AP claims no U.S. combat death for 7 days.

[Brian Sweat]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=2&u=/ap/20030908/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_030903160762

Is this true, or are they playing games by claiming that some deaths were not combat related?

[patdem]

1. Who knows whats going on at CENTCOM-the responsible

party to announce deaths of american troops only....injuries are top secret and they do not care about Iraqi's? so who's to really know? an injury might be someone who died 3 hours latter from injuries..or even 15 minutes after being injured??? we have had many injuries...just no deaths????

Do you think Rumsfeld really scared the terrorists and baathists and the others that are fighting against occupation to stop killing our troops and only injur them???

[jab105]

2. from what I understand....

we are staying close to the barracks to try to prevent casualties...you'll also notice there aren't many reports of raid, etc. right now....

I think the major goal right now is to not have any killed...if they aren't out there, they wont be killed, but that also means that the anger will grow....

[Noordam]

3. True BUT

09/05/03 Yahoo: U.S. Civilian Worker Fatally Shot in Iraq
A civilian affiliated with oilfield services giant Halliburton was shot and killed in Iraq, the second person connected to the firm to die in an attack in a month.


09/05/03 BBC: Bomb expert killed in Iraq
A 53-year-old British bomb disposal expert has been killed in a roadside ambush in northern Iraq.


One Brit and one civilian were killed.
http://lunaville.org/warcasualties/Summary.aspx

[alcuno]

4. The last American death notification was for Christopher

Sisson from Oak Park, Illinois. He died on 9/2/03.

http://www.pigstye.net/iraq/