The fatality numbers ARE higher than reported...

[Hell Hath No Fury]

My sister spoke with a member of her family yesterday that works offloading the "tubes" at the airbase in Germany. They said that the fatality numbers are "significantly" higher than what is being reported.

There is also something strange going on with old commercial 747s that are flying into the base. I couldn't quite get the whole story, but it to do with cargo and unusual gassing up of the planes. It sounded VERY "Air America". Some of the planes were in very poor condition and there was one that required it's landing gear be gerry-rigged so it could take off. It was going to be landing almost fully loaded with gasoline and there was fear the gear would give way on landing. It was also mentioned that there are a lot of pilots making very large sums of money running these planes. I'm not sure what the significance is, but this person was stressing just how out of the ordinary what was taking place is.

I should also add that this person is starting to experience PTS symptoms from their work at the base.

[tom_paine]

1. That wouldn't surprise me at all

The scary part of that, if true, is that Osama Bin Laden purportedly said that very thing.

Now, Osama and Bunnypants*, both being untrustworthy monsters, I didn't know which monster to believe in this particular case.

But I did strongly suspect the Busheviks with doing this because they are patholigical liars and they know that they can get away with anything.

So, this doesn't surprise me, if true.

[Red_Viking]

5. What's with the 747s?

That is quite a mystery to me.

And, not being up to date on my untrustworthy monsters, can you fill me in on what Osama said? This sounds tasty.

Incidentally, I put nothing past our government. They lost all credibility long, long ago. That means I'm willing to believe just about anything!

:dem:

RV

[Hell Hath No Fury]

7. I wish my sister had asked a few more questions...

The plane thing was explained to my sister in a way that she didn't fully understand, but her relative DID say that "someone is making money off of this".

[arcane1]

2. I don't quite get the "Air America" reference...

but otherwise I am not surprised at all. I expect these devils to cook the books when it comes to dead soldiers, the same way they cook the books on war spending, Halliburton contracts, "reconstruction" successes, poll results, you name it...

[Bozola]

4. Air America = old CIA Airlines

[Fridays Child]

3. I hope your sister stays in touch with her relative in Germany and...

...I hope that her relative in Germany is VERY careful.

[veracity]

6. Get the story to the papers...

Call the papers...and the TV networks....see if they'll follow up. Smeone just might. Try Frontline or Bill Moyers This is no surprse. Are we told how many of the wounded die from their wounds? Not a word.
Secrets are in. Disgusting as usual.

[NewJeffCT]

9. I did hear

That deaths of wounded soldiers were down in Iraq compared to previous conflicts - about 1 in 4 wounded died in Vietnam, while 'only' 1 in 8 in Iraq.

But, who knows how true that is?

[MGKrebs]

8. Could be that they are flying in fuel

since they can't get any out of the ground over there.