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Questions about lynch rescue { May 19 2003 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/122532_lynched19.html http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/122532_lynched19.html Monday, May 19, 2003 Questions about a dramatic rescue SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER EDITORIAL BOARD Truth, it seems, is in short supply these days. We already know that the story about Jessica Lynch's family -- the one told by New York Times' reporter Jayson Blair -- was merely the product of a fanciful imagination. The newspaper is investigating -- as it should. But there's something else we need to know. Yesterday the BBC aired a documentary that questioned the very essence of Jessica Lynch's story: her dramatic rescue from an Iraqi hospital. The BBC says the rescue was staged "like a Hollywood film." The military even supplied its own video version of events. Indeed, when reporting on the rescue, the military referenced the movie "Blackhawk Down," saying that it was better than the film because everything went right. Sort of like a script that was followed precisely. But the BBC says witnesses tell a different story. They say Pvt. Lynch was well cared for -- and doctors even offered to send her back to her unit in an ambulance (once the Iraqi Republican Guard had disappeared). Critics will easily dismiss the BBC version of what occurred. They'll say that we cannot trust Iraqi sources -- and surely the military would not report an untruth. Perhaps. But the BBC report raises questions that demand answers. The rest of the world will not accept our denials easily. Already international newspapers are trumpeting the "new" version of the truth. The best course for the United States is to quickly find out what really happened. If the military exaggerated the story, spinning it for our consumption, that's something dangerous and inappropriate in a democracy. We need to know more; we need the truth.

American rescue soldiers terrified lynch Bbc says lynch rescue staged { May 17 2003 } Doctor said no iraqi soldiers or militiamen { April 15 2003 } Im no hero says lynch { November 7 2003 } Injuries from humvee crash { November 7 2003 } Jessica disputes army account of dramatic rescue Jessica lynch criticizes us accounts of her ordeal { November 7 2003 } Jessica lynch operation staged { April 16 2003 } Jessica lynch raid unnecessary { May 16 2003 } Lynch cartoon [jpg] Lynch disturbed by exegerations { November 11 2003 } Lynch not shot or stabbed { May 15 2003 } Lynch unanswered questions { July 21 2003 } Military manipulated story says lynch Msnbc military manipulated story says lynch No iraqi soldiers at hospital Pentagon calls bbc allegations ridiculous Private disturbed that military overdramatized rescue Questions about lynch rescue { May 19 2003 } Rescue lynch no resistance Saving private lynch { April 6 2003 } Story turning into monster for bush administration Weapons records gone { September 17 2003 } Files Listed: 23

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