We’re Not Surprised: Study Finds Disproportionate Number of Dead In Iraq Are Women And Children
Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:47:05 -0700
I’ve lost count of the number of times that I’ve pointed out that since wars are not actually fought on battlefields but more often than not in heavily populated areas, the victims are disproportionately innocent civilians and most especially women and children. A new study just published by Iraq Body Count puts the numbers to the sad truth of this assertion. From The Independent (UK) : Air strikes and artillery barrages have taken a heavy toll among the most vulnerable of the Iraqi p
Thursday, April 16, 2009
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The Doctors
Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:41:40 -0700
One thing is also increasingly clear from the torture memos: medical professionals were indeed present throughout the torture sessions, carefully monitoring and measuring the health and suffering of the torture victims. There is no conceivable way in which this is compatible with the Hippocratic oath, or with minimal standards of medical ethics. They were there to ensure that pain was maximized short of death or permanent visible injury. They failed in the score of cases where torture victims di
Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:41:40 -0700
One thing is also increasingly clear from the torture memos: medical professionals were indeed present throughout the torture sessions, carefully monitoring and measuring the health and suffering of the torture victims. There is no conceivable way in which this is compatible with the Hippocratic oath, or with minimal standards of medical ethics. They were there to ensure that pain was maximized short of death or permanent visible injury. They failed in the score of cases where torture victims di
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