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| 2004-06-01 | |
| U.S. Casualties in Iraq Top 200, Rising. By ROBERT BURNS
American troops in Iraq died in May at a rate of more than two per day, pushing the combined death count for April and May beyond 200, according to Pentagon figures. For the National Guard and Reserve, whose part-time soldiers make up at least one-third of the 135,000 American troops in Iraq, the trend in casualties during May was especially troubling. At least 22 citizen soldiers died, nearly one-third of all U.S. losses in May. As a percentage of the month’s death toll, that is about double what it had been in most previous months of the war. It also shows that the Guard and Reserve are bearing an increasing combat load. Let’s contact Guinness! It’s a record that just slightly more people have died in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars than died when the USS Indianapolis went down? May was deadlier than most previous months, but far less so than April, when the death toll was 136. That was by far the highest for any month since U.S. forces invaded in March 2003. The bloody fight for the city of Fallujah raged throughout April but has calmed down in the past few weeks. In total, the Iraq conflict has taken the lives of more than 800 American troops so far, and last week the Pentagon reported that the number wounded in action is approaching 4,700. The military says it continues to make progress in stabilizing Iraq, but the steadily rising death toll has become a political burden for a White House that also is focused on re-election. ... Among the 22 citizen soldiers killed in May was Staff Sgt. William D. Chaney, of the Illinois Army National Guard. At age 59, he was the oldest soldier to die in Iraq since the invasion began. Chaney, of Schaumburg, Ill., died May 18 at a U.S. military hospital in Germany of complications following surgery for a noncombat related condition that he developed while in Iraq. So now death from a "noncombat related condition" = "killed?" Also, "died at a U.S. military hospital in Germany" = "die[d] in Iraq?" | |
| Posted by:Tibor |
| #16 Garrison, CNN (and to a similar extent the BBC) are not aimed at domestic audiences, they are aimed at foreign audiences and CNN reaches more people than the entire US population. |
| Posted by: Phil B 2004-06-01 10:43:01 PM |
| #15 Here is the actual boycott link. |
| Posted by: badanov 2004-06-01 9:54:24 PM |
| #14 Here is the actual boycott link. |
| Posted by: badanov 2004-06-01 9:51:06 PM |
| #13 This may aid in letters to advertisers to boycott their products. i have sent one to DirecTV and Principal Life. Let them know! Take 2 minutes. http://jaynesfamily.us/PETESPAGE/boycott_list.htm |
| Posted by: Bill Nelson 2004-06-01 7:49:24 PM |
| #12 ex-lib: What I meant was, that is sounded crazy to the unsuspecting that Hitler and Stalin... I understood your point. My point was that they sounded crazy, were actually crazy, and people still expressed disbelief in that craziness. I still think that if they were provided acturate info through the major news outlets... Some would accept the information, and others would not. I am in the camp that believes it will take a tragedy, or series of tragedies equal to or greater than 9-11-01 to get EVERYONE to acknowledge the true scope of the problem. My appologies for the run on sentence. MC |
| Posted by: Master Cylinder 2004-06-01 6:48:57 PM |
| #11 Master Cylinder : What I meant was, that is sounded crazy to the unsuspecting that Hitler and Stalin ACTUALLY (really and truly) wanted to take over the world--just like it sounds crazy to alot of people that the Islamics acturally want to create a one world thing, with themselves in charge! But like, Hitler and Stalin, they're serious about it. Next, as much as I'd like to agree with you about the idiocy of some Americans, I still think that if they were provided acturate info through the major news outlets, the WOT would have a lot more suport. Hooray! badanov is totally correct. We can blab all we want, but threaten their advertisers with boycotts, and suddenly, you'll start seeing a big change. |
| Posted by: ex-lib 2004-06-01 5:20:05 PM |
| #10 You all need to learn to be a good deal more genteel in dealing with the fifth column press. There is something we can do to news people that is more horrific than mass execution: Place their advertisers on notice that their covereage is being watched and the news outlets will get it from two directions if they don't report accurately. A liberal will scream and yell about censorship if you try to block a slanted news story; they will scream and lose all control over their bodily functions when it comes to summary trials of themselves or their other socialist allies: but take away their paychecks and they are good little boys and girls who just want to do the right thing. Trust me: the threat of losing all that advertsing revenue is far stronger than any empty threat of summary trials and executions. Plus, and here's the best part: It's do-able. |
| Posted by: badanov 2004-06-01 1:11:55 PM |
| #9 #5. Give me a FORMAL DECLARATION OF WAR which will allow the propagandists to be rounded up, herded into cattle cars and sent to concentration camps until the WAR is WON. Actually, give me a FDoW, a roundup, a quick trial and conviction for TREASON, followed by a SUMMARY EXECUTION! -MC |
| Posted by: Master Cylinder 2004-06-01 12:50:54 PM |
| #8 #4. ...if the American people could access reliable information telling them what this conflict is really about and what's at stake. Well, they can access reliable information if they so desire. But it might mean missing an episode of, (insert some show here), and we just couldn't have that. Also, you assume that they would believe/care. Most American are not going to wake up until they are being pulled from their homes and killed on their front lawns. Then they will cry: "But why didn't "someone" tell me!" Sounds crazy, but Hitler and Stalin sounded crazy too, in their day. Stalin and Hitler, WERE crazy! -MC |
| Posted by: Master Cylinder 2004-06-01 12:46:38 PM |
| #7 I like the way they glaze over how May is an improvement from April. http://www.icasualties.org/oif/ |
| Posted by: Anonymous4021 2004-06-01 11:52:28 AM |
| #6 His wife, Carol, said the autopsy results were not complete Thursday but that some type of infection of the appendix and small intestine was suspected. He suffered from complications - possibly a blood clot that caused cardiac arrest - after surgery to correct the original problem, she said. Plain English : "Complications from Appendicitis" is a new type of combat death. |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-06-01 11:35:11 AM |
| #5 The ANTI-WAR/ANTI-AMERICAN propaganda pumped out by the ABCNBCCBS NETWORK differs from that of CNN only in that the ABCNBCCBS NETWORK propaganda programming reaches 100 times more viewers than does the most watched/read CNN propaganda offering. To WIN wars, it is necessary to have the support of the men and women in uniform, the support of the government and the support of the civilian population. The ABCNBCCBS NETWORK, the MSNBCCNBCCNN CABLE CHANNEL, the NYTimes, USAToday and the DCPost are working successfully for their ISLMO-FASCIST BUDDIES in turning Americans against a WAR of SELF-DEFENSE. Give me a FORMAL DECLARATION OF WAR which will allow the propagandists to be rounded up, herded into cattle cars and sent to concentration camps until the WAR is WON. |
| Posted by: Garrison 2004-06-01 11:30:11 AM |
| #4 The Islamics are easily willing to "sacrifice" thousands and thousands and thousands of soldiers in this war against the West, because they know that many Americans (and Europeans) will "freak out" over the loss of even several hundred. They see this as a weakness on America's part--a weakness which they are more than happy to exploit. They will keep it up until we no longer have "the stomach" for casualties. Funny, though. We'd get done with this necessary situation a lot faster if the American people could access reliable information telling them what this conflict is really about and what's at stake. Nobody here really likes other people who "want to take over the world." And yes, the Islamics do want to take over the world. Sounds crazy, but Hitler and Stalin sounded crazy too, in their day. |
| Posted by: ex-lib 2004-06-01 10:57:04 AM |
| #3 I'm flipping channels yesterday and saw their moveon.org commercial featuring the Evil Rumsfeld and the hooded Statue of Liberty (nice touch on Memorial Day). Funny how I haven't seen that anywhere else. Well, maybe not. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-06-01 10:05:32 AM |
| #2 No other network manipulates the pain of American loss more and attempts to burden Americans with (undeserved) national guilt more than CNN. |
| Posted by: jules 187 2004-06-01 10:00:14 AM |
| #1 CNN is no fav of mine but Burns writes for AP - another asswipe service posing as a news organization. |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2004-06-01 9:38:54 AM |