--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "jim_flanegin" <jflanegi@> > wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], MDixon6569@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 6/8/06 5:15:05 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > > > jflanegi@ writes: > > > > > > Also read an interesting statistic that among the named > > > terrorist groups in Iraq, Al Zarqawi's bunch was responsible for > > > just 14% of deaths attributed to such groups. > > > > > > Wow! Now I would like to know where that statistic comes from. > > > Do they interview members of each group and take body counts and > > > post them somewhere? Or maybe each group leaves a calling card > > > on each victim which is collected by the police so they can keep > > > score. > > > > As much as I'd like to just make stuff up like the Bush > > Adminstration and their lackeys do, you can read this for yourself > > at: > > > > http://tinyurl.com/kk3qp > > > > This comes from a publication called The Global Terrorism Analysis, > > who's editor comes from the Jane's Information Group, the 'ultimate > > source on defence, geopolitics, transport, and police.' I'm sure > > you've heard of them. > > > > Anyway, the statistic quoted begins in paragraph 7 of the > > article, "Al-Zarqawi's Rise to Power: Analyzing Tactics and > > Targets", on the url shown above. > > Jim, it doesn't look to me as though this article > says 14% of deaths were due to Zarqawi's attacks; > looks to me like it's 70%. The 14% figure is the > percentage of the Iraqi resistance made up of > Zarqawi's people--the point being that while his > group is relatively small, it's been *very* > effective at killing people: > > "Table 1 and Chart 1 (see below) provide several indications: Zarqawi > and his faction constitute only 14% of the total Iraqi resistance, > which clearly indicates that the network's size is limited and the > international media is largely responsible for exaggerating their > role. In addition, Zarqawi's tactics are dramatic as his faction > routinely resorts to suicide attacks. Suicide bombings by the Zarqawi > network, which make up 42.2% total suicide attacks in Iraq, have many > advantages, the most important of which are low cost, lack of need > for escape plans and media coverage. The percentage of suicide > attacks perpetrated by Zarqawi's faction to the overall number of > victims of other operations is 70% dead and 83.7% injured (see table > 2). The high rate of victims apparently proves the effectiveness of > the terrorist act (table 2 indicates that civilian victims of this > tactic are as high as 80%) and achieves a large media coverage." >
Looks like a case of 'careful and accurate thinking' over 'spontaneous right action'. Good catch Judy. So much for the theory of spontaeous right action, right? JohnY ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get to your groups with one click. Know instantly when new email arrives http://us.click.yahoo.com/.7bhrC/MGxNAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
