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Old 01-14-08, 10:28 AM   #29 (permalink)
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Thread Starter Re: Lancet study validity in doubt

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Unless you are an expert in the field of epidimeology, how can you even begin to comment on this topic?
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Juan Cole, the most visible American Middle East scholar, summarized it in a particularly vivid comment:
Uh, Billo, Juan Cole is most certainly not "an expert in the field of epidimeology."

Actually, I apologize for that, it was a cheap shot. I know you didn't offer Juan Cole as an expert in epidemiology. But if you can offer Juan Cole, who knows a lot about the ME but (admittedly presumably) not very much about epidemiology, what fault can you find with reporting by independent investigative journalists? Other than the fact that you don't like or agree with their conclusions because they don't agree with your preconceived point of view?
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