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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: thames_sider who wrote (98916)5/23/2003 11:29:10 AM
From: aladin  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
Thames,

This includes the following quote from the Iraqi doctor:

"He was shocked when I told him the real story. That's when I realized this rescue probably didn't happen for propaganda reasons. I think this American army is just such a huge machine, the left hand never knows what the right hand is doing."

Now at the time of the rescue, Nasirya was not under US control and there was no expectation that the hospital was secure.

Is it possible that the lawyer and his wife who informed US forces of her location took advantage of the situation? Absolutely. It it possible that this story is true and that US forces are embarrassed by it? Absolutely.

But is it possible that the medical staff are covering their own reputations? Also possible. Beyond Jessica - what about the lawyer and his wife (who worked in the hospital), what do they say?

John
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