43% of Iraqis live in absolute poverty – Government report: Another 11% live in abject poverty

Jcrowley

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Thu May-03-07 06:10 PM
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43% of Iraqis live in absolute poverty – Government report: Another 11% live in abject poverty

43% of Iraqis live in absolute poverty – government report

By Kamal al-Basri

Azzaman, May 2, 2007

Poverty is rampant throughout Iraq with more than half the population lacking basic means to survive, a government survey shows.

The survey by the Central Statistical Bureau says that 43 percent of Iraqis suffer from ‘absolute poverty’ and another 11 percent of them live in ‘abject poverty’.

Both terms are measures aid organizations use to quantify poverty in the world and they refer to people below poverty level.

People in absolute poverty lack the necessary food, clothing or shelter to survive and 43 percent of Iraqis now fall into that category, the survey says.

http://www.azzaman.com/english/index.asp?fname=news%5C2007-05-02%5Ckurd1.htm

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Karenina

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Thu May-03-07 06:13 PM
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1. The GOAL of the "American" *MIC

is to KILL THEM OFF. When the population is sick and dying the oil under their sand can be extracted without resistance.

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Rydz777

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Thu May-03-07 07:53 PM
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2. Degrees of poverty

It is terrible when they start making gradations in poverty. "Absolute" is bad enough, but then you face "Abject."

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Fri May-04-07 11:06 AM
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3. Kick for Jcrowley (R.I.P.)

Not sure why, but still looking for a reason...

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earth mom

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Fri May-04-07 11:42 AM
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6. Please let me know when you figure it out. nt

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blues90

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Fri May-04-07 11:24 AM
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4. This sounds like the path the Us is headed for .

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Fri May-04-07 11:26 AM
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5. maybe Blair could send them some potatoes

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