The missing stastitics.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/pol itics/defence/5939968/British-forces-in-Afghan istan-suffer-highest-monthly-casualty-rate-sin ce-start-of-mission.html

Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth said: "During Operation Panther's Claw we have seen a growing interest in our wounded personnel, which is why we have decided to start routinely publishing figures about military patients treated at Birmingham NHS hospitals and Headley Court

'We have seen a growing interest in our wounded personnel'

By whom?

It is rather ironic that before March 2006 no figures of injured personnel were released, yet now we are finally being told of the scale of injuries.

I listened to a radio interview of some Minister the other day, and after being asked time and time again, he still refused to say how many of the enemy had been killed, wounded or even captured.

These figures have still not been released, why?

[Rollo]

'We have seen a growing interest in our wounded personnel'

Maybe people have started making requests for the information under the Freedom of Information Act.

[Sweep2k]

Just as important is the number of people injured while checking lorries for illegal immigrants. Some of them slip and fall. Is that the real issue here?

[anotheoldgit]

Ask a sensible question and you get silly answers.