Maybe now that Saddam is gone, the Iraqi health authorities are reporting real, honest numbers for the first time which could explain the apparent increase.
Maybe now that Saddam is gone, the Iraqi health authorities are reporting real, honest numbers for the first time which could explain the apparent increase.
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Maybe Iraq was really a happy country of kite flying kids, healthy adults, and benevolent leadership, before our brutal, illegal invasion ruined everything.
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In Sadr City, a Baghdad slum that for months has been convulsed by gun battles between a local militia and American troops, the officials said as many as 155 cases had turned up.The second outbreak is in Mahmudiya, a town 35 miles south of Baghdad that is known for its kidnappings and shootings as well as for its poverty, where there are an estimated 60 cases. At least nine pregnant women are believed to have been infected, and one has died. Five deaths have been reported over all.
Funny how a lack of safety leads to a lack of basic public services, which leads to unsanitary conditions, which leads to disease outbreaks.
That's the original story by Glanz in the IHT, a NY Times subsidiary.