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This American Life on Iraq mortality study

November 4th, 2006

The U.S. National Public Radio show, This American Life, today was on the new Iraq mortality study. They summarized an earlier show on the 2004 study, with a detailed interview with Les Roberts [which covers much of the information from other inte3rviews, but adds from interesting details]. They spend a few minutes on the 2006 study and the IBC critique. they discuss two alternatives, 1) that Iraqi informations systems are grossly inadequate; or 2) that the Lancet data was faked. They conclude the latter alternative is unlikely. It should be downloadable here soon.

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