Why is the casualty list for Iraq CLASSIFIED?!

[Peachhead22]

Nora O'Donell was on Tweety's program on MSNBC after Shrub's speech. One thing she said was 'Pubs on capitol hill were shown a classified casualty list, then were asking the administration why the casualty lists in Iraq are _classified_?

WTF? This is like Pentagon Papers-type stuff. Why aren't the Dems shi**ing bricks over this?

[markbark]

1. Two reasons....

Quoth the poster: Why aren't the Dems shi**ing bricks over this?

1. Nobody with a pair of cojones as big as Daniel Elsberg's works at The New York Times.

2. Even if such a person DID exist today, he would be instantly imprisoned under USPATRIOT.


--MAB

[dflprincess]

2. Why do you think?

n/t

[Democat]

3. This should be illegal

How can the American people not know how many of our own citizens are dying?

What if 10,000 Americans were dead over there, would they tell us?

[Solly Mack]

4. well, the official reason is ..and you're going to gag...

"national security"....however

About 2 months ago, one of our soldiers was hit by a 18 wheeler at an Iraqi checkpoint...he was back at Walter Reed for 5 days BEFORE his parents were notified..and then they only found out by fluke...a wife called to see how this soldier was doing...

The Army NEVER called the soldier's parents...never.

We learn of injuries everyday...injuries never officially reported...injuries left untreated because to do so adds to the Commanders troop loss ratio-which reflects poorly upon the commander...and the mission....which in turn reflects poorly on everyone up the rank scale.....so, you don't hear about it because they know people would balk at the amount of injured..it's a PR cover-up.

[fla nocount]

5. Because if we knew the gig would be up. Silly question. n/t

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[spooky3]

6. isn't this a dupe?

[Clark Can WIN]

7. Like mushrooms they keep us

Surely this will not fly for too long. Them media rally HATES it when they are not allowed story food, which is what this amounts too for some of those heartless bastards.

Hopefully the ones who do care will see the irony of soldiers who were supposedly killed to protect freedom, having thier deaths hushed in clear violation of free press.

[pansypoo53219]

8. because they

don't want us to know how many have COMMITTED SUICIDE.
which are NOT being listed in the death count. they should have a seperate count for THAT.

[rustydog]

9. It's classified because Walter Reed is overflowing with wounded.

They are putting up wounded in hotels!
Over 8000 wounded and rising.
There are flights into America nightly bringing in the wounded.
Where are the LIBERAL media bringing us this story?

If Americans found out the real count, bush would be run out of the country on a rail.

[newyawker99]

10. dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=295068&mesg_id=295068


I am locking this one.


NYer99
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