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To: flutters
Reports said Lynch fired on her attackers and fought fiercely before being captured.

This is what a soldier is trained to do. Why anybody thinks that this qualifies Lynch for a Congressional Medal of Honor is beyond me.

15 posted on 04/12/2003 12:03:16 AM PDT by judgeandjury (The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the state.)
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To: judgeandjury
I've been collecting stories of Jessica that has been posted on FR. Now is a good time to post the links, IMO. If anyone can add to the links, please ping me.

1. March 26, 2003, 9:07am; AP (Yahoo News) FREEPER optik_b
Why are we sending Teenage Girls into the Battle Zone?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/876258/posts

2. April 1, 2003, 4:10pm; FREEPER – William McKinley
Centcom Announces: POW Rescued [Jessica Lynch (19) of West Virginia]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/882298/posts

3. April 1, 2003, 5:13pm; Yahoo (Reuters)
Jessica Lynch, US POW Rescued in Iraq
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/882336/posts

4. April 1, 2003, 5:18pm; MSNBC
U.S. forces rescue POW in Iraq (Jessica Lynch confirmed!)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/882343/posts

5. April 1, 2003, 6:39pm; Fox News Channel
FNC reporting that 9 bodies found in the same compound as Pvt. Lynch
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/882389/posts

6. April 1, 2003, 6:32pm; Fox News
Fox News: Nine Bodies of American Soldiers Located at same time as Pfc. Lynch
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/882391/posts

7. April 1, 2003, 8:43pm; CNSNews.com
American POW Jessica Lynch Rescued in Iraq
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/882492/posts

8. April 1, 2003, 9:35pm; New York Times
In a Tiny Town, an Explosion of Joy [Re: Rescued POW Jessica Lynch]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/882537/posts

9. April 1, 2003, 11:42pm; MSNBC
U.S. forces rescue POW in Iraq (Lynch tortured)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/882623/posts

10. April 2, 2003, 12:18am; WorldNetDaily.com
U.S. rescues female POW: Pfc. Jessica Lynch listed as missing after unit ambushed near Nasiriyah
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/882644/posts

11. April 2, 2003, 12:38am; MSNBC
MSNBC/Centcome: ELEVEN American bodies found with Pfc. Lynch
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/882659/posts

12. April 2, 2003, 4:39am; Fox News Channel
Coming up on Fox News: Interview with father of Pfc. Jessica Lynch
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/882727/posts

13. April 2, 2003, 5:40am; NY Daily News
Saving Pvt. Lynch a big hit in W.Va.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/882764/posts

14. April 2, 2003, 7:18am; Associated Press
Lynch Family Rejoices Over Iraq Rescue
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/882876/posts

15. April 2, 2003, 9:01am; West Virginia University News and Information Services
West Virginia University To Offer Financail Assistance to Private Lynch
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/882997/posts

16. April 2, 2003,10:26am; FREEPER ChemistCat
Honoring Iraqis Who Help Us
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/883077/posts

17. April 2, 2003, 11:19am; FREEPER Lord_Balter
Where to send Get Well messages to PFC Lynch
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/883137/posts

18. April 2, 2003, 12:03pm; Freerepublic.com
Notice: Cards for Jessica Lynch and her family
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/883181/posts

19. April 2, 2003, 2:40pm; Fox News
Jessi Lynch arrives in Germany
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/883279/posts

20. April 2, 2003, 7:40pm;The Washington Post
Lynch Shot Iraqi Soldiers
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/883536/posts

21. April 2, 2003, 8:01pm; The Sun (U.K.)
Teamwork: THE Saving of Private Lynch was a fantastic start to a spectacular day
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/883550/posts

22. April 2, 2003, 8:08pm; The Sun (U.K.)
Saving Private Lynch
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/883554/posts

23. April 2, 2003, 8:51pm; Newsmax
Rescued POW Jessica Lynch Wins Scholarship
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/883574/posts

24. April 3, 2003, 3:03am; Reuters
Rescued U.S. Soldier put up fierce fight – Wash Post
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/883729/posts

25. April 3, 2003, 3:24am; Associated Press
POW Reportedly Fought Captors With Gun
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/883751/posts

26. April 3, 2003, 5:13am; National Post
Generals watched the action via video (rescue operation)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/883857/posts

27. April 3, 2003, 6:04am; LA Times
LOS ANGELES TIMES: Saving Private Lynch
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/883893/posts

28. April 3, 2003, 8:55am; The New York Times
Rescue in Iraq and a ‘Big Stir’ in West Virginia (PFC Jessica Lynch)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/884048/posts

29. April 3, 2003, 1:24pm; Associated Press
POW Family Denies Daughter Shot, Stabbed
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/884315/posts

30. April 3, 2003, 6:30pm; The Parkersburg News and Sentinel
Beilein knows about rescue from enemies
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/886719/posts

31. April 3, 2003, 6:32pm; FNC
All But Officially Confirmed: Some of 11 Bodies Returned With PFC Lynch Were Executed U.S. POWs.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/884521/posts

32. April 3, 2003, 8:30am; Associated Press
Rescued POW Pfc. Lynch Speaks to Family
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/884024/posts

33. April 3, 2003, 9:23am; The Marshall Parthenon
POW’s Educational Desire Prompts Full Marshall U. Scholarship (thru Grad School!-PFC Lynch)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/884076/posts

34. April 3, 2003, 9:36am; Associated Press
Rescued Pfc. Lynch Undergoing Surgery, has called home
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/884087/posts

35. April 3, 2003, 4:54pm; Associated Press
POW Father Denies Daughter Shot, Stabbed
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/884467/posts

36. April 3, 2003, 5:03pm; WorldNetDaily
OPERATION: IRAWI FREEDOM How ‘Mohammad’ helped save POW
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/888424/posts

37. April 3, 2003; 6:43pm; FOX News
Jessica Lynch Press Conference 2AM Pacific
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/884525/posts

38. April 3, 2003, 7:09pm; Knight Ridder Newspapers
Iraqi informer angered by treatment of POW
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/884539/posts

39. April 3, 2003, 11:26pm; Houston Chronicle
Sympathy for Lynch led Iraq tipster to aid POW
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/884648/posts

40. April 4, 2003, 12:53am; Washington Post
Iraqi Man Risked All to Help Free American Soldier (A Moslem hero saves American soldier)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/884688/posts

41. April 4, 2003, 12:55am; New York Post
JESSICA’S IRAQI HERO A WITNESS TO HORROR
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/884765/posts

42. April 4, 2003, 2:02am; WorldNetDaily.com
How ‘Mohammad’ helped save POW: Brave Nasiryah lawyer gave Marines info
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/884718/posts

43. April 4, 2003, 2:15am; WorldNetDaily.com
Famale soldiers: Prisoners of PC: Jane Chastain blasts Congress for putting women in harm’s way
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/884731/posts

44. April 4, 2003, 2:40am; AP
Reports: Iraqi Lawyer Aided in POW Rescue
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/884754/posts

45. April 4, 2003, 2:58am; TownHall.com
Our brave women
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/884768/posts

46. April 4, 2003, 2:59am; CNSNews.com
Female POWs Spark Calls to Reassess Military Role for Women
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/884770/posts

47. April 4, 2003, 3:04am; CNSNews.com
Landstuhl Hospital Describes Jessica Lynch’s Injuries
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/884772/posts

48. April 4, 2003, 8:06am; National Review
The Other Side of the Story … The Other Side of the Story …[Frum on Jessica Lynch]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/885012/posts

49. April 4, 2003, 7:38pm; The Associated Press
Doctors Say Lynch Suffered Gunshot Wounds
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/885489/posts

50. April 4, 2003, 10:50pm;Washington Times
Nobles and Knaves
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/885576/posts

51. April 5, 2003, 12:43am; Parkersburg News and Sentinel
Lynches to visit Jessica
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/885631/posts

52. April 5, 2003, 1:18am; New York Daily News
Jessica took awful beating
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/885639/posts

53. April 5, 2003, 5:44am; Internet Move Data Base
No Elizabeth Smart Movie for Sweeps …But Jessica Lynch Movie Is in the Works
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/885719/posts

54. April 5, 2003, 6:27am; The Associated Press
Command Releases Details of Lynch Rescue
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/885744/posts

55. April 5, 2003, 7:54am; Reuters
Lynch US rescue team dug up bodies with bare hands
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/885798/posts

56. April 5, 2003, 9:04am; NewsandSentinel.com
Leave Jessica a message:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/885848/posts

57. April 5, 2003, 10:00am; Charleston Daily Mail
Lynch’s Family Going to Germany
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/885879/posts

58. April 5, 2003, 10:04am; AP
Some Voices From the War on Saturday
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/885881/posts

59. April 5, 2003, 10:51am; FREEPER kattracks
WebCam – Jessica Lynch’s Family Will Speak
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/885899/posts

60. April 5, 2003, 11:37am; Palmetto Journal
Kerry to make political hay out of Lynch rescue?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/885921/posts

61. April 5, 2003, 12:09pm; News Observer
Ex-POW Lynch gets VIP treatment in Germany
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/885943/posts

62. April 5, 2003, 12:14pm; Associated Press
Piestewa, Lynch were friends; now their families mourn, rejoice
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/887368/posts

63. April 5, 2003, 12:56pm; Sydney Morning Herald
Humble Iraqi hero who saved Jessica
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/885967/posts

64. April 5, 2003, 3:18pm; Arab News
Exclusive: Lynch Rescue ‘Was a Perfect Operation’
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/886038/posts

65. April 5, 2003, 3:20pm; The Sunday Times
Private Jessica Lynch: Precious cargo
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/886039/posts

66. April 5, 2003, 3:38pm; AP
‘I’m an American Soldier, Too’: Central Command Releases Details of POW’s Rescue
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/886049/posts

67. April 5, 2003, 7:24pm; Army Times
Details released about U.S. commando team’s rescue of Lynch
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/886187/posts

68. April 5, 2003, 9:13pm; Knight Ridder Newspapers
Electrical wire nearly doomed POW’s rescue
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/886227/posts

69. April 5, 2003, 9:19pm; NY Times
Saving Private Lynch [Op-Ed Piece]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/886233/posts

70. April 5, 2003, 11:22pm; DFU SONG PARODIES
DFU SONG: Take Me Home Country Road (PFC Jessica Lynch)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/886271/posts

71. April 6, 2003, 5:08am; AP
Family of Rescued POW Arrives in Germany
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/886346/posts

72. April 6, 2003, 9:44am
Florida Businessman Offers $10K to ‘Mohammed’
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/886455/posts

73. April 6, 2003, 10:20am; Associated Press
Jessica Lynch Welcomes Kin With Big Smile
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/886475/posts

74. April 6, 2003, 12:44pm; The New Tech Diary
Jessica Lynch Domain Names Snapped Up
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/886549/posts

75. April 6, 2003, 3:01pm; Guardian unlimited
Jessica Lynch Welcomes Kin With Big Smile
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/886622/posts

76. April 6, 2003, 7:19pm; The Sun-Herald (AU)
Sad types who glorified Jessica’s darkest hour
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/886185/posts

77. April 6, 2003, 8:49pm; Toronto Star
Now playing: Saving Private Lynch (Toronto Barf Alert)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/886795/posts

78. April 6, 2003, 11:19pm; Cable News Network
CNN-Pfc. Jessica Lynch Moved Into Intestive Care (Monitoring Infection and Fever)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/886505/posts

79. April 7, 2003, 10:16am; Canada.com
Jessica Lynch leaves behind her best friend
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/887248/posts

80. April 7, 2003, 11:15am; Associated Press
More surgery, apple sauce for Jessica Lynch
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/887318/posts

81. April 7, 2003, 11:38am; Millionsof americans.com
Millions of Americans, Thank you Jessica card
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/887341/posts

82. April 7, 2003, 12:14pm; Associated Press
Piestewa, Lynch were friends; now their families mourn, rejoice
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/887368/posts

83. April 7, 2003, 2:01pm; toogoodreports.com
No Time For Jessi Lynch – She’s Too Hick, Too Patriotic, And Just Not The Feminists Type
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/887451/posts

84. April 8, 2003, 12:52am; American Family Association
Sign the WORLD’S BIGGEST THANK YOU CARD THANK YOU, JESSICA
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/887780/posts

85. April 8, 2003, 3:31am; Reuters
Father says Lynch in good spirits after POW ordeal
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/887835/posts

86. April 8, 2003, 5:23am; AP
Lynches Say Jessica is ‘Real Cheerful’
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/887933/posts

87. April 8, 2003, 6:46am; Belfast Telegraph
Jessica Lynch: War heroine from Ulster pioneering stock
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/888011/posts

88. April 8, 2003, 10:01am; AP
Family Not Pressing U.S. POW on Details
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/888167/posts

89. April 8, 2003, 10:30am; Toogoodreports.com
Serving Up The Lives Of Soldiers, All For A Jessica Lynch Photo Op
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/888190/posts

90. April 8, 2003, 12:41pm; Parkersburg News & Sentinel
Petition to Grant “Mohammed” U.S. Citizenship
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/888274/posts

91. April 8, 2003, 5:05pm; WorldNetDaily
ON THE HOME FRONT
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/888428/posts

92. April 8, 2003, 9:47pm; The Mercury News/Knight Ridder Newspapers
Pvt. Lynch shielded by family, doctors
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/888620/posts

93. April 8, 2003, 11:05pm; WoldNetDaily.com
U.S. citizenship sought for ‘Mohammad’ (Jessica Lynch)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/888648/posts

94. April 9, 2003, 5:45pm; American Family Association
Online Thank You Card for POW Pfc. Jessica Lynch
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/889415/posts

95. April 9, 2003, 9:15am; The WPBF Channel
Boca Raton Man Wants to Donate Money to Iraqi Hero
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/889025/posts

21 posted on 04/12/2003 12:10:57 AM PDT by flutters (God Bless The USA)
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