Official Numbers? Will we really know?

It seems the Pentagon and other officials give different numbers to different people. In Puerto Rico, El Nuevo Día reported: "Según los datos del Pentágono, el total de soldados estadounidenses muertos en Irak -incluidos 11 de origen boricua- se eleva ahora a 390."

This is: "According to data from the Pentagon, the total number of American soldiers that have died in Iraq - including 11 Puerto Ricans - raised to 390."

But today's CNN on-line newspaper reports something different. Take a look at the article titled "U.S. attacks sites near Black Hawk crash". It doesn't seem to include information related to this issue, but check it out, it says: "With the latest attacks, 269 U.S. troops have been killed by hostile fire since the war began. Since May 1, when President Bush said major combat was over, 154 U.S. soldiers have been killed by hostile fire."

This is really disturbing! Even more is you think about the number of wounded soldiers and civilians.

References:

Creciente combatividad armada. (2003, November 8). El Nuevo Día. Retrieved from http://www.endi.com.

U.S. attacks sites near Black Hawk crash. (2003, November 8). CNN.com. Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com.