Jousting with the Lancet: More Data, More Debate over Iraqi Deaths

Theoretically, the public health surveys and polls that have been conducted in Iraq -- at great risk to the people involved -- should help inform and further the debate. But the data is complicated by different research approaches and their attendant caveats. The matter has been further confused by anemic reporting, with news articles usually framed as a "he said / she said" story, instead of an exploration and interpretation of research findings. Full Story »

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by Judith Davidsen - Oct. 1, 2008

It's good journalism of the fact-check mode. In a quick read, I didn't see any opinions from, or even list of, groups referenced thus: "made available to academic and scientific groups in April 2007 as was planned from the inception of the study." If no groups asked for the data, or received it but didn't respond, that should have been noted.

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