Hiding Katrina body count?

[waywest]

As the *admin tries to prevent news coverage of the fatalaties in New Orleans
I've realized the death toll MUST turn out to be less than that of Sept 11. That is, any number higher would shrink the impact of the single most effective (yet overused) talking
point in w's reign.
If they can rig an election, how hard would it be to "miscount" the dead?

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. If you are made aware of common tricks not hard at all

I have covered how in many a post, and have informed those who should be paying attention for us as well... good news CNN took them to court, bad news... it is easier than people wnat to believe, so pay attention, close attetnion and yes, they need this to be under the holy nunmber of 3000 or the magic will fade

[chalky]

2. See the thread below. CNN sued, but reporters are still told "no photos,

and no stories".

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4774859&mesg_id=4774859

This is obscene.

[leftofthedial]

3. they will grossly undercount the dead

they'll classify all sorts of deaths as other causes, like they do with casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan.

[chalky]

5. They've already set the stage for their next BIG LIE, lotd.

Mayor Ray Nagin said earlier this month that New Orleans could have 10,000 dead. But a street-by-street sweep of the city last week yielded far fewer bodies than feared, and authorities said the toll could be well below the dire projections. They offered no specific estimates.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050913/ap_on_re_us/katrina_counting_the_dead

[Proud_Lefty]

4. My lingering and panic filled question is

Why aren't they considering the task of finding and burying the dead a top priority? I find the delay extremely distressing. How many times have you seen reports on massive deaths in an area and how all the people hurry to bury the dead to avoid the spread of disease? I've seen it many times. Isn't anyone else concerned about the threat of a massive spread of disease in the United States? This negligence is going to create a horrendous and monumental nightmare for our country if they don't get on the stick and get the dead buried or refrigerated or something.

[Auntie Bush]

7. And maybe while they're at it.... they will shovel bush* in one of those

refrigerated truck and let him get to know/co-mingle with those he responsible for killing!

[Proud_Lefty]

8. The dead deserve better than keeping company with his likes

Can they just put him in a refrigerated truck by himself or maybe with Cheney, Rice and Rumsfeld?

[whistle]

6. It's at least a one out of ten count (offical count X 10) just like Iraq

[jsamuel]

9. the Iraq thing has been debunked, but one story confirms the 1/10 in NO

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4741097