At the start of the Iraq War, the US Govt. claimed a heroic soldier - Jessica Lynch - was captured by Iraqi forces after a fierce firefight, then was rescued in a daring raid by US Special Forces. It was spread by the WPost. It was all a total lie:

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At the start of the Iraq War, the US Govt. claimed a heroic soldier - Jessica Lynch - was captured by Iraqi forces after a fierce firefight, then was rescued in a daring raid by US Special Forces. It was spread by the WPost. It was all a total lie: https://salon.com/2007/04/25/tillman_lynch/

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As the Washington Post loyally repeats the government's EXCITING TALE about the rescue of a US airman in Iran, recall the WP loyally repeated the government's EXCITING TALE of the 2003 rescue of Jessica Lynch in Iraq, which turned out to be 98% fabricated https://washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/04/04/us-pilot-rescue-iran-f15-crash/

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