Pentagon will probably try to say this was an "accident" so they won't

[hector459]

have to count these men as war casualties. That's how they keep the numbers lower. This lying administration is full of shit. This will mean that the families won't get the benefits of a KIA also.

Damn this administration. Bring our soldiers home!!

[trotsky]

1. I was watching CNN about 20 minutes ago

and one of the whor... I mean hosts was already theorizing for them. He's going on and on about how "oh well if you look at the radar for the Middle East right now it's clear but this happened 12-18 hours ago and so the weather may have been a big factor" blah blah blah.

Few people today even remember what it's like to have a media that asks questions rather than answers them for the powers-that-be.

[spinbaby]

2. Several dead in "accidents" on the 24th, too.

It's so through-the-looking glass--Peter Jennings goes on about how "quiet" it is in the days before the elections, meanwhile lots of soldiers die in "accidents."

[southernleftylady]

3. they dont count accidents as deaths??? i didnt know that ! nt

[hector459]

5. They are not counted as KIA

Even if this chopper were shot down, the Pentagon would not say so unless someone captured it on film. If they did they would have to fess up about the munitions and weapontry that went unsecured during our invasion and for which there has been no accountability. And they don't want anyone to believe that the "insurgents" could be that deadly. Afterall, you have spend at least 300 billion to be that deadly!

[GetTheRightVote]

4. The whole bunch of them are just plain sick, Bring the Troops Home

:kick:

[jody]

6. It could have been an accident because aircraft are worn out, maintenance

is poor, and flight crews are tired however it's still combat related.