[amused]

but is this the best briefer they could find in the whole military?

Possibly for this theater. I understand your gripe because PR is such a big deal. However, I found the assumption of "affirmative action" to be crass at best.

[cookcounty]

Did they NAME Lynch? She was listed as "missing", not "captured, AP said it's one of those listed as "captured" which doesn't include Lynch. (Shoshana Johnson fits, though)