October 13, 2003

Astroturf
Newspapers around U.S. get identical missives from Iraq.
'Moya Marois said she is proud of her stepson Alex, the former Olympia resident. But she worries that the letter tries to give legitimacy to a war she doesn't think was justified.

"We're going to support our son," she said. But "there are a lot of Americans that are not in support of this war that would like to see them returned home, and think it's going to get worse."'

  • Dubious Letters From GIs In Iraq.
  • Newspapers sent same letter signed by different soldiers .
  • Many soldiers, same letter.
  • Form letter signed by U.S. troops a mystery.
  • Papers all get same letter from Iraq.
  • GIs: letters are forgeries.
  • Iraq GIs' letters to newspapers turn out to be identical.

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