“I am still confused as to why they chose to lie and tried to make me a legend when the real heroics of my fellow soldiers that day were, in fact, legendary. People like Lori Piestewa and First Sergeant Dowdy who picked up fellow soldiers in harm's way. Or people like Patrick Miller and Sergeant Donald Walters who actually fought until the very end. The bottom line is the American people are capable of determining their own ideals of heroes and they don't need to be told elaborate tales.” PeopleWayNeedsFirstsStillsRealEndsFactsLyingLinesHeroCapableIdealsFellowsBottomSoldierHarmTalesConfusedLegendsBottom LineLegendarySergeantsFellow Soldiers Author:Jessica Lynch
“The media, itself an arm of mega-corporate power, feeds the fear industry, so that people are primed like pumps to support wars on rumor, innuendo, legends, and lies.” PeopleWarLyingSupportMediaArmsIndustryCorporateLegendsRumorPumpsInnuendoMega Author:Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Behind every myth lies a truth; beyond every legend is reality, as radiant (sometimes as chilling) as the story itself.” SometimesStoriesRealityLyingBehindsTruth IsMythLegendsChillRadiant Author:Phyllis McGinley