So 12 GI's died today and CNN's employees are where?

[Ripley]

Out chasing political or weather stories?

I'm really disappointed by any DUer who is a journalist who doesn't make the casualties the top story.

Does your candidate want to get our soldiers out now or not? That should be the only question right now.

Bring em home.

[hippiegranny]

1. bring em home

and unless the press steps up to tell the story, the qaugmire will keep sucking in more and more of these kids.

[Brian Sweat]

2. Is this number confirmed?

Sources?

[Ripley]

4. LBN threads, multiple.

8 killed in one attack on convoy. 3 in another. I'll try to get you links...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=121788&mesg_id=121788

[VolcanoJen]

7. The 8 is still unconfirmed....

... CENTCOM says 2 wounded. They very well might have to update their side of the story.

The 3 killed in Tikrit has been confirmed by CENTCOM.

The fog of war... :-(

And Ripley, I have been absolutely sickened by the media running around chasing some rain and wind today. I mean, not to diminish what our DU friends in the path are going through, but it's not even really a big bad mean hurricane. Hell, CNN showed a photo of a bunch of guys swigging beers on the beach an hour ago...

The point being, I'll bet Isabel didn't kill 12 Americans today.

:-(

[Ripley]

16. Thanks Jen. Even tho my folks were on the coast...

My parents live on the intracoastal waterway across from Topsail Island. But they moved inland to stay with relatives yesterday and are ok.

However....you're right...the media is only hoping for a good destruction story to cover to up their ratings..sick.

[Ilsa]

36. They can talk about dead and dying soldiers anytime.

Especially since they are getting killed everyday. But the hurricane that shut down Washington will only be around for a couple of days.

Pukes. No sense of priorities. Tomorrow we will probably hear about the eight; the three was for today. Gotta spread them out so it's less shocking.

[Zero Gravitas]

37. Same attack

The "8" started off as at least three. Then there were some reports from Arab media outlets that said it was 8 dead not 3. CNN is now reporting that the initial report of 3 was in fact correct.

So its 3 dead, not 8 or 11 or even 12. Obviously that's still 3 too many...

[alphafemale]

6. CNN was in North Carlina and Virgina!

I seen 'um! I seen um on the dune!

(Sorry...obscure movie reference.)

Yeah. Media whores proved themselves. Again.

On edit. I think a few too many sodies have been spilled into this keyboard! I know I don't spell THAT bad! CARL-INA! OUCH!

[Ripley]

11. Considering my Parents were in the path of Is...I give a few

of them a break to cover it. But DAMN. SOLDIERS COUNT.

[DuctapeFatwa]

12. from a post in another thread - see inside

G O O G L E News search -

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&q=soldiers+killed


8 US soldiers killed in Iraq
Hindustan Times, India - 6 hours ago
At least eight American soldiers were killed and one wounded after an attack on
the main road of the central Iraqi town of Khalidiyah on Thursday, media ...
8 US Soldiers Killed In West Baghdad - Turks.US
8 US Soldiers Killed In West Baghdad: Al-Arabiya - Islam Online
8 US soldiers killed in Iraq - NDTV.com
The Globe and Mail - Boston Globe - and more »


8 American soldiers killed in heavy attack in Iraq
Xinhua, China - 8 hours ago
18 (Xinhuanet) -- Eight American soldiers were killed in a fierce attack Thursday
on the road to Khaldiyah, 80 km west of Baghdad, Dubai-based Arabiya TV ...
Reports: At least eight US soldiers killed west of Baghdad - Albawaba Middle East News
Iraqi ambush kills 8 US troops - Washington Times
Troops wounded in convoy attack - NEWS.com.au


Eight US soldiers killed in Iraqi ambush
Ananova, UK - 8 hours ago
Eight American soldiers are reported to have been killed in an ambush
in the Iraqi town of Khadiyah. Arab satellite TV station Al ...
Arab TV reports 8 US soldiers killed in attack outside Baghdad - WIS
Eight US Soldiers Killied In Mujahideen Attacks Inside Iraq - jihadunspun.com
'Eight US troops killed in Iraq' - The Bath Chronicle

protect freedom impeach bush now's post
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=362728

[DuctapeFatwa]

18. It's confirmed by everyone but centcom, see post further down

"from another thread" has the paste of another posters google search, with sources

[LastDemInIdaho]

24. Get them out of Bosnia too!

And anywhere else they are other than here at home. Iraq is just another battle among others that we should not be involved within.

[maryallen]

33. Amen!

Cut our losses and get the hell out of there!

[DuctapeFatwa]

3. Reporting heavy casualties might erode support for the war on terror

Remember what Britney said in her CNN interview...

[VolcanoJen]

10. Does Bennifer think we should trust the Prez too???

'Cause if they did, I'm sure Tucker Carlson would tell us.

Good point, DuctapeFatwa.

[Skittles]

23. Bennifer?

do you mean Jenufleck?

[Ripley]

25. I like you skittles but WTF???????????????????

Are you doing perpetuating celebrity worship in a soldiers dead thread????????????????????????????????????????????

I am so pissed right now because my brotherinlaw is calling me looking for money while asking about the fate of my parents who live on the NC coast.....................AAAAAAAAArrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhh.

[Skittles]

34. Rip

I'm a veteran. I die every damn day for these soldiers.

[Ripley]

35. Please pardon me skit...

I wasn't aware of that...I thank you for your time served.

(Since I don't hang out in the Lounge I guess I am stupid.)

Bring em home.

[mlawson]

5. TWELVE???????

OMG. I haven't seen the news today. BBC on NPR didn't mention it, though. But you know that hte hurricane will be the top story, no matter what!

[Sequoia]

8. Yes, and it's not like we haven't had them before

but to watch the news you'd think it was a category 5. And then all those flights being canceled and Chimpy running away with his tail between his legs; arf, arf! Spineless, he's always running away.

[caledesi]

9. A hurricane is the main story all day when 12 troops died?

Disgusting, absolutely disgusting.

[mlawson]

15. Weather and/or 'disaster' stories always trump. n/t

[Clark Can WIN]

13. Links? Last I heard it was three

And I was disgusted to the core today with all of the gratuitous hurricane "coverage". Nic Robertson was in the area of the attacked convoy and yet we got some chirpy little pettite bubble head in a cute raincoat who was probably more worried about her flat hair.

[OneTwentyoNine]

14. CNN story shows 3 more dead...

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/09/18/sprj.irq.main/index.html

I don't see anything about 12,where are all these "embedded" reports now days?? Tired of pimping Chimpboys illegal War and went home?

David

[Ripley]

17. I guess I can't add 8 + 3 = 11, not 12 sorry.

The reports add up to 11, not 12.

[alcuno]

19. Perhaps you were adding the soldier who was electrocuted.

It was on CNN or MSNBC but I haven't seen it repeated.

[Ripley]

20. That could be, my telepathy was working today.

Not kidding. I don't believe in it, but it happens.

Edit to clarify my "telepathy": I called my aunt's house in Goldsboro today to see if my parents had migrated there ok. I called and my mother picked up the phone at the exact time I called (phone did not ring in aunt's house) while she was going to call me.

Wooooooooooooooooooh.

[Raenelle]

21. Here's some links for 8 of them--from Atrios

http://atrios.blogspot.com/

"It's hard to tell what's going on. This BBC report from earlier says at least 3 soldiers dead in an incident in Khaldiyah, though the military hasn't yet commented on this situation. They are however stating that 3 soldiers have died in what seems to be a separate incident in Tikrit. We also have another soldier falling victim to a "non-hostile gunshot incident," and another killed by a power line. There are also several reports of soldiers being wounded."

3 in Khaldiyah & 3 in Tikrit
2 "non-hostile" deaths

[Ripley]

22. Actually that makes it 13 soldier deaths today.

If the 8 in Khaldiyah number is right...

What can you say but...Impeach Bush Now. And bring em home now.

[Sticky]

27. The Sydney Morning Herald

seems to have a few eyewitnesses:

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/09/18/1063625160267.html

[MetaTrope]

26. Journalists don't get shot by American tanks at point-blank range

in North Carolina. CNN reporters know where they're safe.

[HalfManHalfBiscuit]

28. People are dying in the hurricane - not just another weather story

Three so far. It is a major story.

[Ripley]

29. You're right it should not be ignored.

But neither should the possible 12 deaths of soldiers be ignored...completely.

Point being CNN seems to drop all other stories when covering a big "local" story...same as "local sports star rape case story" took over recently...then they never seem to get back to the national news that Bushistas are liars and thieves.

Coverage is one thing, cover is another.

[Ripley]

30. What happened to GD?

Did the teen patrol take over?

[symbolman]

31. Here's my take on it all

a series of ads called "Bring em on" and those 8 today are in the latest..

http://www.takebackthemedia.com/bringemon3.html

follow the links and pass the word please..

[Ripley]

32. You are the Best Symbolman!

Love those....can't wait to see them on ABC or PBS first....
have you talked to Bill Moyers? Surely he will show them.

[Dude_CalmDown]

38. Symbolman, you phuken rock - but I heard 10 on Mosaic

and that was put together around noon.