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| ::</small>"Two hundred seventy-seven U.S. soldiers have now died in Iraq, which means that statistically speaking U.S. soldiers have less of a chance of dying from all causes in Iraq than citizens have of being murdered in ], which is roughly the same geographical size. The most recent statistics indicate California has more than 2300 homicides each year, which means about 6.6 murders each day. Meanwhile, U.S. troops have been in Iraq for 160 days, which means they're incurring about 1.7 deaths, including illness and accidents each day." <small> | ::</small>"Two hundred seventy-seven U.S. soldiers have now died in Iraq, which means that statistically speaking U.S. soldiers have less of a chance of dying from all causes in Iraq than citizens have of being murdered in ], which is roughly the same geographical size. The most recent statistics indicate California has more than 2300 homicides each year, which means about 6.6 murders each day. Meanwhile, U.S. troops have been in Iraq for 160 days, which means they're incurring about 1.7 deaths, including illness and accidents each day." <small> | ||
| Opponents attacked the factual accuracy of Hume's statement, pointing out that while someone in California has a 1 in 5.2 million chance of being murdered every day, a soldier in Iraq has a 1 in 113,000 chance of dying every day. |
Opponents attacked the factual accuracy of Hume's statement, pointing out that while someone in California has a 1 in 5.2 million chance of being murdered every day, a soldier in Iraq has a 1 in 113,000 chance of dying every day. This means that at the timne of Hume's statement, the chances of a soldier in Iraq dying were 46 times greater than the chance of a Californian being murdered. | ||
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Brit Hume is the right-wing managing editor of the Fox News Channel. He hosts Special Report with Brit Hume and is a panelist on Fox News Sunday. Hume graduated from the University of Virginia, and is married to Kim Schiller Hume, Fox News's Washington bureau chief.
Career
Hume first worked for United Press International, the Hartford Times and the Baltimore Evening Sun. Later, Hume worked for ABC for 23 years from 1973 to 1996, when he went to work for Fox News Channel. From 1973 to 1976, Hume worked as a consultant for the documentary division. From 1976 to 1988, Hume worked as Capitol Hill correspondent; in 1989, he became White House chief correspondent. In 1991, Hume won an Emmy Award for his Gulf War coverage; in December 1996, he left ABC for Fox News. By the time Hume had left he had worked on many ABC shows, including, World News Tonight With Peter Jennings, Nightline and This Week.
Books
Hume has published two books: His 1971 Death and the Mines: Rebellion and Murder in the United Mine Workers and the 1974 Inside Story.
Conterversy
Hume has long been the subject of controversy on the issue of his right-wing biases. Hume has contributed to the The Weekly Standard, a right-wing newsmagazine.
Hume also has come under fire for comments made on air. One such comment was on August 26, 2003, regarding the loss of life during the 2003 invasion and occupation of Iraq:
- "Two hundred seventy-seven U.S. soldiers have now died in Iraq, which means that statistically speaking U.S. soldiers have less of a chance of dying from all causes in Iraq than citizens have of being murdered in California, which is roughly the same geographical size. The most recent statistics indicate California has more than 2300 homicides each year, which means about 6.6 murders each day. Meanwhile, U.S. troops have been in Iraq for 160 days, which means they're incurring about 1.7 deaths, including illness and accidents each day."
Opponents attacked the factual accuracy of Hume's statement, pointing out that while someone in California has a 1 in 5.2 million chance of being murdered every day, a soldier in Iraq has a 1 in 113,000 chance of dying every day. This means that at the timne of Hume's statement, the chances of a soldier in Iraq dying were 46 times greater than the chance of a Californian being murdered.