[JohnHuang2]

Thursday, April 3, 2003

Quote of the Day by Brett66

[TomServo]

Hmmmmmmmm.....

[Bigg Red]

Well, why did she need surgery?

[Hodar]

Denied she was shot and stabbed DURING her captivity, or BEFORE her captivity?

[flutters]

``We have heard and seen reports that she had multiple gunshot wounds and a knife stabbing. The doctor has not seen any of this,'' Gregory Lynch Sr. said.

I pray that is true.

[skeeter]

I was afraid this would happen...

She's safe. Thats all that matters.

[WhiskeyPapa]

Seems to me also that if she had actually shot Iraqi soldiers, she'd not be alive today. History indicates that soldiers in contact don't take prisoners. Had she shot several Iraqis, no way would they not kill her in the heat of battle. And why leave her as a witness if they did execute several of our people?

There's a lot more to come out on this story.

Walt

[sarasota]

During his press conference, Rumsfeld and Myers refused to comment on any of this until the de-briefing.

[k2blader]

Errr...

[dandelion]

It may be days before all details come out. I wonder who the sources were on the original story (Washington Post?) It seems to me that it took MONTHS to get the POW's stories from the first Gulf War...

[Jhoffa_]

Guess she didn't get the memo..

[Conspiracy Guy]

Some days some stories are like a tennis match. I will withhold all further response to this story until it stabilizes.

[A2J]

But I thought she received those wounds while fiercely fighting off her captors.

[amused]

Not surprised. Lots of stuff flying out without fact checking.

[skeeter]

ping

[Calpernia]

>>>``We have heard and seen reports that she had multiple gunshot wounds and a knife stabbing. The doctor has not seen any of this"

Reuters reported this: The military told the family Lynch had "walked into an Iraqi hospital" after going missing, but "we were told nothing else," relative Terri Edwards told Reuters. (Additional reporting by Jeff Franks)

CNN reported this: CNN reported she had suffered multiple gunshot wounds at some point during her ordeal that made it hard to move her.


Defense Link has no information reported at all on her condition. Just that she was recovered.

[stlnative]

There is a report here on FR, that her brother said she had broken bones due to gunshot wounds (bullets shattered a few bones, possibly?) Maybe she was not shot. Her parents have not seen her yet. I guess we all have to wait to find out if the media has hyped up her story or not.

[pyx]

(AP) - The father of rescued POW Army Pfc. Jessica Lynch said Thursday that she was in great spirits following her first surgery and denied reports she was shot and stabbed during her captivity in Iraq.

"We have heard and seen reports that she had multiple gunshot wounds and a knife stabbing. The doctor has not seen any of this," Gregory Lynch Sr. said.

Wait a minute ! ... the Washington comPost along with ballbusting feminists almost had the story as Pfc. Lynch singlehandedly taking out a machinegun nest with a penknife !

I'm pleased Pfc. Lynch is safe and sound. I'm more than happy we're kickin' major Iraqi ass. However, I refuse to be suckered into buying into the myth that women belong on the front lines in the military. Women perform splendidly in other roles. Humpin' a mortar in sand is not one of those roles. Expending a batallion of Marines as a decoy and sending in a full SEAL team and a full Army CAG team to save one female Pfc. is not a wise expenditure of limited resources in a battle theatre. Arguing otherwise seems foolish.

[LuisBasco]

I'm happy that Jessica is going to be returned to her family.

I can't help wondering, however, how many of the eleven corpses were murdered by Iraqis to intimidate young Jessica.

Women in combat zones and American values seem to me to be a contradiction. I have believed all of my life that any nation placing their women in combat roles isn't worth defending. I realize that there are many who are far more comfortable than myself in beefing up the combat troops with female soldiers.

How effective would our military be with a 50-50 split?