As some of you may recall from an earlier
Washblog diary, Dr. Riyahd Lafta was blocked earlier this year from appearing at conferences in both the United States and Canada. Dr. Lafta is an Iraqi researcher who had collaborated on the recent
Lancet study that put the Iraqi death toll at about 655,000 since the U.S.-led invasion and occupation of Iraq.
Dr. Lafta has now been allowed to visit Canada, where he is meeting with researchers from the University of Washington and Simon Fraser University. On Friday, he'll be participating in a live interactive webcast. Below the fold are the details: