Arne,

Science 20 October 2006:
Vol. 314. no. 5798, pp. 396 - 397

you and Teribus seem to read in my posts what is not in there. I have said nothing yet about which side I find more credible. (Though I must admit that the statement of the Iraq body count scientists made an impression on me. They are against the war in no unclear terms and at the same time criticise the Lancet people. That's a welcome change from right wing people always believing the lowest number of dead and left wing people always believing the hightest.)

My links simply refute the wrong statement by TIA: The figure has been publicly challenged, but not by scientists.
To this aim, whether these scientists are only two small groups or whether their arguments are convincing is completely irrelevant.
BTW, that a group of scientists whose methods are criticised say that the critique is wrong means nothing at all. One very rarely sees another reaction.

Wolfgang