[Our_Man_In_Gough_Island]

Something to consider in light of the carefully spun body count for Katrina.

[Our_Man_In_Gough_Island]

Here is a working link to the article:

http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-09-13-voa10.cfm

[faq]

"China will no longer regard natural disaster death tolls as a state secret, reversing a practice that has been standard for years."

It is much more effective for the communist government to lie, spin, or manipulate the data than to deny the obvious.

[manic4organic]

Is killing dissidents considered a natural disaster?