How we are disinformed.

[Brian Sweat]

There is a link on the Yahoo home page. The link says, "50 Taliban killed in U.S. bombing raid." You would think that this would mean that there is good evidence that 50 members of the taliban had been killed in a U.S. bombing raid.

However, if you open the link, the AP headline says, "
50 Taliban Said Killed in Afghan Bombing." Reading the article, we learned that an unnamed provincial government spokesman said that "as said as many as 50 Taliban guerrillas were killed" and that "there was no immediate confirmation of casualties"

[papau]

1. headline writers are junior GOP police - but no rightwing bias in media

they just act that way.

[opihimoimoi]

2. Yup. its LIE, CHEAT, STEAL

Distortion, distract, and conceal included..

What can I say, Live by the Pub, die by the Pub. These guys are drill holes in our lifeboat called Earth

[Kellanved]

3. one more

The probe in the circumstances surrounding the death of the Danish soldier is getting interesting.
It seems that he was killed by friendly fire and that two Iraqi fishermen (unarmed) were shot and killed by his patrol.

The Danish Government offered to pay a compensation to the Iraqi families.

I have searched several times today - no English link so far :shrug:
http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/0,1518,262782,00.html
http://nyhederne.tv2.dk/article.php?id=212198

[Brian Sweat]

4. Possible scenario

Danish Soldier went on a homicidal rampage, killed two unarmed Iraqis and his fellow soldiers killed him to prevent him from killing anymore innocents.

[snyttri]

5. and the 90 or so killed in Taliban&co activity last week wasn't reported

much