DU dances on Marines' graves.

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maddezmom   (1000+ posts)       Sat May-31-08 09:47 AM
Original message http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3332815
Marine dies in non-combat incident in Iraq   
 Advertisements [?]Source: AP

BAGHDAD - The U.S. military says a Marine has died in a non-combat related incident in Iraq.

The announcement pushes the monthly American death toll to 21 as May draws to a close. It's the lowest number since February 2004, when 20 troop deaths were recorded.

That's according to an Associated Press tally based on military figures.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080531/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq...

 

Limelight (266 posts)      Sat May-31-08 10:50 AM
Response to Original message
1. "Non Combat Incident"
 Why do I have this funny feeling that's the admin code word for Suicide?

Kinda like how none of these guys have PTSD nowadays, but simply "Adjustment Disorder".

jedr (1000+ posts)      Sat May-31-08 04:59 PM
Response to Reply #1
2. road side bombings are now being called "Vehicle accidents"
 Edited on Sat May-31-08 05:05 PM by jedr
and considered non combatant.....new speak from Bush land.

Thothmes (1000+ posts)      Sat May-31-08 08:27 PM
Response to Reply #1
3. or a car wreck?

****ing scum.

[Airwolf]

****in idiots never heard of a traffic accident? Those do happen even in a war zone. He could have fell off of a roof while working to restore electricity. It doesn't say a thing about the Marines MOS.