Think they might hide the true number of dead in NO?

[southernleftylady]

just to try to lighten the hit of how bad this truely is? first not wanting people to take pictures of the dead and having to get a restraining order against the goverment and nowall the reports are saying "there arent nearly as many deaths as thought"
what do you think?

[MichiganVote]

1. Depend on it.

[linazelle]

37. They're tuning up to minimize the death toll. Heard at least 4X

that body count will be lower than anticipated. They've covered what percentage of NOLA? How many attics have they gotten into? They say these things without asking or answering any of these questions. And, how many bodies have they recovered so far? The number currently recovered, coupled with the amount of land they still have to cover, would provide an answer to that question. Share the numbers BUSHCO.

[MichiganVote]

39. And they've moved evacuees all over the country so

the chances of adequate ID procedures of the deceased are slim to nothing. Hence- the giant unmarked grave. Bury the truth Bush style.

[annabanana]

2. Let ALL the media in and PROVE IT...

Who gave this "new and improved" estimate? What area, exactly, did they canvass? Is there any corroborating evidence to back these statements up?

PROVE IT! I'm willing to listen...

[Lindsay]

3. The junta lies about everything.

No reason to believe that won't continue.

[Prodemsouth]

4. As we say down south: Does a bear shit in the woods.

n/t

[HockeyMom]

5. Same as Iraq

Do we really know how many of our troops have died in Iraq?

[LuCifer]

17. Aw ya stole my thunder!

I mean, hell, we know we can TRUST this government, right? :SARCASM:

Lu Cifer, FUCK YOU to the scum that gave the order to shoot dogs in New Orleans. Just too bad dogs don't have opposable thumbs and could SHOOT BACK...bastards, ROT IN HELLFIRE!

[ComerPerro]

6. No. Absolutely not. The more dead, the better for Bush

Trust me, I know it doesn't make sense. I don't understand how it works either.

But it seems like as more Americans are killed through Bush's incompetence or apathy, the more beloved he becomes.

[annabanana]

11. you mean his real, racist base will be eating it up

while they're planning how to capitalize on it?
I don't think so. While these people SEEM to number in the millions, most don't have the ready freddy to do anything profitable about it. Most of his supporters are just "reflexive Republicans" who pull the lever without much thought or research. THEY will be swayed by the huge loss of life.

[Impeach_Shrub]

20. the obnoxious neocons on my email list are not swayed yet

I still have a son in law and a nephew or three who are still obnoxiously, browbeatingly, aggressively apologizingly and excusing Shrub's every failure. The loyalty is canine and will never end. Hitler was very popular too, you know, with those who thought their association with him would bring them wealth and power. Same here.

[ComerPerro]

21. No, because to those morons, Bush is a victim

And he is just a poor, honest guy who is doing the best he can in this difficult job and difficult time.

That's how they boosted him after 9/11.

[radfringe]

you betcha they will

numbers will be spun...

numbers will be cooked -- most likely by dividing it into "groups"

"X" dead from Hurricane
"X" dead from "other" non-hurricane related (i.e. pre-existing conditions, heart attacks, accidents...)

[malaise]

7. Is the pope catholic?

Letting the dead stay in the water for all this time is the easiest way. They don't plan to count bones.

[maine_raptor]

8. Might????? Hell yes they will.

A high death toll makes Bush's incompetence even worse, and a lower one makes it "not so bad".

[fasttense]

9. I heard last night that CNN is suing the feds to let them

report on the number of dead. Seems the fed spin machine is in full throttle. The federal government will make every effort to prevent the true extent of the damage and deaths from coming out. That's what they do best, make it look good even though it is nothing but lies. It seems to appease the masses and keeps the repukes from being forced to actually do something.

[annabanana]

13. I also heard that they won that.... we'll see..

edited to add link:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/09/10/katrina.media/index.html

There's the tool, guys..... NOW GO USE IT!!

[Flubadubya]

10. Absolutely...

I have said all along that they will, and their recent actions only indicate that that is what they intend to do. MSM is already chanting that it looks like the death toll will be much smaller than what was expected.

Wonder where that is coming from... who told them that, and why are they making such an eager effort to disseminate that kind of "information" before the facts are even in. Of course, this adminstration will do anything and everything to cover its filthy ass! :grr:

[leftchick]

12. a report from near the morgue set up in a near by town

CNN interviewed a woman on her porch living next to the warehouse where FEMA has set up a make shift morgue. She Said Big trucks with refrigerated bodies roll by her house by the dozens. DOZENS! She was horrified to think of how many bodies that meant.

The next thing I read is the body count will be much lower than anticipated!

YES! THey will and are hiding the body count numbers just like the dead civilians in Iraq.

These rat bastards are the worst.

[annabanana]

18. help me find this story...

we need to link this...

[leftchick]

27. I don't know how

It was a very brief segment on CNN. The woman was a cute, older black lady and she was upset about the noise of the trucks, the morgue so close to her home and the thought of so many dead.

Perhaps someone could interview her again before she is silenced.

[Cassandra]

24. If someone makes a list of the missing...

from the testimony of the rescued, then that forms a database that can be counted and compared to FEMA's numbers.

[leftchick]

29. Reporter on CNN says the numbers are not adding up so far

to say that the body count will be considerably lower. And remember a lot of bodies may never be recovered due to other circumstances. So you are right about the database.

[formercia]

31. also FOIA the invoices from the mortuaries to see

how many victims they have charged to process.

[gademocrat7]

14. I hope that some of the media report the truth.

shrub and company must go. They have plundered and killed people, our economy and our reputation abroad.

[annabanana]

15. Why aren't we getting reports from St. Gabriel??

Where are the pictures from St. Gabriel, now that it's "up and running"?

earlier accounts from CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/06/katrina.morgue.reut/index.html

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/09/katrina.morgue/index.html

[SoFlaJet]

16. let me use the "Dude's"words

Another Caucasian Dude? Does the pope shit in the woods Gary?-The Big Lebowski

[babsbunny]

19. I just saw on Yahoo News top stories

there may be LESS than 10,000 dead. Really? Yesterday I heard 60,000.

[cornermouse]

22. In a word....Yes.

Its a pretty obvious attempt to save their political skins.

Added. Someone should keep a scorecard on the "missing" list from the storm. I don't think anyone will keep one, but if an accurate list is kept, I suspect that there will be many, many bodies on it.

[all.of.me]

23. of course they will

but not even 'they' will know the exact number. how many have already been lost or eaten or whatever? but whatever number they have, they'll be sure to cut it down to a fraction.

[willing dwarf]

25. Worse than Chernobyl

Thank God if it's true and there are fewer! At the same time # of dead does nothing to reduce degree of suffering amongst the living.

My gut tells me that Bush Co was spinning this too. They always work on decreasing expectations by leaking out the worst case scenario. Rumors of 50,000 body bags will make 5,000 documented deaths seem miniscule.

If the # is above 4,000, we need to push the point that ultimately this disaster was worse than 9/11 and worse than Chernobyl(now said to be 4,000 deaths directly due to Chernobyl)! "Worse than Chernobyl" has a sting to it and is a great reply to "Katrina, not as bad as we thought..."

[newyawker99]

34. Hi willing dwarf!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[pretzel4gore]

26. pigmedia goes 'oink'

that's the language of deceit....
the underestimates just make clear the pigmedia is a liar, and it's now their responsibility to prove they aren't liars (which they do opposite of by saying 'things aren't that bad in NOLA' but they're lying to peabrains, who think thoughts that thwart them anyway)

[WindyInPA]

28. YOU CAN BE SURE OF IT!

It has been so long since anyone has heard the truth, why should we believe what is said now?:eyes:

I'm worried many of these folks will never be accounted for because they will end up in a mass grave!

This nightmare absolutely needs to be documented!


We need to keep the media on the scene.

[acmejack]

30. This administration has zero credibility!

I wouldn't believe them if they claimed the sun will rise tomorrow.

[shaniqua6392]

32. They are already laying the groundwork.

One day they need 25,000 body bags and the next day they say the death toll is much lower. How do they know this when over half of the city is still under water and they only looked in a small area of the city? They have not searched the homes in the areas which had the greatest levels of poverty. In Mississippi most areas are leveled with piles of debris everywhere. They lie like a rug and the media is helping them.

[Applepie]

33. Has to be far less than 9/11

I could picture **sh cringe every time I heard reporters say there would be far more than 9/11.

[DoYouEverWonder]

35. No, the people will find out anyway

This isn't a foreign country. Most of the dead had friends, families and neighbors and are Americans. People will figure it out.

[Mutley]

36. Yep.

I heard on the radio yesterday that officials are claiming they've already been through every house in NO (yeah right... EVERY LAST HOUSE?!?) and there are only a couple hundred bodies. Bullshit. Even IF there really are under 10,000 bodies what becomes an "acceptable" number? 8,000? 5,000? What?

[annabanana]

38. Any news from St Gabriel yet?

Has anyone seen any accounting?

[Blue_In_AK]

40. Of course, they're going to lie...

They've been lying for so long, they've forgotten how to tell the truth.

[MrSlayer]

41. Without a doubt they will lie and downplay the amount of deaths.

That's what they do. They lie about everything. There's probably 40,000 dead down there, we'll hear 400.

[applegrove]

42. They cannot.

[nadinbrzezinski]

43. yes, but that goes without saying

for the record most governments will try the cute games... not only these A-Holes