Meaningful math formula for body count in Iraq
by Bryce Martin

Nearly each day comes the body count in Iraq from suicide bomb attacks.
How do we best interpret the numbers?
With me, it's a simple mathematical formula: You take the total number killed (including the suicide bomber) and subtract 1, for the suicide bomber. The sum difference is the number of those who might go to Heaven (depending on the lives they've led) and the subtracted suicide bomber is the one definitely going to Hell.
It is with a certain amount of, yes, pleasure that I know these misguided cretins will roast in the embers of everlasting flames.
Anyone who thinks "suicide is painless," as stated in the words of the M*A*S*H theme song (yes, it has lyrics), might want to disconsider any such romantic notions.

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