[Rhodes22-list] Politics -- Question

[brad haslett]

Bill,

Here is a link to a Washington Post article that
addresses the issue.  The article says that the
accidental death rate in Iraq is about the same as
peactime training rates.  It still seems a bit high to
me given the relatively small population in Iraq but
then again I don't know the peactime training accident
rate. Many of the accidents were driving related.  So
if you wreck your Humvee while dodging bullets is that
an auto accident or combat related?  You've got me
curious on this one. If the accident rate at my
employer was that high I'd look for new work.

Brad
--- Bill Effros <bill at effros.com> wrote:
> Frank,
> 
> I'm not sure this is a case of "lied to".  As Brad
> mentioned, DoD seens to be putting out the right
> numbers.  Until very recently the press hasn't been
> asking the right questions about those numbers.  The
> totals reported by DoD have exceeded the totals
> reported by the press.  My question was "what's
> going on?"  The press has just begun to ask the same
> question.
> 
> Yesterday's New York Times ran a story about this. 
> In the graphic it said there were 41 US military
> deaths since May 1.  In the story it said there were
> 42.  NPR the day previously said there were 29
> deaths since May 1.  Another died yesterday in
> combat.
> 
> Again, as Brad mentioned, some of this is "combat"
> related and others are "accidents".  So what's an
> accident?  What does this mean?
> 
> Assuming the difference between the NPR deaths and
> the NYT deaths is the difference between "combat"
> and "accidental", there were 12 or 13 "accidental"
> deaths over a 40 day period.
> 
> We have roughly 160,000 soldiers in Iraq.   Federal
> Express, the firm Brad works for, has roughly
> 146,000 employees.  Federal Express is constantly
> flying planes, and driving trucks.  Does Federal
> Express suffer a dozen employee deaths due to
> "accidents" every 40 days?  I don't know?  Brad?
> 
> The composition of the work forces and the non
> combat work related risks would seem to be similar. 
> If the accidental death rates differ it is possible
> that someone is "fudging" the totals. 
> 
> Bill Effros
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
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> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 6:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Politics -- Question
> 
> 
> We do no this,  we were lied to AGAIN by those  in
> powere who have their own 
> agenda and are hell bent to carry it out
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