The U.S. Army is bombarding U.S. newspapers with form letters presented to soldiers in Iraq for their signature to shape public opinion at home, as Dan Gillmor points out.
As the Olympian of Olympia, Washington, points out, all the letters are identical and have turned up in 11 Gannett papers. One soldier whose letter was published in West Virginia told his father he didn't write sign any letters.
If signatures were not authentic, it's plain fraud. If soldiers signed it willingly, it's just propaganda. So comforting to see our military spending propaganda efforts on the home front; it's just like living in the Soviet Union.
Posted by Mitch Ratcliffe at October 12, 2003 06:12 PM | TrackBack