Malnutrition Rising Among Iraq's Children

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041122/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_malnutrition&cid=540&ncid=1480

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Malnutrition among Iraq (news - web sites)'s youngest children has nearly doubled since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq despite U.N. efforts to deliver food to the war-ravaged country, a Norwegian research group said Monday.


Since the March 2003 invasion, malnutrition among children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years old has grown from 4 percent to 7.7 percent, said Jon Pedersen, deputy managing director of the Oslo, Norway-based Fafo Institute for Applied Social Science, which conducted the survey.


The U.N. Development Program and Iraq's Central office for Statistics and Information Technology also took part in the survey.


"It's in the level of some African countries," Pedersen told The Associated Press. "Of course, no child should be malnourished, but when we're getting to levels of 7 to 8 percent, it's a clear sign of concern."

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[NYC Liberal]

1. TRAITOR!!

You anti-American Liberal scum!

AND 9/11 9/11 9/11!!!

[atreides1]

2. My Question

Where are all of those "good xtian folk" who support the war and their glorious leader. I'm sorry, I forgot if they won't do anything for American children, how can they be expected to do anything for Iraqi children.

[struggle4progress]

3. kick

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[fortyfeetunder]

4. this is despicable

Were the kids getting fed when Saddam was in power, right?

[TripleD]

5. Yes, untill we dismantled their food distribution system

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A more substantial assault on Saddam's legacy is under way in the Republican Palace, where the occupation authority is making preparations to dismantle the food distribution system which gave free rations of flour, rice, cooking oil and other staples to every Iraqi.

Described by the UN as the world's most efficient food network, the system still keeps Iraqis from going hungry. But the US civilian administrator of Iraq, Paul Bremer, views it as a dangerous socialist anachronism. The coalition provisional authority (CPA) is planning to abolish it in January, despite warnings from its own technical experts that this could lead to hunger and riots.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1058867,00.html

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6. According to the article malnutrition has doubled since the US invaded n/t