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War in Iraq Could Kill Half-a-Million People: Report The report said the U.S. will spend 200 billion U.S. dollars or more executing the war SYDNEY, November 12 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - A conventional war in Iraq could kill nearly 500,000 people, with the death toll shooting to four millions if nuclear weapons are used, a group of anti-war doctors said Tuesday, November 12. A report issued by the Medical Association for Prevention of War (MAPW) said the loss of life in the first three months of a U.S.-led attack on Iraq would range from a minimum of 48,000 to more than 260,000 people, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported. The study compiled by medical and public health experts around the world and titled “Collateral Damage: the Health and Environmental Costs of War on Iraq” estimated the post-war health fallout from the conflict could claim another 200,000 lives. If nuclear weapons were detonated, the death toll could reach four million, said the study issued at the Australian parliament early Tuesday and to be released later in the day in London and Washington. The report examined various options for military action and predicted that up to 5,000 soldiers from a U.S.-led coalition sent in to disarm the regime of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein would die in the fighting. By comparison, in the Gulf War of the early 1990s some 120,000 Iraqi soldiers and 15,000 civilians were killed, the MAPW estimated, saying a new war would be far deadlier. The United States has warned it will attack Iraq if Saddam does not comply quickly with a U.N. resolution ordering him to allow international inspectors to search for and destroy any weapons of mass destruction in the country. U.S. newspapers this week reported leaked Pentagon plans for an invasion of Iraq with up to 250,000 U.S. and allied troops. Australia and Britain are expected to join any U.S.-led action against Iraq, which is suspected of trying to develop nuclear arms alongside other weapons of mass destruction. The MAPW report said the United States would spend 200 billion U.S. dollars or more executing the war and on post-conflict occupation of Iraq. “This report at least deserves a response from those who advocate war against Iraq,” said Sue Wareham of the MAPW. She urged Australian Prime Minister John Howard to read the report before deciding to join a fight in Iraq. “If Prime Minister Howard already understands the human effect of modern warfare, then he has a responsibility to justify to the Australian people our likely involvement in this carnage,” she said. “If he does not understand, then this report is essential reading for him. But let him not pretend he just doesn’t know.” <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http://archive.jab.org/ctrl@;listserv.aol.com/ <A HREF="http://archive.jab.org/ctrl@;listserv.aol.com/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
