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Letters from Iraq faked

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posted on Oct, 11 2003 @ 11:31 PM
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WASHINGTON -- Letters from hometown soldiers describing their successes rebuilding Iraq have been appearing in newspapers across the country as U.S. public opinion on the mission sours.
And all the letters are the same.

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.

www.theolympian.com...

No word on who organized this, but did they really think they would get away with it? I would like to think our troops are doing good in Iraq, but something like this will cast doubt on whatever good news we get from the region.



posted on Oct, 11 2003 @ 11:48 PM
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This was also in my local paper too. Just read it tonight. This is such B.S.!!!! They are straight Forging Letters from Soldiers to gain support. Then to do such a stupid job of it as to make them all the same blows my mind!!! Not only does it showing obvious corruption and Lies by the U.S. toward it's own people but is shows complete incompetence on their part to even produce a small propaganda campain with any intelligence.

I don't understand how things like this keep happening and people just let it slide off em' like it's nothing. It makes me just want to rip my hair out sometimes. I want to slap every citizen of America until they pop back into reality! Screaming "PEOPLE WAKE UP!!! IT IS OUR DUTY, OUR RESPONSIBILITY, TO DEFEND OUR COUNTRY FROM THE ENEMY, BOTH FORIEN AND DOMESTIC!! NOT OUR OPTION, WE ARE REQUIRED TO DO IT!!!"



posted on Oct, 11 2003 @ 11:51 PM
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I saw this too.

The same thing happened prior to Iraq. Same letter in dozens of states...damn freepers.



posted on Oct, 12 2003 @ 07:50 AM
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I agree, these same people are so delusional that they think that the u.s. govt. policies are saint like.



posted on Oct, 12 2003 @ 07:58 AM
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An idea:

It would be interesting to have people scan their letters and upload them somewhere (if they suspect a duplicate). Then someone could type it up (yeah a lot of work) and compare the letter letter by letter with a simple computer program. Then post the results, again with a computer program (simple output of % match to items in database, use text->html to append to current results).

So what would happen, is, as you recieved letters you would type them up. Once typed up, the letter would be compared to everything in the database and the matching results would be published on the website. So like the front page would say:

We have 15 letters from soliders in [blah blah blah] that are exactly the same.

We have 4 letters from soliders in [blah blah blah] that are exactly the same.

it wouldn't to hard... just requires some simple unix access, a server for storing pictures and a simple front page for the results. Send to various newspapers and media corporations (around the world too, via email) and viola!

edit- if you don't think the above can be done please keep your comments to yourself
We want to deny ignorance, not promote it.

[Edited on 12-10-2003 by ktprktpr]

[Edited on 12-10-2003 by ktprktpr]



posted on Oct, 12 2003 @ 08:24 AM
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the German news has been doing what I think is a good job on reporting the facts about the whole situation down there. What little morale is left in the soldiers is quickly dwindling.

www.bringthemhomenow.org...

is a great site started by families of soldiers currently serving in active duty. I suggest reading the Sound Off page to get a good idea of what some of them are having to deal with. quite sad



posted on Oct, 12 2003 @ 08:27 AM
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You find the right post Grommer ? LMAO

Good, glad your morning disorientation has subsided.



posted on Oct, 12 2003 @ 08:29 AM
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unfortunately, I dont have the morning excuse...it's 3:30 in the afternoon here!



posted on Oct, 12 2003 @ 08:34 AM
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Thats even W O R S E




Dang, you can't handle your afternoons now?!
Maybe you should cut back a little, ease your self past noon. My great Aunt did that and she lived til 90+




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