment-462 They've got a lucrative job going on. They have more important things to do than answer to critizism. "If you are not offending people who ought to be offended, you're doing something wrong." They’ve got a lucrative job going on. They have more important things to do than answer to critizism.

“If you are not offending people who ought to be offended, you’re doing something wrong.”

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