Comments on: Les Roberts on new Iraq mortality study http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/2008/01/10/les-roberts-on-new-iraq-mortality-study/ 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: Susan http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/2008/01/10/les-roberts-on-new-iraq-mortality-study/comment-page-1/#comment-141656 Susan Fri, 11 Jan 2008 02:19:18 +0000 http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/2008/01/10/les-roberts-on-new-iraq-mortality-study/#comment-141656 re: comment #4 - that is the old blog - sorry new blog is http://warnewstoday.blogspot.com/ re: comment #4 – that is the old blog – sorry

new blog is http://warnewstoday.blogspot.com/

]]> By: Susan http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/2008/01/10/les-roberts-on-new-iraq-mortality-study/comment-page-1/#comment-141655 Susan Fri, 11 Jan 2008 02:18:33 +0000 http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/2008/01/10/les-roberts-on-new-iraq-mortality-study/#comment-141655 also - more information on Iraq on this blog http://dailywarnews.blogspot.com also – more information on Iraq on this blog

http://dailywarnews.blogspot.com

]]> By: Susan http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/2008/01/10/les-roberts-on-new-iraq-mortality-study/comment-page-1/#comment-141654 Susan Fri, 11 Jan 2008 02:17:46 +0000 http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/2008/01/10/les-roberts-on-new-iraq-mortality-study/#comment-141654 I read one report last summer where Najaf cemetery officials said that over 40,000 UNIDENTIFIED bodies have been buried since March 2003. They are keeping records and photos, in hope of identifying these dead one day. The bodies are collected from Baghdad to Basra, not north of Baghdad. What are the odds that 40K of 151K dead are unidentified? pretty slim I read one report last summer where Najaf cemetery officials said that over 40,000 UNIDENTIFIED bodies have been buried since March 2003. They are keeping records and photos, in hope of identifying these dead one day.

The bodies are collected from Baghdad to Basra, not north of Baghdad.

What are the odds that 40K of 151K dead are unidentified?
pretty slim

]]> By: Stephen Soldz http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/2008/01/10/les-roberts-on-new-iraq-mortality-study/comment-page-1/#comment-141624 Stephen Soldz Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:03:57 +0000 http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/2008/01/10/les-roberts-on-new-iraq-mortality-study/#comment-141624 Donald, I don't think it's a matter of "statistically significant." The main issue woul e sampling. But the twop estimates, L2 vs IFHS differ so much, a few visits should give a good idea. I've been upset for the last year that no one has done this as all anecdotal reporting suggests that the majority of deaths are from violence, a la L2. Donald,

I don’t think it’s a matter of “statistically significant.” The main issue woul e sampling. But the twop estimates, L2 vs IFHS differ so much, a few visits should give a good idea. I’ve been upset for the last year that no one has done this as all anecdotal reporting suggests that the majority of deaths are from violence, a la L2.

]]> By: Donald Johnson http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/2008/01/10/les-roberts-on-new-iraq-mortality-study/comment-page-1/#comment-141617 Donald Johnson Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:49:52 +0000 http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/2008/01/10/les-roberts-on-new-iraq-mortality-study/#comment-141617 I don't have much hope that anyone in the mainstream press will take him up on the graveyard suggestion. Of course if it's dangerous, as it probably would be, I wouldn't blame them much. Also, how many graveyards would they have to visit to reach a statistically significant result? I don’t have much hope that anyone in the mainstream press will take him up on the graveyard suggestion. Of course if it’s dangerous, as it probably would be, I wouldn’t blame them much.

Also, how many graveyards would they have to visit to reach a statistically significant result?

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