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  • Iraqis say US too forceful in Lynch rescue

    05/29/2003 4:19:25 AM PDT · by JimVT · 27 replies · 272+ views
    AP | 05/29/03 | Scheherezade Faramarzi
    Hospital staff say forceful U.S. rescue operation of American POW wasn't necessary By Scheherezade Faramarzi The Associated Press NASIRIYAH, Iraq -- The U.S. commandos refused a key and instead broke down doors and went in with guns drawn. They carried away the prisoner in the dead of night with helicopter and armored vehicle backup -- even though there was no Iraqi military presence and the hospital staff didn't resist. In the tale of Pfc. Jessica Lynch's rescue, this is the Iraqi side. New attention has been drawn to the April 1 rescue since a BBC report earlier this month created...