Re: Non-hostile gunshot wound?
At 09:10 PM 4/11/2004 -0400 John Garcia wrote: I wonder how many were suicides. There have been some 21 suicides in units stationed in Iraq over the past year. Which with what, @150,000 troops in Iraq would be 0.014%.Is that close to the US population average? JDG ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Non-hostile gunshot wound?
On Tue, Apr 20, 2004 at 09:38:36AM -0400, JDG wrote: Which with what, @150,000 troops in Iraq would be 0.014%.Is that close to the US population average? About 12 deaths per 100,000 people per year is the US death rate for suicides. That is 0.012% per year. Close. -- Erik Reuter http://www.erikreuter.net/ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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--- JDG [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 09:10 PM 4/11/2004 -0400 John Garcia wrote: I wonder how many were suicides. There have been some 21 suicides in units stationed in Iraq over the past year. Which with what, @150,000 troops in Iraq would be 0.014%.Is that close to the US population average? JDG I believe it is slightly above the overall US population average and slightly below the rate for men 18-25, who make up the majority of US soldiers stationed in the region. I believe that there is some evidence that the easy availability of lethal instruments (guns, prescription drugs) makes suicide more likely, which would suggest that being deployed to Iraq may actually _cut_ the suicide rate. I wouldn't swear to it, but I believe the suicide rate among American soldiers in Iraq is lower than that currently in the German army. = Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED] Freedom is not free http://www.mukunda.blogspot.com __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos: High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25ยข http://photos.yahoo.com/ph/print_splash ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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Ronn!Blankenship wrote: Horn, John wrote: died from a non-hostile gunshot wound. What would that be? Or friendly fire? Yes, but the term friendly fire actually says what it means. Clearly, we can't have *that*. People back home might start to think war is dangerous, and people get hurt when mistakes are made. Or, for that matter, even when everything goes right. It's not really that different from a pre-owned car. Jim No facts a little double-speak can't cure Maru ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Non-hostile gunshot wound?
CNN.com has a special section listing all of the casualties in Iraq, what unit they were with and how they died. Many are from combat, a lot are from accidents and a few are listed as died from a non-hostile gunshot wound. What would that be? Would that be a gun going off by accident? - jmh Hoping This Gets Thru Maru ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Non-hostile gunshot wound?
non-hostile gunshot wound. What would that be? Would that be a gun going off by accident? Possibly. Do they have a seperate listing for Fratricide (friendly fire). If not, that's most likely what it is. Damon. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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At 04:39 PM 4/11/04, Horn, John wrote: content-class: urn:content-classes:message Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 CNN.com has a special section listing all of the casualties in Iraq, what unit they were with and how they died. Many are from combat, a lot are from accidents and a few are listed as died from a non-hostile gunshot wound. What would that be? Would that be a gun going off by accident? Or friendly fire? -- Ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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On Apr 11, 2004, at 6:49 PM, Damon Agretto wrote: non-hostile gunshot wound. What would that be? Would that be a gun going off by accident? Possibly. Do they have a seperate listing for Fratricide (friendly fire). If not, that's most likely what it is. Damon. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l I wonder how many were suicides. There have been some 21 suicides in units stationed in Iraq over the past year. john ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
