Another "letter from the front."

[Another Bill C.]

A "letter from the front" from 1st Lt. Robert L. Nofsinger USMC Ramadi, Iraq is posted on just about every NeoCon Web site and has appeared as LTEs in several papers. Snopes doesn't have anything on this. Does anyone know the real source. (Google "Robert L. Nofsinger" and you'll see what I mean.)

"It seems that despite the tremendous and heroic efforts of the men and women serving here in Iraq to bring much needed peace and stability to this region, we are losing the war of perception with the media and American people. Our enemy has l! ea! rned that the key to defeating the mighty American military is by swaying public opinion at home and abroad. We are a people that cherish the democratic system of government and therefore hold the will of the people in the highest regard. We love to criticize ourselves almost to an endless degree, because we care what others think. Our enemies see this as a weakness and are trying to exploit it."

"In an industry that feeds on ratings and bad news, a failure in Iraq would be a goldmine. When our so-called "trusted" American media takes a quote from an Iraqi doctor as the gospel truth over that of the men and women that are daily fighting to protect the right to freedom of press, you know something is wrong. That doctor claimed that out of 600 Iraqis, that were casualties of the fighting, the vast majority of them were women, children and the elderly. This is totally absurd."

[bluestateguy]

1. The Lieutenant can go to hell

I don't care if the country is at war. That does not forfeit my right to speak my mind, and I'll be dammed if little boys in green uniforms are going to tell me that I have to button it just because there is a war going on--a war of choice and premised on lies and deception. Wrong.

[NMDemDist2]

2. snopes isn't fast on these, they are only 2 people

so they may take weeks sometimes to cover a topic

[Don_G]

3. Wasn't That Part Of The Neo-Con LTTE Campaign?

It seems to me that a bunch of newspapers around the country printed the same letter to the editor a while back and I think that was one of the names used.

[NMDemDist2]

7. he only made 1st Lt in March (also in google) was a 2nd looie til then eom

[Q]

4. Your CIC doesn't give a shit about democracy or how the people feel...

...he has said so several times. In fact...those who DO express their opinions on his policies are called 'focus groups' or enemies of the state.

[NMDemDist2]

5. deep in google

http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/2004411114533/$file/Spirit-2lr.jpg

http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/lookup/2004411114533?opendocument

caption (bold is mine)
An Iraqi boy accepts a frisbee from 2nd Lt. Robert L. Nofsinger, civil affairs officer for 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. The frisbees were donated by the American-based charity Spirit of America. The sporting goods were given out during a soccer game played by residents in Nukhayb, Iraq and artillerymen from the battalion April 6.
(USMC photo by Cpl. Paula M. Fitzgerald)
Photo by: Cpl. Paula M. Fitzgerald

This guy is dealing with the mayors of the city and hiring housekeepers, so of course he is seeing the best of what we are doing over there-- He is basically in the diplomatic corp

http://usmilitary.about.com/library/milinfo/marineofficerjobs/bl0107.htm

[Jacobin]

6. He's a PAID PR GUY for the invasion

What do ya expect?

[NMDemDist2]

8. well not exactly, he's not in the Public affairs who are the media guys

he's the guy who's job it is to work with the locals and hire local labor etc etc, check the 2nd link i posted on the job

they actually are the guys who hand out the $$$$ to the local "leaders" http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/93-10262003-185307.html

[Wilber_Stool]

9. Maybe he should

give our guys frisbees. Then they won't have to kick heads around.