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KennedyGuy

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Tue Nov-09-04 11:28 AM
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14 US soldiers killed in Iraq...

according to www.msnbc.com 14 US soldiers were killed in Iraq over tge last 2 days...Isn't the laughing stock of a media covering this? Will the chimp EVER be held accountable?

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Straight Shooter

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Tue Nov-09-04 11:30 AM
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1. "There will be no casualties."

According to GWB. Now, move along, nothing to see here.

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laruemtt

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Tue Nov-09-04 11:31 AM
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2. support our troops? who cares.

that's yesterday's news. we can't be bothered with that stuff anymore. we've got an inauguration to get set for..... <sarcasm>

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Dhalgren

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Tue Nov-09-04 11:34 AM
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4. Right!

Worrying about US casualties is so "last century". These are volunteers, so who cares what happens to them. I mean they count almost as little as the Iraqi civilians...

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i_c_a_White_Ghost

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Tue Nov-09-04 11:31 AM
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3. nothing on Iraq casualty count yet

Edited on Tue Nov-09-04 11:32 AM by LiberalStance

http://icasualties.org/oif/ :shrug:

just an article

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Ripley

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Tue Nov-09-04 11:34 AM
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5. Yes it is...

11/09/04 AP: U-S military deaths rise
Iraq A total of 14 Americans have been killed in the past two days across Iraq -- including five in and around Fallujah.

Fourth story down on right under "news."

RIP. Tip of iceburg unfortunately...Rummy himself said this was not the last big battle over there. Oh goody. :nuke: him.

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i_c_a_White_Ghost

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Tue Nov-09-04 11:36 AM
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7. nothing on the total column yet n/t

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Ripley

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Tue Nov-09-04 11:39 AM
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10. Ah, I see...the last totals are for yesterday.

That means the total is 1148 or 1150 (if 16 is right). Crap.

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KennedyGuy

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Tue Nov-09-04 11:35 AM
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6. Oh, I'm sorry it was 16

just shown on MSNBC...oh well, on to more pressing things for them now. Oh, and don't forget,,,,Kerry said marys a lesbian.

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nostamj

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Tue Nov-09-04 11:37 AM
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8. i was listening to an 'embedded' reporter this morning

kevin sikes (i think). and he was with a tank batallion and was describing how at first their were gunman ahead of them and NOW there were gunmen BEHIND them...

didn't mention that they were being AMBUSHED of course as they moved into the city...

this is going to be bad. feel it in my bones. bad.

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laruemtt

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Tue Nov-09-04 11:39 AM
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11. i really like that kevin sikes guy.

hope he's gonna be ok. without those reporters we'd never know what's going on in there...............

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Ripley

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Tue Nov-09-04 11:43 AM
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14. I heard someone embedded on the radio use the word "fireworks"

That was the way he described how the pretty lights in the air looked from some kind of detonation rope they used to blow up IED's.

Maybe it did look like that, but Jesusfuckingchrist can't these so-called Journalists find better descriptive words? Or at least not describe a raging battle in terms of celebratory lights? Oh, um, maybe that's part of the plan.

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KennedyGuy

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Tue Nov-09-04 11:37 AM
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9. CNN calling it "light resistance"

un-fucking-believable.

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salin

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Tue Nov-09-04 11:40 AM
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12. callous reporting

tell that to the families of those who have died (on both sides) over the past couple of days.

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deutsey

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Tue Nov-09-04 11:48 AM
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15. Democracy Now says "US Forces Face Fierce Resistance"

http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=04/11/09/1526237

Damn those reality-based communities...always pointing out, uh, reality.

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laruemtt

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Tue Nov-09-04 11:41 AM
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13. 1,134 us casualties according to lunaville, but

it looks like they haven't added in these 14 yet :cry:

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