Iraq's Health Ministry ordered to stop counting civilian deaths - 12/10/03

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http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2003-12-10-iraq-civilians_x.htm

Iraq's Health Ministry ordered to stop counting civilian dead from war

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Iraq's Health Ministry has ordered a halt to a count of civilians killed during the war and told its statistics department not to release figures compiled so far, the official who oversaw the count told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

The health minister, Dr. Khodeir Abbas, denied in an email that he had anything to do with the order, saying he didn't even know about the study.

Dr. Nagham Mohsen, the head of the ministry's statistics department, said the order was relayed to her by the ministry's director of planning, Dr. Nazar Shabandar, who said it came on behalf of Abbas. She said the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority, which oversees the ministry, also wanted the counting to stop.

"We have stopped the collection of this information because our minister didn't agree with it," she said, adding: "The CPA doesn't want this to be done."

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1. "The CPA doesn't want this to be done."

CPA, being the Coalition Provisional Authority (a.k.a. BushCo).

Gee, go figure that. :eyes:

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2. Quick look at this note we found in a box of bananas threatening Bush n/t