[Travis Bickel/Marine Inspector]

So, dearest Jessica, you and your family have not benefitted financially from any of this?? Is that right?

With all due respect and gratitude for your service, PFC Lynch, shut the h*$% up!

So, in your opinion, it's ok for the Government to lie to it's citizens as long as someone benefits financially.

[Coop]

So, in your opinion, it's ok for the Government to lie to it's citizens as long as someone benefits financially.

Very interesting opinion you've assigned to me, considering my comment was directed at her "using me" statement.

[ClancyJ]

So, in your opinion, it's ok for the Government to lie to it's citizens as long as someone benefits financially

Well, you know, they had a meeting about that and Sec. Rumsfeld discussed with the President how they could manage some good press from a woman POW. It was not a snap decision because I hear that Bush called in Cheney and Rice to get their input.

Finally it was decided that - yes - release the film. If they did not, the media would probably claim that our boys destroyed the hospital as they got her out.

I know - we just can never believe this administration - they seem to always seek to make their jobs so much easier, to please all members of the U.N., to pacify the press. You know sometimes the war just has to go on the back burner since so much time has to be spent on the lies.