At last, among all the chatter, an informed and well-reasoned defence of the study on Iraqi civilian deaths published in the Lancet. The study, entitled “Mortality after the 2003 invasion of Iraq: a cross-sectional cluster sample survey” (download the PDF), scientifically calculated that approximately 654,965 civialians were killed in the 40 months after the US-led invasion of Iraq. Analyst and stockbroker Daniel Davies validates the numbers revealed by the study, and points an accusing finger in the right direction: the administration of George W. Bush.
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Horst Castle (or “Kasteel van Horst” in Dutch) is a Belgian castle dating back to the 13th century. Like great monuments all over the world, such as Joan Rivers or Anne Robinson, much has been renovated and replaced over the years, but the current structure mostly came into being in the 17th century. I’ve written about the history of Horst Castle on my Saint Bernard Windmill blog.
Several more photographs of the castle and its interior can be seen in my collection on Flickr. These were all taken on 1 October, 2006, on the Burchten- & Fortenweekend organised by the Davidsfonds.
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