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Comment by Jonathan Lewis on June 18, 2009 at 10:57am: Number of Chicago Murders in 2008 Tops U.S. Soldier Deaths in Iraq, But Media’s Not Reporting It
January 3rd, 2009 · 13 Comments
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2008 Body Count: Iraq vs. Chicago

2008 Body Count: Iraq vs. Chicago

Few Americans realize the number of people murdered in Chicago during 2008 was larger than the number of U.S. soldier deaths in Iraq during the same period.

In a Sept. 4 post, I noted an effort by Chicago’s CBS television affiliate to change that fact. CBS2Chicago broadcast a report that included an interesting stat — that is, the city’s 125 summer murders total nearly doubled the number of soldiers killed in Iraq during the same time period (65). Unfortunately, they seemed to stand alone.

Two days ago, Associated Press had the opportunity to share the facts for comparison. Unfortunately, they opted to publish a story containing only half of the story (i.e., that at least 314 U.S. soldiers died in Iraq during 2008, down from 904 in the previous year).

Yesterday, the folks at the Chicago Tribune had a similar chance. Unfortunately, their article that appeared in yesterday’s edition also included only half of the story (i.e., that the Windy City closed 2008 with 509 homicides, an increase of about 15 percent over 2007).

Combine the two stories, and the whole 2008 picture — the picture unpainted by members of the media — is made clear:

* 314 U.S. soldiers died in Iraq;
* 509 people were murdered in Chicago.

You read about it here.

Comment by Malia Lazu on September 5, 2008 at 5:47pm: J Micheal Please post up stuff about the CEO program. Thanks for participating on the calls

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