The Taleban must love Sesame Street
Have you ever noticed that the Taleban always die in increments of 5?
You would think just once, it would be 38 or 82 or 63.....
In the same battle, (AP) 50 killed "officials said."
(Reuters) 80 killed "the U.S. military said on Sunday."
(AFP) 30 killed "police and the defence ministry said Monday."
Those are pretty wide estimates for a battle won so decisively.
(Separately, (Reuters) Up to 60 militants killed in NW Pakistan.
(AP) "...after the deaths of another 35 rebel fighters and 16 troops, officials said.")
You would think just once, it would be 38 or 82 or 63.....
In the same battle, (AP) 50 killed "officials said."
(Reuters) 80 killed "the U.S. military said on Sunday."
(AFP) 30 killed "police and the defence ministry said Monday."
Those are pretty wide estimates for a battle won so decisively.
(Separately, (Reuters) Up to 60 militants killed in NW Pakistan.
(AP) "...after the deaths of another 35 rebel fighters and 16 troops, officials said.")
posted by mikevotes at
7:47 AM
2 Comments:
I always wonder who gets the job of going in and collecting up all the Taliban armbands.
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Anonymous, at 8:42 AM
I don't know.
But, you know, after you kill 50 (or 80 or 30), conduct airstrikes to clear the area, you would think you could get something of an accurate assessment.
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mikevotes, at 8:58 AM
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