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AROUND 500 B.C., the Greek playwright Aeschylus wrote: "In war, truth is the first casualty." His observation has been proven thousands of times since, as politicians and generals endlessly twist facts to dupe the public into supporting their war agendas.
Heroine Jessica Lynch - this newspaper's 2003 West Virginian of the Year - underscored the ancient message Tuesday when she told Congress and news reporters about military exaggerations that accompanied her capture in Iraq.See the full content of this document
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Hype: ; Military Exaggerations
"I didn't go down fighting like a Rambo killing machine," she said, ...
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