Fake letters from soldiers in Iraq

[Fixated]

Through Drudge:

http://www.theolympian.com/home/news/20031011/frontpage/121390_Printer.shtml

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A Gannett News Service search found identical letters from different soldiers with the 2nd Battalion of the 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, also known as "The Rock," in 11 newspapers, including Snohomish, Wash.

The Olympian received two identical letters signed by different hometown soldiers: Spc. Joshua Ackler and Spc. Alex Marois, who is now a sergeant. The paper declined to run either because of a policy not to publish form letters.

The five-paragraph letter talks about the soldiers' efforts to re-establish police and fire departments, and build water and sewer plants in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, where the unit is based.

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[Rose Siding]

1. I'm so glad that he picked it up.

It's VERY impressive that the Olympian broke it. I was worried that their readership was too limited for the story to get bigger and sent it to a few other media outlets yesterday.

Considering it comes the very week that Bush said he'd take his "message" about Iraq to local papers and stations, this could be very damaging.

[Fixated]

2. kick

n/t

[bluedog]

3. yea

maybe now the media will do a story on this.....I doubt it...but we can help....send this to your local papers....