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brettdale Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-09-05 05:41 PM
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story from Moore's webpage
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=2573


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By Cindy Sheehan / LeeRockwell.com

When I woke up this morning, the "official" death count in Iraq was 1576. The first thing I do in the morning after I boot up my computer is to check the DoD website to see if any more of our nation’s precious children were killed in this horror of a nonsensical war. I was talking to another Gold Star Mom, Celeste Zappala, today and she sadly advised me that the count rose to 1579 (note: the official count is now 1594) while she was out to lunch.

Celeste and I and too many other moms know what the significance of "Pending Notification" means: it means that there are people in our country going through their lives right now not even knowing that they are about to be ambushed with the most devastating news of their lives: "We regret to inform you..."
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Kerrytravelers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-09-05 05:48 PM
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1. Cindy Sheehan is a true patriot.
Check out their website.

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neuvocat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-09-05 05:50 PM
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2. "Pending Notification" usually means "estimate".
They can't get to all the bodies, especially if they're boobie-trapped.
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