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2004-01-18 Afghanistan

5 killed in Taliban attack near Kandahar

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Posted by Dan Darling 2004-01-18 12:06:30 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Dan, I think it is intentional to boost up their bodybag counts. After all this is the New York Times.
Also notice that, even when the 13 Afghans were ambushed and outnumbered (about 3.8 to 1 by guess) they still managed to kill more of the enemy - thats good shooting.
Being the NYT I'm suprised they did not include the 16 children who died of Whooping cough in the body bag count.

Posted by CrazyFool 2004-1-18 10:43:16 AM|| 2004-1-18 10:43:16 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 How many people has the NYT has had to fire for either blatantly writing fiction or distorting and twisting what "facts" they do write in the last year? Seems to me they need to keep a "bodybag count" in their own offices. If they did, maybe they wouldn't be so quick to engage in such deceit.

Obviously, WHO hasn't "returned" to Afghanistan, and there are still scores of children not immunized against childhood diseases. When was the last time you even heard of an American child catching whooping cough? I don't think there's been thirteen deaths from the disease in the last 50 years in this country.

Posted by Old Patriot 2004-1-18 12:26:17 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2004-1-18 12:26:17 PM|| Front Page Top

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