Patriotic Magazine Launched By US Army

Source: Agence France-Presse, June 10, 2003 "The US army has launched a glossy patriotic magazine to rally its 3rd Infantry Division, whose troops face hostile action in the badlands of western Iraq a full two months after Saddam Hussein's ouster," Agence France-Press reports. "Called the 'Liberator', the 16-page in-house publication carries rousing reports from the field to win over homesick troops who might be doubting the rationale for the US presence more than six months after they first arrived in Kuwait to train for the invasion." Specialist Jacob Boyer said in the 5,000-copy launch edition, "Forget about weapons. Forget about national defense. I've found my reason for being here. It's the people." Perhaps not surprisingly, the publication lacks any Iraqi voices or any criticism of US forces.