Second soldier from earlier attack has died - MSNBC

[karlschneider]

here's the earlier thread
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=38179&mesg_id=38179&page=

[GumboYaYa]

1. I am having trouble separating the reports.

Does this mean 5 soldiers dead today. Three earlier and now two from the most recent attack. One death is too many, but this is getting way out of hand.

[markses]

3. No: Two dead total today is all CentCom will confirm

One dead in the Baghdad grenade attack. One dead in a vehicle accident near Nasiriyah. If MSNBC is reporting, there is probably one additional dead soldier as a result of the grenade attack this morning. So, three total.

As far as the AFP article, I don't know where they are getting "two separate attacks," since only one attack has been acknowledged or reported by anybody else (that is, the baghdad grenade overpass attack).

CentCom has not confirmed a second death from that attack.

[Kellanved]

2. link?

Probably it is this story:
--snip
Two U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq
3 minutes ago

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The military reported the deaths of two U.S. soldiers in separate attacks Monday in a continuing upsurge of violence against the American occupation force.
The deaths brought to 50 the number of soldiers killed in a guerrilla war since May 1, when U.S. President George W. Bush (news - web sites) declared an end to major combat in Iraq (news - web sites). In all, 165 U.S. soldiers have died in combat in Iraq, 18 more than were killed in the 1991 Gulf War (news - web sites).
--snap
Which refers to the incidents discussed in these threats (your link leads to a dupe)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=37713&mesg_id=37713&page=">ANOTHER soldier killed in Baquba, Iraq (NE Iraq) 11 PM last night --AFP
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=37667&mesg_id=37667&page=2">Grenade attack on US patrol in Baghdad, 2 casualties

[saigon68]

5. Deux soldats américains auraient été tués à Bagdad LINK

Deux soldats américains auraient été tués à Bagdad


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Un officier américain a déclaré sur place à Reuters que deux de ses hommes avaient été grièvement touchés dans l'attaque mais n'a pas précisé s'ils étaient décédés. La police irakienne affirme pour sa part qu'ils ont succombé à l'attentat.

http://fr.news.yahoo.com/030728/85/3bltm.html

[Kellanved]

7. Nope

This is about the eyewitness' report from this morning. It has been retracted already.

[onehandle]

4. Wow!!! I'm ten years old again!!

George W. Nixon is in the White House every day and Dead American Soldiers on the news every night.

Our 30 Year National Nightmare is Truly Over!

What time is the Brady Bunch on?

[PROGRESSIVE1]

6. Meanwhile on Faux News Channel:

"It's a great day and our men in uniform are making us proud by winning the war against these evil American hating bastards'! George Bush is the greatest Commander in Cheif this country's ever seen!"

(SATIRE)

[catmandu57]

8. They still think they can keep the number down by

classifying deaths as combat/non combat. The number of combat dead is growing too fast for even the most thick headed freeper not to have doubts now. Myself, dead is dead, it doesn't matter if someone tossed a grenade or your hummer rolled over. If it wasn't for lil georgie* we wouldn't be there in the first place lay the blame squarely at his feet.