America WAS Attacked on the Anniversary - Cover-Up?

[democrat2thecore]

I have been supportive of the 9-11 memorials, have defended the coverage, etc. in other threads. However, I have been reading some disturbing news and even more disturbing news in the comments on CNN....

PLEASE PAY ATTENTION & READ THIS.......

Less than 24 hours ago, a suicide bomber drove a truck into a NATO outpost in Afghanistan. 77 U.S. troops were said to have be injured. The news has reported this - but barely. On their websites mostly. The coverage of the 9/11 anniversary has been mum on this attack. Here's the most troubling part of this...family members are frantically trying to get information about the incident, but have been met with what they are calling a "wall of silence." No communications (emails, calls, etc.) are being allowed out of this base in eastern Afghanistan. They have resorted to news comment threads to try to get answers. The only official comments are that "it appears" that none of the injuries are life threatening.

Is it possible that the blackout on information to the families is because this 9/11 weekend anniversary attack on U.S. troops may have been more deadly than they are saying? Could it be that all of these ceremonies would have been ruined if the news was that, in fact, their had been a successful attack killing 77 U.S. troops in Afghanistan? Can you imagine what this would "look like" if, in fact, dozens and dozens of U.S. troops were killed on the anniversary weekend? They would all have to be referencing the "tragedy in Afghanistan" and it would put a pall over everything.

Seriously, this doesn't look right, sound right, and by the writings of the pleas from the families, I am not the least bit convinced that America wasn't successfully attacked in this truck bombing in Afghanistan. Actually, it's clear there was an attack - but are we being told the truth as to how "successful" it was?

I am going to try to get more information from some people I know to find out if this attack has not been blacked out until after 9/11 so as to not make it look like there was a successful retaliation on the anniversary weekend. I have a few contacts and I'm going to work on getting in touch with them now. I wanted to post this as quickly as possible to DU so that others, who might have contacts, can see what they can find out. I just don't like the looks of this. Thank you to fellow DUers...............

Please try to keep this near the top in case somebody can help shine some light.

Here's the "official" line as told in the news story from MSNBC:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44474315/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia

edit: I don't know how to link to specific comments at CNN, so you can read them. However, one long thread was removed. That tells me even more. ............please, people are reading this here, but no comments or rec's. This could be very important!

[democrat2thecore]

1. PLEASE - this has already fallen down the tubes in the DU rush. Is anybody reading this?

Kicking for attention. Thank you!

[malaise]

2. What is most interesting is that they're telling us several injuries

but no deaths - a suicide bomber???
Something stinks here.

[democrat2thecore]

9. Exactly

Family members are saying that they've not been told that everybody will be fine, etc. They have been told, apparently, nothing - except that there is a "lockdown" on information for "security reasons." Even the official family support groups aren't being told anything. I'm really wondering if this has to do with the 9/11 anniversary and not wanting it "spoiled" and the U.S. not wanting to have to address (and admit) mass casualties on this weekend. You're right, it stinks!

[Proud Public Servant]

10. Um, no

Every report I've seen -- and I've been tracking this report for hours -- mentions that at least 5 Afghans were killed.

[democrat2thecore]

12. You're completely missing the point. Read the WHOLE post -nt

[Parker CA]

3. Only thing I've seen on this besides this post was from the breaking news twitter feed. It stated

that, "All 66 troops hurt by suicide blast in Wardak province are expected to survive."

K&R

[City Lights]

4. K&R. eom

[Horse with no Name]

5. There was an attack in Afghanistan

Not in America.

That is what happens when you start wars, you get attacked.

I don't mean to be insensitive, but there it is.

[Proud Public Servant]

6. This hasn't been hidden

It's on the front page of the New York Times and Washington Post websites and is the #3 top story on Google News. I think we can all take off the tinfoil now, yes?

[democrat2thecore]

11. You MISSED the point - completely

Are they not telling the families the TRUTH about casualties because of the weekend activities? I didn't say it wasn't being reported. I am saying that the families are being shut down from emails, etc. with that particular base and everybody is saying that is HIGHLY unusual and also the military is citing "security" for not even telling the family support conduits - anything!

[Proud Public Servant]

17. I've worked with in Afghanistan

There is nothing unusual about a comms blackout after an attack, especially in a more remote area (which Wardak province is).

[MilesColtrane]

7. Al Jazeera must be in on this cover up too!

Because I couldn't find anything about the bombing on its web site.

[democrat2thecore]

15. We KNOW there was a bombing - that's not in dispute.

A suicide truck bomber hit the NATO base last night. That's a fact - the news IS reporting that. But, the military is putting out very little info to the media and not giving ANY info to the families?

This has NOTHING to do with tin-foil. I'm not a "truther" or anything else. This is just what's happening!

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. The COMMS blackout s standard for the military

Until proper notification of next of kin.

This is not a conspiracy, it is procedure. I say this as a former navy wife. Every next of kin is briefed on this before deployment.

As to covering it properly you expect the MSM to get off script?

[democrat2thecore]

18. True

Except....this is being described as "highly unusual" for family support groups. They really feel that 77 troops were not just injured - but maybe worse and that it's not being reported SIMPLY because of this anniversary.

[nadinbrzezinski]

26. They won't until proper notification

Family support KNOWS this. It is damn franking procedure.

Individual family members might not be fully aware of this. Trust me after 911 we were called by PACFLEET for a family brief, only one boat. Trust me rumors were flying especially when the base chaplain walked in.

[Proud Public Servant]

20. Exactly, thank you! n/t

[democrat2thecore]

21. I am TOTALLY confused by your motives. Something stinks really bad about this. -nt

[CJCRANE]

22. Is the blackout usually about casualties

or the *names* of the casualties?

I always assumed that the names of the casualties are withheld from the media until the next of kin are informed.

[Proud Public Servant]

23. Not always

In my experience, the blackout is usually about making sure they are reporting one set of facts, rather than continually changing their story. It's also just part of teh military's lamentable culture of secrecy and control.

[nadinbrzezinski]

24. Names and units

Why they tell you five marines were killed/ injured...

Rarely they tell you where they are based, for example Pendleton, which pretty much narrows the unit.

The families of these troops know the unit, since they know more or less where they are based. For the sub service it was the western pacific so that would have been a tad more difficult.

[democrat2thecore]

28. A family member just told me by email that it's 'Outpost Sayed Abad'

They still are simply asking for confirmation that media reports about no U.S. fatalities among the 77 are true and the military is REFUSING to confirm that. In fact, won't tell them anything. She says it's very different than when the Seals chopper went down just a few miles from there as troops from the Sayed Abad Post were involved.

[nadinbrzezinski]

29. Which means, translation

Some casualties are badly injured and they went to different forward battalion stations. 77 is not an easy number to triage when they are into the medical pipeline.

Even in the civilian world 77 end up at different triage, read hospital ER stations. It will take 24 hours to make head or tails. Seals it was a body recovery mission.

[SpiralHawk]

13. Wow - are paid Republicon trolls unrecommending this thread?

Who the Hell? Who want to cover up the truth? Sure has the familiar stank of republicon disinformation ops.

[coalition_unwilling]

14. K&R. Anyone remember Vietnam and the 5 o-clock follies? - n/t

[nadinbrzezinski]

27. Yup...

[Liberal_in_LA]

16. I actually logged on to DU this morning to read DU's comments on the bombing. Saw NO stories about

it. Confused me a bit. thanks for posting this.

[democrat2thecore]

19. Thank you - ANY other weekend and it would be huge news - just as it is now -nt

[Liberal_in_LA]

25. yes. n/t

[democrat2thecore]

30. Why the unrec's? I don't get it. -eom

[Hart2008]

33. Any implied criticism of the president now results in unrecs. NT

[bemildred]

31. Does seem odd, could be statistical anomaly, let's wait and see. nt

[Angry Dragon]

32. R&K

[kickysnana]

34. Kicking.

[Bennyboy]

35. Kick and rec'd (NT)