More Lies About the Military

Michelle Malkin has a good piece on "More Blacks dying in Iraq". I feel the myth introduced here is more evidence of the "Moore Influence" -- Moore introduced the myth of recruiters targeting minorities for recruitment, which was false as I demonstrated here. Some excerpts.

In fact, as this New York Times op-chart makes clear, the truth is just the opposite. White and Hispanic soliders are overrepresented among military personnel killed in Iraq, whereas African American soldiers are underrepresented. (Blacks account for 18.6 percent of military personnel in Iraq, but account for only 10.9 percent of military personnel killed.) [Read Michelle's piece here