Politics: war and death in Iraq

British magazine The Lancet has estimated, that, "as of July, 2006, there have been 654 965 excess Iraqi deaths as a consequence of the war, which corresponds to some 2·5% of the
population in the study area. Of post-invasion deaths, 601 027 (426 369–793 663) were due to violence, the most common cause being gunfire." President Bush has declared that such figures are not credible. Who should we believe, someone who has already lied about the real reasons and known facts to justify the invasion of Iraq or in a serious scientific estimate?

Meanwhile, the Iraqui Parliament adopted last 11 October by simple majority, a law creating a federal state. If the shiites (some 65% of the population) have approved the law, sunnis fear that federalism will further isolate their regions, located mostly to the west of the country.