Curt James wrote:
> Breeder wrote:
> > http://<snip>
<link restored, since we can't let war crime apologists
hide the truth>
http://web.mit.edu/CIS/pdf/Human_Cost_of_War.pdf
> Cross-posting POS.
> Anywho, NPR offered a report on that topic, however
> they also included a quote by an Iraqi who was asked if things were
> worse now than under Saddam's rule. He stated that although there are
> many horrors of life in Iraq since Saddam is no longer in control that
> things now are not even a fraction as bad as they were previously.
> Sure, it's the word of one Iraqi,
So it means little. They must have looked long and hard
to find him. Most Iraqis much prefer Saddam over the Bush
regime's terrorism, war crimes, torture, death, destruction,
misery, and its puppet "government".
http://newstandardnews.net/content/?items=1816
"A major study by the UN and Iraqi officials found that life
in Iraq has decayed significantly since foreign forces invaded,
following a general trend seen in most sectors since the imposition
of a global embargo in 1990.May 18, 2005 – Responses to a detailed
survey conducted by a United Nations agency and the Iraqi government
indicate that everyday conditions for Iraqis in the aftermath of the
2003 US-led invasion have deteriorated at an alarming rate, with
huge numbers of people lacking adequate access to basic services
and resources such as clean water, food, health care, electricity,
jobs and sanitation.
Child Malnutrition in Iraq Increases Under U.S. Occupation, Says UN
"This survey shows a rather tragic situation of the quality of life
in Iraq," Barham Salih, Iraq's minister of planning, said in statement,
adding: "If you compare this to the situation in the 1980s, you will
see a major deterioration.
In comparison with earlier statistics from Iraq on key measures of
daily living conditions - such as reliability of electrical service,
access to safe drinking water and sanitation systems and access to
health care -- the report concludes that "an alarming deterioration
in the indicators is apparent."
Of the households surveyed, 51 percent of those in urban areas of
southern Iraq live in neighborhoods "where sewage could be seen
in the streets." Nationwide, 40 percent of families in urban areas
and 30 percent in rural areas reported living in neighborhoods where
they can see sewage in the streets.
Iraqis are not fairing much better with respect to clean sources of
water. The survey indicates that only 54 percent of households
nationwide have access to a "safe and stable" supply of drinking
water. An estimated 722,000 Iraqis, the report also notes, rely
on sources that are both unreliable and unsafe.
Conditions are worse in rural areas, with 80 percent of families
drinking unsafe water, the report says. According to researchers,
"the situation is alarming" in the southern governorates of Basra,
Dhi Qar, Qadisiya, Wasit, and Babil, located near the Tigris and
Euphrates Rivers. A large percentage of the population in this
region relies on water from polluted rivers and local streams,
the report says.
Although 98 percent of Iraqi households are connected to the
electrical grid, 78 percent of them report "severe instability"
and low quality in the service, according to the survey. As a
result, about one in three Iraqi families now relies on
alternative sources of electricity such as generators, most
of which are shared between households.
> but what is Breeder offering?
> Uh, I don't know. I didn't click the link. ;o)
You certainly won't learn anything if you don't do any
research or reading.
> D'OH!
Indeed....
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