The Pentagon released a report yesterday that officials say will silence allegations that many US troops in Iraq are suffering from severe mental trauma. “There have been a lot of ugly rumors recently about troops experiencing severe anxiety, depression, nightmares, anger and even suicidal tendencies.†said Lt. Col. Jim Wald, a Pentagon spokesperson. “But as this report shows, the troops are actually having a blast!†The strangely untitled, one-page report appeared to have been heavily edited, with all but seven words covered over with black marker. Though the visible words were scattered across three paragraphs, they did form a coherent sentence: “The troops… are… having… a… blast… here.†As for the huge chunks of seemingly deleted text in between and around the non-deleted words, Wald explained they were “just typos.â€
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