This is interesting:

On 17th March, 2003, the domain name "jessicalynch.org" was registered.
[to see this, visit http://www.networksolutions.com/cgi-bin/whois/whois
and enter jessicalynch.org in the search box & search whois by domain
name]

On 20th March, 2003, the invasion of Iraq commenced.

On 23rd March, 2003, a Jessica Lynch was reported as captured when
her maintenance company convoy "made a wrong turn" in Southern Iraq.

On 1st April, 2003, Jessica Lynch was apparently rescued from an
Iraqi hospital where she was apparently being treated for injuries.

Who is Jessica Lynch, and why would anyone register that particular
domain name before she became newsworthy?

Pure coincidence? Or perhaps one of the US's intentional pieces of
fictitious news?

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Domain ID:D95934086-LROR
Domain Name:JESSICALYNCH.ORG
Created On:17-Mar-2003 19:57:52 UTC
Expiration Date:17-Mar-2004 19:57:52 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:R71-LROR
Status:TRANSFER PROHIBITED
Registrant ID:71-C
Registrant Name:CONTACT NOT AUTHORITATIVE
Registrant Street1:Whois Server:whois.register.com
Registrant Street2:Referral URL:www.register.com
Registrant City:N/A
Registrant Postal Code:N/A
Registrant Country:CA
Registrant Email:not{at}available.org
Admin ID:71-C
Admin Name:CONTACT NOT AUTHORITATIVE
Admin Street1:Whois Server:whois.register.com
Admin Street2:Referral URL:www.register.com
Admin City:N/A
Admin Postal Code:N/A
Admin Country:CA
Admin Email:not{at}available.org
Billing ID:71-C
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Billing Street1:Whois Server:whois.register.com
Billing Street2:Referral URL:www.register.com
Billing City:N/A
Billing Postal Code:N/A
Billing Country:CA
Billing Email:not{at}available.org
Tech ID:71-C
Tech Name:CONTACT NOT AUTHORITATIVE
Tech Street1:Whois Server:whois.register.com
Tech Street2:Referral URL:www.register.com
Tech City:N/A
Tech Postal Code:N/A
Tech Country:CA
Tech Email:not{at}available.org
Name Server:DNS5.REGISTER.COM
Name Server:DNS6.REGISTER.COM

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Cheers, Steve..

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