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I've been meaning to start a thread about Lynch and her comrades, but I haven't got it together yet. I believe she is a hero, because:

1. Even though I don't support wars in general (and especially not this one), I have a great deal of respect and admiration for those who put their lives on the line for this country. And she really has been through hell.

2. And this is a big one, Jessica Lynch is now taking on the US government. It was reported last week that she made statements to Diane Sawyer that she feels her story was misrepresented by the US Military for propagandistic purposes (WHAT??? No! You don't say!) and that this was wrong. (This interview will be on Prime Time Live tomorrow night.)

As far as the rape question goes, I don't know why her (US) doctors would lie about her being raped (remember, she never said she was raped. If it happened, she does not remember it.) Also, nobody knows whether her bones were broken in the humvee accident, or if her captors broke her bones, possibly after they raped her. She hasn't made any statement about the alleged rape other than telling Diane Sawyer that it's a painful thought. Basically, it's Iraqi doctors' word vs. our doctors.