The New Republic’s “Shock Troops”: Fact or Fiction?

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QUESTIONS ABOUT THE New Republic’s “Shock Troops” story that were raised at THE WORLDWIDE STANDARD late Wednesday continue to go unanswered. In fact, active duty soldiers and various experts have raised further doubts about almost all elements of the “Scott Thomas” account.

What we do know, according to the responses we’ve gotten so far, is that the badly burned woman described by Thomas does not seem to have served at FOB Falcon in the last 14 months. One active duty soldier who asks that his name be withheld writes in:

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