I was just watching a press conference with the U.S. deputy commander in Baghdad, General Thomas Metz, who was asked about the number of dead or wounded Americans and declined to answer. "How can you keep the numbers from the American people?" asked the feisty AP man (as I recall). Metz responded roughly, "We're getting updates from the field all the time and they take a bit to flow up the chain of command."
P.S. Reuters talks to one wounded soldier who said, "A buddy of mine and another soldier were killed and I have seen about 50 other wounded ." The reporter writes that he saw five GIs being med-evaced out.
Thank you for going where no reporters dare to tread these days. I am so tired of the mainstream corporate owned media. I feel as if I am living in some sort of Owellian nightmare having propaganda blasted at my brain from all angles!
For Iraqi news I like Dahr Jamail's daily dispatches also. His website is very good.
Posted by: jamie | November 15, 2004 at 02:17 PM