Politics

Hiding the Casualty Count

How many injured and ill soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines are left off the Pentagon’s casualty count? Would you believe 15,000? 60 Minutes asked the Department of Defense to grant us an interview. They declined. Instead, they sent a letter, which contains a figure not included in published casualty reports: "More than 15,000 troops with so-called 'non-battle' injuries and diseases have been evacuated from Iraq." Posted by Editor at November 22, 2004 07:40 AM