Suzanne Fournier is a former chief of public affairs for the

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(USACE) in

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. Prior to her assignment as chief of public affairs, she served as a civilian employee of USACE in

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

as part of the U.S. military deployment, and she was a blogger for the web site Cincinnati.com (the web site of ''

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)'', under the name "Grandma in Iraq." Her blog became controversial because although it was stated on the blog that she was a U.S. government employee,Grandma in Iraq blog
retrieved 2011-05-12 some readers of the blog were unaware that she was really a public affairs officer for the Gulf Region Southern District,

. Some readers argued that Fournier was trying to sway public opinion without disclosing her identity as a professional public information officer. A Freedom of Information Act request resulted in release of emails between Fournier, other USACE employees and ''The Cincinnati Enquirer''. The blog was eventually discontinued.

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Grandma in Iraq blog
Cincinnati.com
Grandma in Iraq blog
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'Cincy Enquirer' Blog By Army PR Officer Draws Flak for Failure To Disclose
''Editor and Publisher'', April 5, 2006
Cincy 'Enquirer' Editor Defends Controversial 'Grandma In Iraq' Blog
''Editor and Publisher'', April 6, 2006
Controversial "Grandma In Iraq" Blog Ending, But Not Why You'd Think
''Editor and Publisher'', April 10, 2006 Living people The Cincinnati Enquirer people Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-journalist-20thC-stub