US soldier falls to death in Iraq

[expatriot]

http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,6874883%255E1702,00.html


US soldier falls to death in Iraq
From correspondents in Baghdad
August 6, 2003

A US soldier fell off a roof to his death in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, the military said tonight.

"A soldier from the 101st Airborne Division was killed when he fell from a roof of a fixed site at 7:30 pm (0030 AEST) August 5 in Mosul," according to a statement released in Baghdad.

"The soldier was evacuated to 23rd combat support hospital and was pronounced dead at approximately 8:15 pm," it added.

At least 57 American troops have now died in non-combat incidents since US President George W. Bush declared major combat operations in Iraq over on May 1, while 53 US soldiers have been killed in guerrilla-style attacks.

[izzie]

1. When a death a day sounded awful they start to fall to death?

What is up on this? Did the car accidents get to sound to old hat? I do not trust this DOD or Geo. Bush.

[DoYouEverWonder]

2. So did he jump

or was he pushed? Or maybe he was shot and then he fell off?

[MaineDem]

3. At least the second

Didn't a soldier dies from falling off a roof at a hospital a few weeks ago?

It's just too many in any case.

[markses]

4. A Marine "fell off a roof" in Fallujah

while standing post, about a week and a half ago.

Does seem like a bizarre thing. Notice no deaths while Bushie on his atrocious vacation. Seems like an order from on high to depress counts while Bushie's relaxin....

[buff2]

7. I was thinking the same thing

It's a disgrace how the media whores continue to cover up for the idiot in thief. It's going to be mighty tough for the democratic candidate to get his message out when the bu$h lickers keep propping up his sorry ass. :argh:

[Sagan]

5. did he fall on some bullets?

I hate the whore media for taking the Pentagon's word for everything. Why don't they just fire their presstitute "journalists" and hire a bunch of transcribers?

[Ilsa]

6. Maybe he passed out

from heat exhaustion and fell off.

But the "falling on some bullets" theory is just as real a possibility too. I don't believe much of anything they say either.

[Beetwasher]

8. I'd be willing to bet he was shot and then fell

The bullet didn't kill him, but the fall did, so it's labelled and accident...and yes, there was another death from "falling off a roof"...

[Corgigal]

9. Common story

Listed in the header of this news report. Sad but true.

[diamond14]

10. last week, a soldier was "hit by a stray bullet" and listed as a

non-combat related death....the DOD claimed that a "stray bullet" from those happy Iraqis celebrating, hit one of our soldiers in the head...

I wonder how many deaths are just NOT being reported at all...like Vietnam, where years later, the DOD tried to put together a list of the dead, and the list got really BIG....it would not surprise me to find that the number of our KILLED soldiers was 3 times or even 10 times the number reported...

[catmandu57]

11. I'm certain that the numbers in this story

are wrong they're more than 110 dead, I have it more towards 120, and I find it awfully strange that there hasn't been reports for five days.

[frylock]

13. check markses' post (#4)..

it is rather odd that all killing ceased the day shrub went on holiday.

[frylock]

12. that's why you should spay and neuter your bullets..

it cuts down on the amount of strays roaming the streets.

[alcuno]

14. Again? This is the second soldier to "fall" to his death.

Or maybe he was pushed. Or jumped. Here's the list. 112 families notified since May 1.

http://www.pigstye.net/iraq/