Once again, the media has chosen to ignore the facts and is propagating the Jessica Lynch lie in the Washington Post article Kucinich’s compelling case for impeachment
So, in my own Quixotic fashion, I have shot a letter off the the author. I thought some of you might be interested.
Dear Ms Cocco,
It distresses me more than I can express that you and your colleagues continue to spread the lie that Jessica Lynch’s story was fabricated by the government. It is painfully clear to me that you know nothing about her ordeal. You stated in a recent article, “There is the Jessica Lynch fairy tale, in which the former Army private was said to have been brutalized and the subject of a dramatic rescue, a story that also was fabricated.”
I am not just an angry reader. I am the author of MARINES IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN. It is the only book to tell the entire story of Lynch’s ordeal. Please read a short piece I wrote last year, when Mr Waxman was on his “witch hunt.” http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/013/568yzazb.asp
Then, if you are truly committed to the truth, read MARINES IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN. I spent more than two years researching the battle of Nasiriyah. I interviewed several of the survivors of the 507th Maintenance Company “ambush.” I also interviewed the real heroes of the fight and several members of the team involved in her rescue. Jessica may have been well treated in the Saddam Hospital, but she was definitely brutalized prior to arriving there. The rescue was not staged. Military commanders would have been remiss had they not moved to rescue her with the forces they used.
Please consider getting the facts of what really happened, then help me to try to undo the damage from years of media irresponsibility. The real story needs to come out. It is not as if I have not documented it completely, no one in the media seems to care. It reminds me of a old phrase.
“My mind is made up – don’t confuse me with the facts.”
As for your article, he who lives in glass houses should not throw stones.
Richard S. Lowry
www.marinesinthegardenofeden.com
http://www.militarywriters.com/review-MarinesInTheGardenOfEden.htm
You’re a better man than I am. I would have addressed it to “Ms Cock-o.” There’s nothing Quixotic about demanding that people tell the fooking truth. Keep at it.
Mr. Lowry,
It just seems bad news @ every turn and yet some of us continue to rally against the continued onslaught by the progressive(read; commie/socialist) movement to in fact destroy the very foundations that were the hallmarks of this great country. Today of course we have SCOTUS giving enemy combatants the same rights to our legal system that they are hell bent on destroying along with all of us. And next week, I get to watch as the state symbol of California gets changed from the Grizzly to a Panda. This is indeed a tough week.
Respectfully,
They never let the facts get in the way of a good story.
Keep up the good work. Although it’s probably a hopeless task trying to keep those jokers straight.
I hope you’re not holding your breath waiting for a reply.
Stick it to them…these people are like a fifth column movement. Its plain criminal the way they have day in and day out for the past six years purposefully suppressed the truth and often put out lies in order to advance their agenda. This morning an old WW2 movie reel was on (before Back to Bataan on TCM I think).They explained how Hitler came to power putting out misinformation and getting the classes to hate each other. In such an environment a wack job like him cruised to control. It sounds just like today.
Huh. I have a letter postmarked 13 April 2003, dated 5 April 2003 from my nephew, the Marine, telling me about the rescue of Jessica Lynch that he was involved in. At the end of the description, he writes “they’ll probably make a movie out of it”.
I don’t know what makes these people tick….who know absolutely nothing but feel compelled to speak about it anyway. Fairy tale? I don’t think so. For heavens sake, there’s even photographic evidence of it!! My blood pressure just went up and my language is about to deteriorate so I’ll stop.
p.s. I think everyone in his humvee BUT Matt is listed in the index of Marines in the Garden of Eden. He’s a pretty quiet unassuming type…..for a Marine.
Rick, the vile hatred that these people have for this country is mind boggling! And I’m not talking about Al-Quada!
The sad part is that these America bashers will be the first to have their fool heads cut off by the very same people they are giving equal protection to. And they are vilifing the very people who are protecting their sorry asses!
Wasn’t it Joseph Geobbles (spell) who called them “Useful Idiots”??