Here's the bit I was thinking of, from the Boston Globe:

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   'The letters come at a time when the Bush administration is trying to counter criticism of the war amid reports of Iraqi resistance and U.S. casualties.

   But the commander of the 2nd Battalion said Monday that the letter writing campaign was all his idea and had nothing to do with higher-level efforts.

   ''It gave our soldiers an opportunity to let their respective hometowns know what they are accomplishing here in Kirkuk,'' Lt. Col. Dominic Caraccilo wrote in an e-mail to ABC News.

   The commander said the letter was written by his staff, edited by him and then passed onto the soldiers. He said some soldiers chose not to send the letters home.' .....

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Now it is well and good to object to the letter being misrepresented, but comparing it to a Goebbels campaign is unfair.

The administration does plenty of things that are fascist in nature and can be called such without any undue spin, IMHO.

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