One of the more compelling reasons for Rumsfeld's resignation is that the US needs a fresh look. Les Roberts, the lead author of The Lancet medical journal, differs and reported on February 8, 2006, that there may be as many as 300,000 Iraqi civilian deaths. Roberts is one of the world's leading epidemiologists and lectures at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He has also worked for the World Health Organisation and the International Rescue Committee. If true, and Roberts's methodology is unquestioned, this human tragedy must end and soon. |
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