Four Americans killed in Iraq ambush (6/21/04)

[nostamj]

June 21, 2004  |  BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Four U.S. service members were killed Monday in an ambush in the Sunni Muslim city of Ramadi, witnesses said. Videotape delivered to Associated Press Television News showed the four, still in uniform, lying dead near what appeared to be a walled compound.

There was no immediate comment from the U.S. military command.

more BAD news from 'happy happy joy joy' Iraq

[wiggs]

1. Amazing lack of coverage

This story is not on Yahoo news and is not a top AP story. In the AP story this event is one of several reported news items, along with reopening of oil flow and South Korea's involvement in Iraq.

Even in the AP story, there is NO UPDATE OF THE TOTAL CASUALTY FIGURES for dead American military. Military casualties should be of interest to a lot of people as we near the election, near the handover, and near the 1000 mark in deaths, so I think from a journalistic standpoint that news agencies would print it. So at what point in the flow of news is the information being choked off?

Anybody know the current number for military casualties?

[nostamj]

2. I saw 833 yesterday

so, at least 837...

(that they admit to. i'd still like to know how many have died of wounds after being evacuated...

[Tsiyu]

3. If they tell you what's

really going on, you might be too upset to BUY SOMETHING