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Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 7:32
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Subject: [Futurework] Jessica Lynch --
American Dreamer
I don't know if any of you caught the Diane Sawyer interview with Jessica
Lynch. Her honesty prevailed despite the overt manipulation on the part
of Sawyer and Uncle Sam.
Her story is one which in many ways mirrors the misled ego-mind
of the typical American soldier; astonishingly sad and very telling of the
purpose the U.S. military currently serves. The purpose today is vastly
different from wars of even a decade ago. The function of defending or
overtaking the ever-escalating wealth of a few is evidenced by the
dramatic increment in Defense spending. Internationally, its presence is
supposed to symbolize democratic liberty
Jessica is portrayed as a very naive young woman who had never even
set foot in a mall till her late teens, raised in an isolated rural community
ironically named Palestine. Her chances of finding a job were negligible as a
highschool dropout, and the $1100/mth offered by Uncle Sam was her best chance
of seeing the world while performing an honour and duty for her country. She
was proud of her job, as was her brother who had also been recruited. She
had but brief training when orders came for her to ship out to Iraq.
Upon her arrival, the supply convoy for which she was driving truck
experienced chronic halts due to stormy desert conditions, and a relatively
easy ambush of the troops transpired, their defense weapons rendered
useless by the pervasive sand. Jessica later became sole survivor of
what she still considers an uncalled for attack, during which she was
originally reported to have fought bravely, firing at every Iraqi in
sight, while in fact she had dropped to her knees to pray to God for her life.
(After the truth was revealed by Jessica herself, the propaganda department
felt it best not to diminish her contributions by relating the real
account.) She passed out from sustained fractures to limbs and
spine, to which she awakened most painfully in an Iraqi hospital. She pleaded
with the staff not to hurt her, and refused to ingest food that was not
pre-packaged and opened in her presence, dropping to an alleged 70 lbs.during
her stay. It should have been apparent that the staff was trying to help her,
yet this sick frightened child had heard such awful tales of these foreigners,
so she persisted with a vigilance that would have been sure death had she not
been rescued by Uncle Sam.
Today, Jessica is learning how to walk again, and may be permanently in
pain and handicapped. She still considers herself a proud
soldier. Despite the agony of knowing that their daughter had been
injured and captured, her parents still support the "war" on terrorism,
or Saddam, or whatever they think the real reason for the invasion was.
Odd that Uncle Sam seeks to recruit such naive youngsters to allegedly
win a war. Peculiar that given the conditions of "Desert Storm" no one in the
military remembered that sand and vehicles don't get along, and that weapons
used in ground efforts would get all clogged up from dust. No one thought to
issue them appropriate plastic bags for their personal guns. The urgency
to strike revenge upon Iraq was so pressing that they couldn't wait for
better weather either. Are the military incredibly incompetent, or did things
unfold in this way to burn up more military dollars to ensure future purchases
in military supply companies that Bush & Co own or in which they have
investments? Another $401 billion has just been approved by a spineless
Congress (who dare not ask where the missing 3.3 trillion have gone)
for Defense spending, most to go towards new aircraft. Oh, I think I
recall that at the very least, the Bush family has a sizable investment in
aircraft companies too. Bush has guts enough to ensure a handsome
retirement gift in the face of an imminent demise, yet is too spineless to
attend a single soldier's funeral, like previous Presidents have done.
Jessica had no clue as to what war was about, and still doesn't. The
military pumped her full of military pride, and led her to believe that the
U.S. was just and invincible. The Press, her parents, peers or teachers taught
her that Iraqis were barbaric, and that she must judge them all by the same
book that lent support to the President's insane decisions.
Soon America will be drafting new soldiers, no doubt with the same
savvy that resulted in Lynch's hiring. Recruiting officers working on
the bonus system have been known to sign up serious criminals and drug
addicts, in one incident I watched some years back by tipping them off on an
effective natural blood cleanser called Golden Seal so they could
pass the blood test. Commanding officers know full well the calibre of their
fresh cannon fodder. Modern day wars are not fought on the ground, but once
the aerial attacks are sufficiently effective, the ground troops move in to
establish order. Most of these recruits have serious issues to start with
which are compounded by military training, battle shock and stress. They are
the last ones that should be in charge of keeping the peace. Unless, I guess,
that peace is not the real objective anyway. In addition to a show of force
and numbers, it seems to be to maintain high military spending, and as an
aside, to perpetuate sympathy for the U.S. by way of casualties.
Jessica Lynch is a product of poorer U.S. education, insular community
upbringing, and the U.S. army. The U.S. military is a puppet for big money,
who preys upon fears of children, then ensures that nightmares become reality.
It was strategically important for this young woman and her country to be
informed that, despite the lack of support for the claim by her Iraqi doctor,
she may have been the victim of rape when she was unconscious during the
ambush. Though Jessica said she had no such recollection, the military made
sure that she would have an imaginary and faceless lifelong enemy. But
she is not ever likely to ask the right questions, nor to search out the
truth about her role in the pursuit of wealth for a handful
of criminals.
The way I perceived it,
Natalia
