I believe the only report of mistreatment was the laywer who saw a fedayeen slap her.
Nine of her comrades were killed in the ambush, so we presume they all didn't just fall out of their trucks. Two of the POW's had less serious injuries as well.
So Lynch's injuries were likely sustained in the initial ambush environment.
There would be little reason to suppose that the health workers at the hospital would mistreat her, and we've had no actual witnesses suggest that beyone the slapping incident by a fedayeen, which occurred several days before her rescue.
So the hosptial staff could be telling the true, or polishing it up a bit.
Lynch and the other POW's are still heroes -- they put their lives on the line in a combat zone.
'I believe the only report of mistreatment was the laywer who saw a fedayeen slap her.'
In fact some other doctors at the hospital told CNN April 20th that the Fedayeen would beat Pfc Lynch and tried to prevent the doctors from seeing her more than twice a day-
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/04/20/sprj.irq.lynch.hospital/index.html They also imply that the Fedayeen were trying to starve her, but they smuggled food in to her.
Take your pick how much of each version you believe...the more I read the more confused I get. Obviously a lot of CYA going on by everybody.
I think someone from Walter Reed and/or the Lynch family should issue a statement about the Iraqi doctors, no need for medical details, just say "we are satisfied that the doctors treated Pfc Lynch correctly and to the best of their ability" assuming that is the case. That would clear up a lot of this speculation.
I have seen an article on
http://www.herald-dispatch.com where a Lynch cousin says that Mr Lynch has told her that the doctors and nurses in Iraq were very good to Jessica.