Jessica Lynch Leg Amputation Claim Now Sounds Bogus

[TheWebHead]

The story from Jessica Lynch herself with Diane Sawyer tonight greatly differed from Bragg's account of what happened, and personally I'd chalk it up to some paranoia and/or effects from drugs from Lynch herself perhaps misunderstanding the doctors, though it sounded very odd that the doctors would talking to each other in *English* and she overheard.

Trascript from Sawyer interview:
Lynch: I heard they were about to amputate my leg.

Sawyer: They were talking in english?

Lynch: I heard them say they were amputating my leg.

Sawyer: Did they tell you why?

Lynch: No. This whole left leg the femur to the foot, just completely destroyed. So, I mean -- that's the only reason that they would do that.

Sawyer: Iraqi doctors deny to us they actually planned an amputation. But Lynch insists in some context the word was mentioned.

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and from the book:
Lynch was in an operating room when a doctor said, "We are going to have to amputate your leg."

"They lifted her on to the table," Bragg wrote. "No! Don't! she screamed. A nurse tried to cover her face with a mask. She fought.

"She whipped her head from side to side, to keep them from clamping the mask down on her nose and mouth.

"It slipped from her face again and again, and all the time, an unseen child screamed and screamed. Jessi screamed with him as the nurse tried to put her to sleep.

"Stop, she heard one of the doctors say. The nurse lifted the mask from her face. "Don't do it, the doctor said. The nurse put the mask down and walked away."

[madrchsod]

1. the iraqi doctors

spoke english and in the normal options of treatment amputation would be discussed. bragg is a fuck`n lier jessica lost so much blood she almost died before they could start to save her. she couldn`t have screamed.

[spindoctor]

2. Sure they spoke English

But why would they speak English amongst each other? That only happens in the movies (in real life there are subtitles).

Considering her condition, and possibly medication, Miss Lynch's perception may have been slightly off.

[gardenista]

3. "unseen child"?

What is that about? Was there actually a child in the room, or is he using some sort of symbolism?

I've been on pain medication in a hospital environment (nothing like what happened to Lynch), and I know I was seeing and hearing funky stuff.

The question is, does she really remember it that way? And is it really that important?