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Jeffersons Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-17-06 09:33 AM Original message |
What's wrong with this CNN story on rapidly increasing deaths in IRAQ? |
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electron_blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-17-06 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
1. What do you think is wrong with it? Elaborate please |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-17-06 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
2. I'm Sure All Those Mourning Families Are Happy It's Not Zarqawi... |
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Jeffersons Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-17-06 09:59 AM Response to Reply #2 |
12. it looks "wonderful" to me... for insurgents but not us, KharmaTrain... |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-17-06 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
3. Do you mean the missing US personnel? |
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Jeffersons Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-17-06 11:05 AM Response to Reply #3 |
18. no it doesn't and it's worth a separate OP on the topic... good point.... |
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peekaloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-17-06 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
4. 2492? |
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Eugene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-17-06 09:43 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. You beat me to it. |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-17-06 09:45 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. CNN's numbers have ALWAYS lagged the true count. |
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Jeffersons Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-17-06 09:50 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. WE HAVE A WINNER!!! you got it right, peekaloo.... |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-17-06 10:03 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. The "seven" is probably way off as well. |
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Dhalgren (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-17-06 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
5. I don't know. |
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Halliburton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-17-06 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
6. they all took place in baghdad during the MAJOR CRACKDOWN |
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Dhalgren (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-17-06 09:51 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Maybe major military actions shouldn't be staged as photo-ops. |
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Jeffersons Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-17-06 10:33 AM Response to Reply #6 |
15. Halliburton, While it wasn't what I was seeking, YOUR ANSWER... |
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dogday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-17-06 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
9. Brought the number to 2,492 |
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Jeffersons Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-17-06 12:00 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. In my day, "crappy" reporting wasn't the norm but "those times, they... |
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dogday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-17-06 12:05 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Amen Brother |
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Jeffersons Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-17-06 01:03 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. I miss those early days in news... even my first job, which started.... |
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Nimrod2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-17-06 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
14. I think CNN hates freedom!!! nt |
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Jeffersons Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-17-06 01:46 PM Response to Reply #14 |
25. well, I don't know about all that nimrod but they sure don't love FACTS |
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Marr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-17-06 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
16. They didn't mention the 5,948,778 people who were *not* killed in Baghdad. |
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kittenpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-17-06 11:08 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. yeah, they never talk about all the cars that don't explode! |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-17-06 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
17. Awww who's count'n! Their just fucking numbers! |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-17-06 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
22. they also are not counting the dead Iraqis throughout the country |
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Jeffersons Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-17-06 12:50 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. that's an interesting point. thanks. I didn't realize that leftchick.... |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-17-06 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
26. other stories on cnn state 2500... |
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Jeffersons Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-17-06 03:53 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. now there's an idea... we could all email them and demand a retraction.... |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-17-06 04:02 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. exactly...already done. |
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Jeffersons Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-17-06 04:04 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. have you got a link to post w8liftinglady? |
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