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manlyboy

Joined: 01 Aug 2004 Location: Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 3:16 am Post subject: Letter from Iraq |
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"Written last month, this straightforward account of life in Iraq by a Marine officer was initially sent just to a small group of family and friends. His honest but wry narration and unusually frank dissection of the mission contrasts sharply with the story presented by both sides of the Iraq war debate, the Pentagon spin masters and fierce critics. Perhaps inevitably, the "Letter from Iraq" moved quickly beyond the small group of acquantainaces and hit the inboxes of retired generals, officers in the Pentagon, and staffers on Capitol Hill. TIME's Sally B. Donnelly first received a copy three weeks ago but only this week was able to track down the author and verify the document's authenticity. The author wishes to remain anonymous but has allowed us to publish it here � with a few judicious omissions."
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1543658-1,00.html |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994
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Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 3:48 am Post subject: |
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Very nice, informative, letter. Thanks for sharing that. |
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EFLtrainer

Joined: 04 May 2005
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Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 4:23 am Post subject: |
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Biggest Outrage � Practically anything said by talking heads on TV about the war in Iraq, not that I get to watch much TV. Their thoughts are consistently both grossly simplistic and politically slanted. Biggest Offender: Bill O'Reilly. |
I like that he takes issue with virtually all the thigns being said about the actual fighting, but it is telling that he chose one offender among hundreds: Bill O'Reilly.
Expect a Keith Olberman butt-kicking any moment. |
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