I can't speak directly for the accuracy of the content.
For all we know, it could be a hoax.  The unit named is 
a Marine Corps unit based in Japan by a simple Google 
look-up, but it could also be deployed elsewhere.

From an analyst's point of view, it was no doubt
written after Saddam's sons were killed but before
his capture.  Since it only mentions he is "gone", 
not captured.

Picking out other events mentioned and cross referencing 
them with news articles, one can probably come up with a 
good idea of when it was written within a period of two 
weeks.  But I'll leave that as an exercise to the list, 
it's quittin' time here.

BT


Tracy Johnson
MSI Schaevitz Sensors 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Clogg [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 2:54 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [HP3000-L] OT: The Other Side of the Story
> 
> 
> Thanks, Tracy, for your insight.  OK, I think we all can 
> agree that the officer who wrote this is very gung-ho and has 
> an agenda.  Now, avoiding labels and name-calling, can we 
> discuss the content of the message?  Are the "facts" 
> presented therein accurate or not?  It seems to me that this 
> man would not have to have his unit deployed in Iraq to have 
> access to the information he presents, so I question the 
> relevancy of that argument.  Can anyone speak to the content?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Johnson, Tracy [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 11:35 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: OT: The Other Side of the Story
> 
> 
> Of all my 29 years in the military, I've heard speeches
> from both good and bad officers.
> 
> <snip>
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