[lugsoul]

Okay - this is obviously pretty wacky. But it does raise an interesting question about the reporting of deaths, since the announcements usually track the news stories reporting deaths on the ground. Is it true that DoD is not including the death of those evacuated with injuries in the total count? If this is not true, it needs to be debunked.

Any evidence on the topic would be helpful - including correlation of names on the official list with soldiers, sailors, or marines who have died in Germany or elsewhere.

[ruiner]

I doubt its true, but so help me God if it is . . .

Alas, I'm not going to give it a second thought until I get more proof!

[econ_grad]

Soldiers die in war. Why do you think it makes such a big difference between 1700 or 1791? Are you suggesting there is a conspiracy to underreport only 5% of the fatalities?

[xrp]

This is an obvious anti-Bush website. Just so ya know.

[Question Liberal Authority]

I'd think it would be pretty odd if Ted Koppel was reading the names of every single American killed in Iraq and there were like 14,000 parents who didn't hear their kids name.

[JeeperFreeper]

It's not true. I've a son in Ramadi. I follow DOD list religiously. Those that die of wounds later are reported.
Nor did Bush order the casket pictures to be kept secret. That happened years before. And I am no Bush fan.

[Right_at_RiceU]

Liberal propaganda. Ignore it.

[TomasUSMC]

I wouldn't be surprised if the total dead is higher. And the seriously wounded is in the thousands..... we are stupid if we expect to replay vietnam exactly and are waiting for victory.

If you want victory you have to fight like WW2. We are Naming this thing.

There is NO reason we should allow Syria to kill our troops without even lifting a finger - DO YOU HEAR ME mR. BUSH!

[untenured]

Iraqi civilian casualties are never reported but International Red Cross, Red Crescent and UN figures indicate that as of 1 January 2005, the numbers are just under 100,000.

That's not true (if "casualties" means "deaths"), so presumably the rest is equally dubious.

[jveritas]

Where did you get this dumb story?

[jveritas]

Moderator please pull out this lie.

[cripplecreek]

I would wonder how the government was keeping the families of those dead soldiers silent.

[PISANO]

Anyone who believes this nonsense or frequents this website needs Dick Durbin as a abuse counselor and Chappy Teddy as their AA sponsor.

[Grampa Dave]

Brian Herring aka Red Herring?

[MJY1288]

What a load of Bovine excrement

[armymarinemom]

If you visit the DOD news you can view all deaths reported. It's really ridiculous to think that families would just overlook the fact that a loved one isn't reported if they received bad news. I can't believe this is even up for discussion. This sounds like it is coming right out of ANSWER's garbage or AW friendly sites.

[Alberta's Child]

Some of these numbers sound bizarre. I just don't think it would be possible to somehow "hide" 5,000 or more combat deaths as this author seems to indicate. It would be a simple research exercise to confirm these numbers.

Having said that, there is also no question in my mind that the U.S. government would lie through its teeth to its own citizens if it felt a need to do so. That's why the Founding Fathers envisioned a government that was very limited in size -- because governments are inherently corrupt and should never be trusted.

[SmithL]

I'm trying on a new tagline. I think it fits.

[R. Scott]

That’s a “high death rate”? I believe it is called a “war”. What would Brian Herring have thought of some of the operations in Viet Nam, or Korea, or WWII, or WWI, or …

[USAfearsnobody]

Okay - this is obviously pretty wacky. But it does raise an interesting question about the reporting of deaths, since the announcements usually track the news stories reporting deaths on the ground. Is it true that DoD is not including the death of those evacuated with injuries in the total count? If this is not true, it needs to be debunked.

The Pentagon may briefly delay publishing, but no, they are counted. At most, it is considered non-combat. But the AP who reports this stuff would probably have figured that kind of thing out already if it were true that the Pentagon doesn't report injuries in the total count. The MSM includes ANYTHING IT CAN FIND, even if it were friendly fire or a heli-crash. The premise is that its all Bush's fault!

[lepton]

Is it true that DoD is not including the death of those evacuated with injuries in the total count?

People can look up the list, right? People who have families would surely note if their soldier who is in Iraq were reported dead to them but not on the list. i'm pretty sure that something like this would be caught within a few weeks if not days.