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Form letter signed by U.S. troops a mystery - greatfallstribune.com
by BridgetAG at 3:34 pm EDT, Oct 12, 2003 |
] Letters from hometown soldiers describing their successes
] rebuilding Iraq have been appearing in newspapers in
] Montana and across the country as U.S. public opinion on
] the mission sours.
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] And all the letters are the same. I can hardly believe 1) that this was done so crudely and 2) that the US Gov't believes that newspaper "letters to the editor" carry so much weight. Are they also posting false blog entries? |
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RE: Form letter signed by U.S. troops a mystery - greatfallstribune.com
by Decius at 10:19 pm EDT, Oct 12, 2003 |
BridgetAG wrote:
] I can hardly believe 1) that this was done so crudely and 2)
] that the US Gov't believes that newspaper "letters to the
] editor" carry so much weight. They do. Letters to the editor is one of the most read sections of the newspaper. Having a comment in the local paper from one of the local boys giving a personal perspective of the situation in Iraq. I think its probably a powerful message for most people. Who would know more about the truth? Some commentator in the press, or their native son who is actually stationed there. |
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Form letter signed by U.S. troops a mystery - greatfallstribune.com
by Decius at 11:14 am EDT, Oct 12, 2003 |
] Letters from hometown soldiers describing their successes
] rebuilding Iraq have been appearing in newspapers in
] Montana and across the country as U.S. public opinion on
] the mission sours.
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] And all the letters are the same. I am recommending this version of the story because it is more complete. The Army ran an astroturf campaign. They somehow managed to not get everyone's permission before submitting letters to the editors of their hometown papers on their behalf. |
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