Chronic Case of Jessica Fatigue (Loads of stuff here)

[kskiska]

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In the corridors of the Bush administration, senior officials frankly admit that they would prefer the Jessica Lynch story simply went away. "The Private Lynch story is becoming a monster," said one administration official.

At the time of her rescue, America thought it had found a modern heroine in the plucky 19-year-old supply clerk, saved from the clutches of Iraqi militants by special forces.

Employing all its public relations know-how, the Pentagon decided to release the footage it had made at the time of the rescue. It was a decision that could be said to have spectacularly backfired.

At the time, the video of Private Lynch's rescue was a dazzling propaganda coup. But six months later, the lead protagonist has become a primetime whistleblower, and the facts of what actually happened in Nasiriyah are still hazy. America, finally, is falling out of love with the Jessica Lynch myth.


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[Cha]

1. Well Well Well....everything isn't rosy with

Jessica coming out with her version of events.

[roughsatori]

2. That was illuminating kick NT

[madrchsod]

3. my local paper

ran the ap article about the iraqi doctors saying that her clothes were buttoned and intact. they also ran three other stories that has been posted here at du in the last two days. this is in ronny reagans home town.....

[donhakman]

4. The lie is in...thats all that counts.

[The Backlash Cometh]

5. You Kick-ass, Jessica!

Just keep doing what your mom taught you to do: Tell the truth. It's a shame Barbara Bush failed in that regard.