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veracity Donating Member (993 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-08-04 05:21 PM
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Military deaths now exclude many categories....
Actual number is over 1300. New figures from the DOD quote 1,001. Omitted: death from accidents, friendly fire, suicide, disease, unexplained causes, - or in-hospital from injuries sustained during combat. Never mind the totals regarding wounded. They're totally ridiculous in their minimalization.

This is one of the categories of news we're NOT getting. If you missed this, here's an editorial from TVNL, exposing the stories we did NOT get during 2004 and are "MISSING AND PRESUMED DEAD...."

http://tvnewslies.org/html/missing_and_presumed_dead.html
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tk2kewl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-08-04 05:24 PM
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1. "minimalization"
not only do they minimize the horrible toll of war, but they also diminish the contribution of those whose deaths go uncounted IMO
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ogradda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-08-04 05:24 PM
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2. Yes, it's extremely easy to die in Iraq.....
Edited on Wed Dec-08-04 05:24 PM by ogradda
To be counted as having died there now that's a quite different story!:crazy:
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patdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-08-04 05:33 PM
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3. I thought that maybe 300 troops had 'risen from the dead'..but that is
Easter not Christmas?? I get confused sometimes? :crazy:
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genius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-08-04 05:42 PM
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4. Pat Tilman is no longer dead. That's Afghanistan but same applies.
Edited on Wed Dec-08-04 05:43 PM by genius
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