Les Roberts speakes to Peter Mares about the findings of the study and how it was carried out. Dr. Roberts also addresses the questions and implications of the study's critics.
Peter Hain didn't know that the chief science adviser to the government couldn't find fault with the methods used in the 2nd Iraq mortality study which concluded that over 650,000 more Iraqi people died unnecessarily due to the conflict.
Downing Street ignored senior government advisors on Lancet 2 mortality study in Iraq who judged the study (655,000) to be sound.
aired Tue 27th March 2007