[SuziQ]

She also disputed the Pentagon's early version of her capture by Iraqis, which suggested she had heroically defended herself - going down only after firing all her ammo.

Someone has told her wrong. I don't believe the Pentagon EVER put out that information. That stuff was contained in the Washington Post story that came out just after the firefight, but before she was rescued.

[joesbucks]

If this was media concoction, then why did the Pentagon let it stand?

[browardchad]

That stuff was contained in the Washington Post story that came out just after the firefight, but before she was rescued.

Exactly right. There were no sources mentioned.

Being a liberal requires selective amnesia, since some months ago the left was saying the rescue was bogus, and she was in no danger.

I originally thought the Pentagon kept Lynch under wraps due to her precarious mental state. Now I wonder if they kept her incommunicado because they realized she could potentially undermine the morale of the troops during the war.

Basically, the girl would be much better off keeping her mouth shut, since her lack of sophistication is making her a pawn for the media -- but the lure of money and fame has apparently trumped integrity.

[Killborn]

In the field of conflict, folklore, mythology, and legends are born.

Even if the Pentagon said that, it's an honest mistake.

By the way, the Pentagon never said the rescue operation was glamorous. It was a specops cakewalk, hard for us - easy for them. They went in, confirm she's an american soldier, and expedited to the waiting chopper. No shots.

That gives us the benefit of the doubt.

[Fledermaus]

Correct, she is confusing the press with the Pentagon. But what do you expect from young, indoctrinated morons from the public educational system?

[johnb838]

I believe that, like Shock & Awe, the Jessie Rambo story was invented by the media and later blamed on the military when it proved to be untrue.

It amazes me that people here are STILL bashing her when she states publicly that she doesn't consider herself any kind of hero and that she's been used. And that she should shut the hell up. The person that said that apparently must think that she has been talking. She hasn't said a WORD publicly until the Diane Sawyer interview which hasn't even aired yet. And the book seems to me to have been chosen because it's the best way for her to tell her story without someone elses spin.