The New York Times reports, "Statistics on a Pentagon Web site have been reorganized in a way that lowers the published totals of American nonfatal casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan." On Monday, the Defense Department's website listed a total of 47,657 "nonmortal casualties" in Iraq. But on Tuesday, "the same page no longer showed a total for nonmortal casualties. The bottom line is now 'total -- medical air transported,' and the figure is 31,493." The new figure no longer includes minor injuries, gastrointestinal illnesses, or mental illnesses. Paul Sullivan of Veterans for America "said the changes actually meant the Pentagon was trying to conceal the rising toll of injuries and illness." Earlier this week, the Veterans Affairs Department also revised the casualty number on its website at the request of the Defense Department.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/02/us/02wounded.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
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