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> This may be more diplomatic flim-flam. The U.S. and U.K. know they are > isolated and may be trying to diffuse the international anger by > making some token changes which leave the blockade intact My suspicion is that a shift towards more 'targeted' sanctions has been coming for a long time. Probably delayed a bit by the bombing. I'm writing an analysis and hope to circulate it tomorrow or the day after. > Also notice the article atributes the 1 million figure to "Saddam" > and not the U.N. I'm not aware of any UN agency or official having estimated a cumulative death toll due to sanctions. UNICEF's estimate of 500,000 children under the age of five 1990-1998 was clearly and explicitly NOT all attributed to economic sanctions. Sanctions were 'a factor' but not the only factor identified. The one million figure has been around for a long time, but apart from Iraqi government estimates I don't know of any source. When we have got a source, we should quote it, and we should treat the source fairly (as in the case of UNICEF). Hence the wording of the Constituency/National Petition - 'According to UNICEF, economic sanctions have contributed to the death of 500,000 children in Iraq since 1990.' Cheers Mil Milan Rai Joint Coordinator Voices in the Wilderness UK National Office 16B Cherwell St, Oxford OX4 1BG NEW personal contact details 29 Gensing Road, St Leonards-on-sea TN38 0HE ph 0845 458 9571 (local rate) pager 07623 746 462 -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a discussion list run by the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq For removal from list, email soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk Full details of CASI's various lists can be found on the CASI website: http://www.casi.org.uk