Merry Christmas?

[Jonathan]

I've not watched the news today, did you guys hear this? The dead toll and aid numbers just keep increasing:
Casualties
Aid

[terry5732]

It's readily apparent that is in the interest of the affected countries to inflate casualty numbers to enlarge their share of the "aid" pot.

These late increases are probably largely this.

When you are talking about these numbers, it is rather easy to count the same bodies several times, and is in the benefit of the counters to do so.

[scott]

Well Terry, I think your post wins the award for the "Most Cynical Post Ever on BesslerWheel.com." Congratulations!

Last I heard there were still tens of thousands of people missing and probably dead, but they are not yet reflected in the tallies.

By the way:
Myanmar death toll feared to be worse than reported
http://www.indystar.com/articles/5/206634-5285-010.html

-Scott

[racer270]

and there, i was 'thinkin'...it was just me.....

and if it keeps on happen over and over in one place after the outher ....then what.......?

[scott]

Sorry Gordy, you only get runner-up... ;-)
-Scott

[terry5732]

Don't ever say "tell us how you really feel?" to me.