Marines limiting info about attacks on troops

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/0403iraq-casualties03.html

Citing a need to protect the troops, the Marine Corps operating in Fallujah and elsewhere in the volatile Sunni Triangle of central Iraq is restricting the information it releases about insurgent attacks that kill Marines.


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"Force protection measures preclude the release of any information that could aid enemy personnel in assessing the effectiveness or lack thereof with regard to their tactics, techniques and procedures," the Marine statement said. "The release of more details about the incident could place our Marines and sailors at greater risk."

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The Defense Department's deputy assistant secretary for public affairs, Bryan Whitman, said the Pentagon was in discussion with the Marines about modifying their policy to provide more information.
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sure they are

if a Marine dies in Iraq and we never hear about it, is he really dead?

They automatically lie. It is their modus operandi. I am sure they are hiding the number of dead, wounded, suicides, rapes, etc. etc.

According to them, if they do not mention it, it did not happen. And if we mention it, we are traitors.
A neat little package.