Is there a total news blackout on the munitions attack and explosions

[wholetruth00]

from the other day? It is really worrisome that there seems to be no reports in the aftermath. It would be virtually impossible for there to have been no deaths from those explosions.

[razors edge]

1. reports from the insurgent's side is all I find.

will give you a link if you want.

[wholetruth00]

2. Thanks, would appreciate it. Share it will all.

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[bigbrother05]

16. Thanks, read all three postings

This is devastating, that we are not getting any news.
The unspun article was detailed, but the Turkish had
to much American speak in it.

[malaise]

21. The longer the silence

the more I believe that devastating report.

[Phrogman]

18. I just clicked on that link, why do I now Have a weird, paranoid feeling..

that I just put my IP on a government list somewhere?

[leftofthedial]

24. the US government labeling any source as "disinformation"

is laughable.

[razors edge]

20. Sorry

took so long, but my links are to pages DU doesn't care for too much.

[magellan]

4. That's all I've found as well

If any of those reports approximate the truth....

[madokie]

6. lets lay in out, I want to read something, anything

thanks in advance

[hobbit709]

8. Don't know if all the claims from the insurgents are true

but what little came out before the blackout said it took 13 hours to put out the fires. Obviously there was some serious damage and casualties and they certainly don't want any real bad news coming out less than a month before the elections. Personally, knowing how a forward base camp with major amounts of ammo for large operations is laid out, I'd say it was a disaster.

[razors edge]

11. The lack of reporting from our side

only reinforces the feeling it did not go well for the us.

[Selteri]

12. How about the fact this isn't the first munitions depot hit.

A while back there was another one that got hit and was going off for a number of hours, there was almost no reporting on it either.

[Felinity]

28. See this link on same topic from antifaschits

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2385392

[acmavm]

3. What is it about that attack that's so weird. It happened. I saw a picture

here of the ammo dump burning. But the first thread I saw on it disappeared in a heartbeat, like it was never posted.

And I have only seen the article with the picture since.

Why is this so hush-hush? Why did it even disappear from here?

[Pachamama]

27. Yep, check out my bookmark of discussions on this...

All that is left is my post....And I was calling it an "Ammo storage" not an "Ammo Dump" as they were calling it on CNN.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=2876746

[Felinity]

29. The thread disappeared?

Was it your thead, or did you just post on it?

By the way, "Ammo dump" is I believe military venacular for ammo storage facility.

There is another thread, link above in response #28.

[fedupinBushcountry]

7. I agree

been wondering about it also. What are they hiding ? As usual the media is silent.

[hobbit709]

9. Here's something I found on the net

www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=146196

[screembloodymurder]

15. My local paper ran a page two, one-paragraph

story. Most Americans will never know it happened.

[SpiralHawk]

10. "Move along. There is nothing to see here." - Ministry of Truthiness

[postulater]

19. Great photo, SpiralHawk!

Thanks

[ChairmanAgnostic]

13. whole, a whole bunch of us are asking the very same question.

The facts on the ground must really suck

[Kagemusha]

14. The taxpayer will replace the ammo. If no one died, that's great.

But since if it bleeds, it leads, if no one died, a few spectacular ammo cookoff explosions aren't going to impress editors in the US. There's a LOT competing for attention in the news after all.

Of course, I personally, would much rather they did report extensively on such things but, the US Army can make a legitimate claim (for once) that too much reporting on this would give too much information to the insurgents.

[Canuckistanian]

17. Good question

If this had happened to any other army in the world, it would have been huge news.

[malaise]

22. But, but, but

it's too close to the elections.

[leftofthedial]

23. we've turned the corner

on journalism in this country



the sentries at the ammo dump were doing fine until one of their Canadian buddies sent them one of those 10-foot pot plants from Afghanistan.

[butterfly77]

25. I was wondering the same thing...

[Pachamama]

26. There must be some kind of "blackout" going on-check out my post re. this

and see how all that shows in my "bookmarks" is my post, but not the original thread. What's interesting is that when I read the initial news reports and watched on CNN, they were calling it an Ammo dump. That's when I posted this comment saying I thought what it really was, was an "Ammo Storage" and that this was a major defeat for our military.

Meanwhile, nothing is being said about it.... Strange indeed.... :eyes:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=2876746

[malaise]

30. No dump was burning for 13 hours.

The explosions rocked structures miles away.

[rosesaylavee]

34. Have you asked Skinner about your post?

Maybe there was a glitch with that post when it was transferred to another forum?

[Pachamama]

36. That's possible...good point...I'll email Skinner and ask...

:hi:

[rosesaylavee]

37. That did happen to me

on a few posts. :hi:

[Brundle_Fly]

31. they block out everything

the military only lets out what they want.

[salib]

32. Seems to be a great deal on it on Google News

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=ammo+depot&btnG=Search+News

[rosesaylavee]

33. But nothing since the initial report on the 10th...

no reports of wounded. No followup to what happened to the 2000 troops stationed there in that camp.

[better2know]

35. IMO - Please calm down on this subject - here's why

1. This was an ammo dump- designed for storing ammo. Therefore designed for the danger of an accidental explosion with deflection walls, and proper zoning.

2. Most major accidental ammo explosions have been while loading or in transport, two occasions when these safety precautions are often necessarily violated.

3. This took place at 11pm there would hardly likely be many people in the immediate area.

4. IIRC- most of the DU (Depleted Uranium) is fired by flying gunships and is probably stored at the airfields. This might still be the biggest problem.

5. The sounds of the explosion would make a large impact, making false propaganda about massive deaths more plausible.

-Though I could be wrong.

Let's Save Our Constitution!

[Hugin]

38. Ammo Dumps aren't typically highly populated areas...

I agree with your assessment.