"at least five the number of U.S. troops who died on Saturday."

[rodeodance]

posted in LBN:

the headline gives the impression it was only 3:

Sun Oct-15-06 05:07 AM
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Three soldiers die in bloody month for U.S. in Iraq

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Three U.S. soldiers were killed south of Baghdad on Saturday when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb, the U.S. military said in a statement on Sunday.

More than 40 U.S. troops have been killed in Iraq this month. At the current pace, October would be the deadliest for U.S. forces since January 2005. Two to three soldiers on average die every day in Iraq, most the victims of roadside bombs.

The U.S. statement gave no further details and said the names would be withheld pending notification of their families.

The deaths brought to at least five the number of U.S. troops who died on Saturday.


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http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=top...

[rzemanfl]

1. All of this bad writing can't just be bad writing. These people do

have college degrees, don't they? Reports from Iraq almost never seem to have all the deaths reported in one sentence or paragraph.

[TahitiNut]

2. In slight defense of the headline ...

... an article reporting the EVENT causing the death of three is called 'news' while an article summarizing all the deaths that day would be called 'analysis.' Clearly, the boundaries separating 'news' from 'analysis' (the latter being an editorial prerogative) seem to be almost totally dependent on whether the establishment line is being toed, but the distinction should be kept in mind, imho.

[razors edge]

3. They got them the same place gannon got

his press creds, on-line.

[madrchsod]

4. the story is pulled?

i did notice that a soldier died oct14 do to injuries that were caused in sept 20.

http://icasualties.org/oif/
Iraq Coalition Casualties

scroll down thru the oct 14th...jesus christ, there are a lot civilians getting butchered.