IndyMedia Baltimore is now reporting an article originally from TBRNews.org that states the widely publicized Iraqi death toll only includes troops that have actually died in Iraq. The report explains that troops that have been transported to and died in hospital facilities outside of Iraq (ie, in Germany) have not been counted as a part of the official Iraqi death toll.
As a result, TBR and IndyMedia are encouraging those who have lost loved ones in the war to check with the official Pentagon list to see if their lost loved ones appear on the list, and if not, to immediately write their congressman or take action otherwise. It is estimated that as many as 9,000 US soldiers have actually died so far as a result of combat in Iraq, including soldiers that have died in facilities outside of Iraq itself.
http://baltimore.indymedia.org/newswire/display/10554
http://www.tbrnews.org/Archives/a1682.htm