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How shocked are you that the videos coming from the jihadists are untrue<\/a>:<\/p>\n

An Iraqi insurgent propaganda video, containing what is described as a Christmas message from a U.S. soldier taped just before he was killed, appeared on dozens of Web sites and on the al Jazeera network. <\/p>\n

But a lot about the video does not add up, including the fact that ABC News found the supposedly dead soldier is “alive and well” and present for duty<\/span>, according to a U.S. Army spokesman at Fort Campbell, Ky.<\/p>\n

“There are a whole bunch of lies on that tape,” said Lt. Col. Ed Loomis at Fort Campbell. “It is nothing but a total fabrication.”<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

Lt. Col. Loomis told ABC News that while the pictures appear to be authentic, it was a case of Tucker’s identity being stolen in Iraq.<\/p>\n

The voice identified as Tucker says he and his fellow soldiers became violent and reckless searching for insurgents.<\/p>\n

“The crimes by our soldiers during break-ins started to merge, such as burglary, harassment, raping and random manslaughter,” says the voice. “Why are we even here? The people hate us.”<\/p>\n

Laura Mansfield, an Arabic language analyst at Strategic Translations, said this is a new trick in the jihadists’ propaganda campaign.<\/p>\n

“This is part of a very shrewd campaign to reach a U.S. audience, soldiers and voters<\/span>,” she said. “It is in English and forgives most soldiers and Americans, calling on them to help end the war.”<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

And it ends with a final denunciation of U.S. leaders and policy.<\/p>\n

“What we are doing here is so disgraceful; our acts are shameful,” says the voice. He then signs off, “Specialist Lee Kimball Tucker.”<\/p>\n

All very powerful from a dead soldier, except for the fact that Lee Kimball Tucker is not dead.<\/span><\/p>\n

His family says he returned from Iraq in May and was with them over the holidays so he would not have been sending any messages home.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Updated to add<\/span>: Curt from Flopping Aces<\/a> has the video if you are interested in seeing the propaganda.
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