POL 128 Lecture Notes - Pat Tillman, Jessica Lynch, Iran–Contra Affair
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Was made shortly after the lewinsky/clinton scandal (which clinton reacted to by attacking sudan) Soon after going into combat he was killed. It was withheld from the public, though, that he was killed by us troops accidentally: jessica lynch, an all-american (blonde hair, blue eyes) woman, ghting in iraq, was injured/taken prisoner by iraqi terrorists. Video footage captured her rescue and it became a story of american bravery. The money from this was used in part to help fund. Raegan managed to cover up for himself by claiming that he didn"t know what was going on.