Media Underplaying American Deaths in Iraq
Editor and Publisher charges the media is underplaying the death of American troops in Iraq.
According to official military records, the number of U.S. soldiers who have died in Iraq since May 2 is actually 85. This includes a staggering number of non-combat deaths. Even if killed in a non-hostile action, these soldiers are no less dead, their families no less aggrieved. And it's safe to say that nearly all of these people would still be alive if they were still back in the States. Nevertheless, the media continues to report the much lower figure of 33 as if those are the only deaths that count.
Check the numbers at Iraq Civilian Casualty Count.
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