AP Shows Lack of Respect for Military, Family


	AP Shows Lack of Respect for Military, Family

ruralart

9-5-2009 8:18 AM

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military, marines, iraq, afghanistan, press, news, ap

ruralart says:

And I hear from those with family in Iraq and Afghanistan that what the US media reports has little to do with the actual truth of what is going on over there, and how the local people are receiving it. Sad.

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