I'm Confused ??? - I Thought Nobody 'Officially' Died From IED's Anymore !!!

[WillyT]

This photo provided by family shows Katie Soenksen, of Davenport, Iowa. Soenksen, a U.S. Army private first class, was killed in an explosion in Iraq, family members said on Thursday, May 3, 2007. (AP Photo/Soenksen family)

:banghead::nuke::banghead:

[babylonsister]

1. Well, DUer maggiegault's brother 'officially' died from an IED today...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x814372

[WillyT]

2. Wasn't Trying To Distract...

Was trying to bring up the fact that the new policy of the Pentagon, is that death by explosion does not count any longer.

A point admittedley, that could have waited til tomorrow.

:banghead:

[Cha]

4. Not trying to distract either but

why on Earth would they say those deaths don't count?

[WillyT]

8. Been Trying To Find My Post On That, But Search Function Is Down...

Will try 'other' means.

:shrug:

[Cha]

10. Thanks!

I think I remember reading something really fast about that months ago but I didn't wrap my brain around it.

If that's the case then something needs to be done about it. The masses need to know.. for one thing.

[babylonsister]

12. Here's a thread I think WillyT was referring to:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=2823158

[Cha]

13. Thank you!~

"U.S. officials exclude car bombs in touting drop in Iraq violence
Source: McClatchy Newspapers

U.S. officials exclude car bombs in touting drop in Iraq violence
By Nancy A. Youssef
McClatchy Newspapers


WASHINGTON - U.S. officials who say there has been a dramatic drop in sectarian violence in Iraq since President Bush began sending more American troops into Baghdad aren't counting one of the main killers of Iraqi civilians.

Car bombs and other explosive devices have killed thousands of Iraqis in the past three years, but the administration doesn't include them in the casualty counts it has been citing as evidence that the surge of additional U.S. forces is beginning to defuse tensions between Shiite and Sunni Muslims."

more...

[babylonsister]

5. WillyT, I know you weren't.

:hug: And I've read/posted about this crappy Pentagon policy; it sucks when people actually die and other people bring it up.
Next question; will they be counted in 'the neverending number'?

[uppityperson]

3. I thought it was just Iraqis being killed by car bombs that doesn't count.

[WillyT]

6. Ya Know... I Think You Are Correct... Only Iraqis Killed By Explosion Don't Count...

But I look at the face in that OP photo, and I wanna not only Impeach.. but torture is starting to sound good to me too!

:mad::nuke::mad:

[uppityperson]

7. Indeed willy, indeed.

It was a face of a 19 yr old young man that got me actively involved.

[hedgehog]

9. It is literally unbelievable that the young face shown here is no more.

How could such a young person be dead?

[madeline_con]

11. Here are two sources to help with the search...

http://www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=11372


http://www.iraqbodycount.org/editorial_feb0704.php