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Harring Report: The National Young Men’s Meat
Grinder
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"The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human
lives, but of the products of human labour. War is a way of
shattering to pieces, or pouring into the stratosphere, or sinking
in the depths of the sea, materials which might otherwise be used to
make the masses too comfortable, and hence, in the long run, too
intelligent. Even when weapons of war are not actually destroyed,
their manufacture is still a convenient way of expending labour
power without producing anything that can be consumed".
George
Orwell, ‘1984’
“Whether war is a necessary factor in the evolution
of mankind may be disputed, but a fact which cannot be questioned is
that, from the earliest records of man to the present age, war has
been his dominant preoccupation. There has never been a period in
human history altogether free from war, and seldom one of more than
a generation which has not witnessed a major conflict: great wars
flow and ebb almost as regularly as the tides. This becomes more
noticeable when a civilization ages and begins to decay, as
seemingly is happening to our world-wide industrial civilization.
Whereas but a generation or two back, war was accepted as an
instrument of policy, it has now become policy itself.”
General J.F.C. Fuller, 1954
The Bush/Cheney
Butcher’s Bill: Officially, 30 US
Military Deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan from 1 August 2006 - 14
August 2006- Official Total of 2,791 US
dead to date (and rising) The actual total of dead American
military personnel is now over 12,000
and also rising and the number of seriously wounded is now ca 25,000
by Brian Harring, Domestic Intelligence Reporter brianharring@yahoo.com
Mr. President, why
don’t you pull out…like your father should have?
Brian Harring
Note: There is excellent
reason to believe that the Department of Defense is deliberately not
reporting a significant number of the dead in Iraq. We have
received copies of manifests from the MATS that show far more bodies
shipped into Dover AFP than are reported officially. The actual
death toll is in excess of 10,000. (See the official records
at the end of this piece.) Given the officially acknowledged number
of over 15,000 seriously wounded (and a published total of 25,000
wounded overall,), this elevated death toll is far more realistic
than the current 2,000+ now being officially published. When our
research is complete, and watertight, we will publish the results
along with the sources In addition to the evident falsification of
the death rolls, at least 5,500 American military personnel have
deserted, most in Ireland but more have escaped to Canada and
other European countries, none of whom are inclined to cooperate
with vengeful American authorities. (See TBR News of 18 February for
full coverage on the mass desertions) This means that of the 158,000
U.S. military shipped to Iraq, 26,000 deserted, were killed
or seriously wounded. The DoD lists currently being very quietly
circulated indicate over12,000 dead, over 25,000 seriously
wounded and a large number of suicides, forced hospitalization
for ongoing drug usage and sales, murder of Iraqi civilians and
fellow soldiers, rapes, courts martial and so on -
The
government gets away with these huge lies because they claim,
falsely, that only soldiers actually killed on the ground in Iraq
are reported. The dying and critically wounded are listed as en
route to military hospitals outside of the country and not
reported on the daily postings. Anyone who dies just as the
transport takes off from the Baghdad airport is not listed and
neither are those who die in the US military hospitals. Their
families are certainly notified that their son, husband, brother or
lover was dead and the bodies, or what is left of them
(refrigeration is very bad in Iraq what with constant power outages)
are shipped home, to Dover AFB. This, we note, was the overall
policy until very recently. Since it became well known that many had
died at Landstuhl, in Germany, the DoD began to list a very few
soldiers who had died at other non-theater locations. These numbers
are only for show and are pathetically small in relationship to the
actual figures. You ought to realize that President Bush personally
ordered that no pictures be taken of the coffined and flag-draped
dead under any circumstances. He claims that this is to comfort the
bereaved relatives but is designed to keep the huge number of
arriving bodies secret. Any civilian, or military personnel, taking
pictures will be jailed at once and prosecuted. Bush has never
attended any kind of a memorial service for his dead soldiers and
never will. He is terrified some parent might curse him in front of
the press or, worse, attack him. As Bush is a terrible physical
coward and in a constant state of denial, this is not a surprise.
Official
Casualty List for August, 2006
1
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of two Marines who
were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Lance Cpl. Anthony E.
Butterfield, 19, of Clovis, Calif., Sgt. Christian B.
Williams, 27, of Winter Haven, Fla. Both Marines died July 29
while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. They
were assigned to 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms,
Calif.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Cpl. Phillip E. Baucus,
28, of Wolf Creek, Mont., died July 29 while conducting combat
operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd
Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
2
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Pfc. Jason Hanson, 21, of
Forks, Wash., died July 29 while conducting combat operations in Al
Anbar province, Iraq. He
was assigned to 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms,
Calif.
3
The Department of Defense
announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom. Sgt. Ryan D. Jopek, 20, of Merrill, Wis., died
in Tikrit, Iraq on Aug. 2 of injuries suffered when an improvised
explosive device detonated near his convoy. Jopek was assigned to
the Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment,
Waupun, Wis.
The Department of Defense
announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom. Sgt. Dustin D. Laird, 23, of Martin, Tenn.,
died on Aug. 2 during combat operations in Rawah, Iraq. Laird was
assigned to the Army National Guard 913th Engineer Company, 46th
Engineer Battalion, Union City, Tenn.
The Department of Defense
announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom. Cpl. Joseph A. Tomci, 21, of Stow, Ohio, died
Aug. 2 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province,
Iraq. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Lejeune, N.C.
The Department of Defense
announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom. Spc. Hai Ming Hsia, 37, of New York, N.Y.,
died Aug. 1 during combat operations in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. Hsia
was assigned to the 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division,
Baumholder, Germany.
4
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.Lance Cpl. Kurt E. Dechen,
24, of Springfield, Vt., died Aug. 3 from wounds received while
conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th
Marine Division, while attached to Regimental Combat Team 5, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sgt. George M. Ulloa Jr.,
23, of Austin, Texas, died Aug. 3 from wounds suffered while
conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was
assigned to 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Sgt. Joshua A. Ford, 20, of Wayne, Neb., died on July
31 during combat operations in Al Numaniyah, Iraq. Ford was
assigned to the Army National Guard 189th Transportation Company,
485th Corps Support Battalion, Norfolk, Neb.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Petty Officer 2nd Class Marc
A. Lee, 28, of Hood River, Ore., was killed on Aug. 2 during
combat operations while on patrol in Ramadi, Iraq.
Lee was an aviation ordnanceman and a member of a West
Coast-based SEAL Team.
5
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sgt. Daniel A.
Suplee, 39, of Ocala, Fla., died on Aug 3 at James A. Haley
Veterans Hospital, Tampa, Fla., of injuries sustained on Apr 1 in
Kabul, Afghanistan, when his HMMWV was involved in a traffic
accident. Suplee was assigned to the National Guard 153rd
Cavalry Squadron, Ocala, Fla.
6
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who
were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died in Ar
Ramadi, Iraq, on August 4, when an improvised explosive device
detonated near their HMMWV while conducting combat operations.
Both soldiers were assigned to the 1st Calvary Regiment, 1st
Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany. Killed were: Staff Sgt.
Clint J. Storey, 30, of Enid, Okla,.Sgt. Bradley H. Beste,
22, of Naperville, Ill.
7
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sgt. Leroy Segura Jr.,
23, of Clovis, N.M., died on Aug 4, in Habbaniyah, Iraq, of injuries
suffered from a HMMWV accident.
Segura was assigned to the 362nd Engineer Company, 54th
Engineer Battalion, Fort Benning, Ga.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Pfc.
Brian J. Kubik, 20, of Harker Heights, Texas, died on Aug 5 in Landstuhl Regional
Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries suffered on Aug 2
when his unit encountered enemy small arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq.
Kubik was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry
Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort
Campbell, Ky.
8
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers,
who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died in Baghdad,
Iraq on Aug. 6, when an improvised explosive device detonated near
their HMMWV while conducting a combat operations. All soldiers were
assigned to the Army's 2nd Brigade Troop Battalion, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell,
Ky. Killed were: Staff Sgt. Stephen A. Seale, 25, of Grafton,
W.V.,Sgt. Carlton A. Clark, 22, of South Royalton, Vt. ,Spc.
Jose Zamora, 24, of Sunland Park, N.M.
11
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Staff
Sgt. Tracy L. Melvin, 31, of Seattle, Wash., died of injuries
sustained on Aug. 6, when an improvised explosive device detonated
near his HMMWV during combat operations in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. Melvin
was assigned to the Army's 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st
Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.
The Department of Defense
announced today the death of two soldiers, who were supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom. Killed were:
Sgt. Steven P. Mennemeyer, 26, of Granite City, Ill., Sgt.
Jeffery S. Brown, 25, of Trinity Center, Calif. They were
declared Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown on Aug. 8, when their UH-60
Blackhawk crashed into a lake in the vicinity of Korean Village in
Rubtbah, Iraq. Their remains were recovered on Aug. 9 and 10,
respectively. Both soldiers were assigned to the 82nd Medical
Company (Air Ambulance), Fort Riley, Kan. This incident is under
investigation
The Department of Defense
announced today the death of a Marine, who was supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom. Lance
Cpl. Jeremy Z. Long, 18, of Sun Valley, Nev., died Aug. 10,
while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He
was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
14
The Department of Defense
announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting
Operation Enduring Freedom. They died in Nangalam, Afghanistan on
Aug. 11, when their platoon came in contact with enemy forces using
rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire during combat
operations. The soldiers were assigned to the Army 1st Battalion,
32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain
Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y. Killed were: Spc.
Rogelio R. Garza, Jr., 26, of Corpus Christi, Texas,
Pfc. Andrew R. Small, 19, of Wiscasset, Maine , Pfc. James P.
White, Jr., 19, of Huber Heights, Ohio.
The Department of Defense
announced today the death of three soldiers, who were supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq on Aug 9, when
an improvised explosive device detonated near their HMMWV during
combat operations. The soldiers were assigned to the Army's 1st
Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg,
Germany. Killed were: 1st.
Sgt. Aaron D. Jagger, 43, of Hillsdale, Mich., Spc. Ignacio
Ramirez, 22, of Henderson, Nev.,Spc. Shane W. Woods, 23,
of Palmer, Alaska
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