Not true, john. This one's legit. It also validates briefings and reports from the DoD, letters from the troops to family members, military news articles and blogs from Iraq - as well as the President, Tony Blair, Conde Rice, SOD Rumsfeld and 3 months of CENTCOM reports.
You can check the trustworthiness of a source. The military knows how important it is to clearly communicate the facts - their lives depend on it.
The press, on the other hand....you know the history. Click on my Freepname and check out the links at my home page.