[extropy-chat] IRAQ: Weapons pipeline to Syria

[Stephen Van_Sickle]

--- Damien Broderick <thespike at satx.rr.com> wrote:

> Yes, just so. But I was anticipating the boots of
> Mike Lorrey crashing down 
> immediately, as they did.
> 
> Apologies in turn, Steve.

No apologies needed.

For everyone's information, the study Damien refers to
is available free at:

http://www.thelancet.com/journal/vol364/iss9445/full/llan.364.9445.early_online_publication.31137.1

There is a short and painless registration.

I am not a statistician, so I would be very interested
in the opinions of anyone on this list with a more
extensive background than I have.  In particular, if I
am reading it correctly, they are extrapolating the
100,000 figure from 21 violent deaths.  This does not
fill me with a great deal of confidence, but I'm
willing to be set straight.