For us to think of as we go to bed 1,706 of ours dead in Iraq

[Erika]

and how many Iraqis. Bush never talks about this nor will the conservative sites touch it, but tomorrow a 19 year old cheerleader who died in Iraq will be buried. She went into the Guard for college money. Think of her tonight, Carrie French.

Check www.icasualties.org for reality not Bush talk.

[snowbear]

1. Bush would like to read your msg, but he's entertaining a porn star 2nite!

While our brave troops die for his LIE.. he parties with porn queens.

Morale values. :puke:

[Erika]

2. He has his priorities and I'm sick

I'll post this young girls obit tomorrow or the funeral story.

[snowbear]

3. Thanks Erika!

I remember reading about her on the icasualty site, and wondering WHY her story wasn't making national news???

I assumed that in Idaho they were discussing it in the media.. but as a VERY young female soldier (only 19) who died in combat action, you would have thought it would be on the NATIONAL news.

What a sad story! :cry:

4. I don't know how reliable this is but...

The Bush Butcher’s Bill: 6,210 U.S. Military Personnel who died enroute to or in German hospitals have not been counted

Officially, 72 US Military Deaths in Iraq from 2 through 25 May, 2005 – Official Total of 1,735 US Dead to date (and rising)

U.S. Military Personnel who died in German hospitals or en route to German hospitals have not previously been counted. They total about 6,210 as of 1 January, 2005. The ongoing, underreporting of the dead in Iraq, is not accurate. The DoD is deliberately reducing the figures. A review of many foreign news sites show that actual deaths are far higher than the newly reduced ones. 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.

by Brian Harring, Domestic Intelligence Reporter

Note: There is excellent reason to believe that the Department of Defense is deliberately not reporting a significant number of the dead in Iraq. We have received copies of manifests from the MATS that show far more bodies shipped into Dover AFP than are reported officially. The educated rumor is that the actual death toll is in excess of 7,000. Given the officially acknowledged number of over 15,000 seriously wounded, this elevated death toll is far more realistic than the current 1,400+ now being officially published. When our research is complete, and watertight, we will publish the results along with the sources In addition to the evident falsification of the death rolls, at least 5,500 American military personnel have deserted, most in Ireland but more have escaped to Canada and other European countries, none of whom are inclined to cooperate with vengeful American authorities. (See TBR News of 18 February for full coverage on the mass desertions) This means that of the 158,000 U.S. military shipped to Iraq, 26,000 either deserted, were killed or seriously wounded. The DoD lists currently being very quietly circulated indicate almost 9,000 dead, over 16,000 seriously wounded and a large number of suicides, forced hospitalization for ongoing drug usage and sales, murder of Iraqi civilians and fellow soldiers , rapes, courts martial and so on – Brian Harring

[magellan]

8. Already dismissed as false

Read this DailyKos thread: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/5/18/115832/501

The claim was dropped as bogus after two days. I wouldn't put such a thing past this administration, but they just aren't good enough liars to get away with such a huge undercount for very long.

[Kurovski]

5. I just tonight learned

that my friend, a teacher in Seattle learned that one of her students was killed in Iraq.

His name was Chavez. He was 20. He was smart and a good kid.

We have to get out of Iraq. Iraq's future is up to the Iraqis now, not the Bush special interest groups in whose names he declared a criminal war.

[snowbear]

6. That's so sad Kurovski...

:cry:

[Crunchy Frog]

7. 1708 now.

They just added two new ones.

It may be wrong of me, but I hope someone beats the living crap out of Fred Phelps tomorrow. Rest in peace Carrie.