Counting The Dead: Adding Up To Anti-War Political Activism
Because the first counts as much as the last.
AP reports: “Shortly before U.S. military deaths in Iraq reached 2,000 on Tuesday, the chief spokesman for the American-led multinational force called on reporters covering the conflict not to look at the event as a milestone.”
(Big hattip: Michelle Malkin)
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Steve Boylan, director of the force’s combined press center, described the number as an “artificial mark on the wall.”
“I ask that when you report on the events, take a moment to think about the effects on the families and those serving in Iraq,” Boylan said in an e-mail. “The 2,000 service members killed in Iraq supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom is not a milestone. It is an artificial mark on the wall set by individuals or groups with specific agendas and ulterior motives.”
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UPDATE:
The Big 2K: The Coming Media Myth
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October 25th, 2005 at 4:32 pm
For Those Who Gave Their Lives…
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October 25th, 2005 at 4:44 pm
What “2000″ means. From two men at the sharp end of the stick
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October 25th, 2005 at 6:21 pm
Only 2,000
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