U.S. veteran: “We’re committing genocide in Iraq”

http://www.aljazeera.com/cgi-bin/review/article_full_story.asp?service_ID=6634 ^

[Next_Time_NJ]

The list of critics of the U.S.'s presence in Iraq is growing each day. Former Staff Sergeant Jimmy Massey is a 12-year Marine veteran who's returned from Iraq, airing some very disparaging views on his country's role in the Middle Eastern nation.

[Admin Moderator]

#14 removed, because of possible copyright issues with photo of Jean-François.

If you want to redo it with a link like this, no problem.

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Good one. You had me hook line and sinker.

[odoso]

I don't know where you get your wisdom, but isn't it great!
Peace

[msnimje]

Now i would take this with a very big grain of salt considering the source.

You should only watch Al Jazeera while sitting in a Salt Mine

[Osage Orange]

I have some Genocide under the kitchen sink...

Kills rats dead.

[FreedomNeocon]

Hmmm... lets look at the other HEADLINES happen to be on Al-Jazeera's homepage just now shall we.



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Wow... so much good uplifting Pro-US news.... /sarcasim

[Alouette]

Al-JaQueer-ya is not on the FR list of "excerpt only" sites and why should they get hits from FR?

[ZULU]

He probably would have thought we were committing genocide in Germany and Japan in WW2.

What a wacko.

[TheDon]

He'll have to get in line!

[Coldwater Creek]

I certainly hope that we are committing terrorist genocide. The more the better. I believe the whole reason for us being in Iraq is to draw the terrorist to us. I just wish someone in authority would say so.

[2nd Bn, 11th Mar]

Sometimes it's just too darn hard to discern the difference between genocide and "Fire for Effect!"

Semper Fi,

[Publius6961]

Is this the same clown who reportedly had served 9 years?
Leave it to aljezeera to change it to 12 years...

[scars]

I think this guy is just weak. He was tired of putting in his time, which we have no idea if he did willingly or honorably, and he found the same thing that John Kerry found in Viet Nam. That being an opportunity for self aggrandizement and an opportunity to make himself a victim. In my opinion, he's a traitor and a pu$$y.

[facedown]

From the man himself:

Q: Tell me about the story of the civilian deaths that is recounted in the Sacramento Bee article.

A: I had actually forgotten about this. I had it repressed in my mind. I am writing a book. A French journalist is helping me with the structure of it. She drove down here after the story in The Mountaineer. She investigated and found out it was true. ...

Staff Sgt. Jimmy Massey

Turns out his outfit shot up a vehicle that failed to stop at a checkpoint and killed "innocent civilians". PTSD and writing a book with a French chic. This guy is one messed up dude.

[mountainlyons]

What is he complaining about? His liberal buds have killed 50 million babies through abortion here and not a word?

[wrastu]

They started it......9/11
We'll finish it,
Sgt Massey,......whats your point?
Been there once, and would, and probably will go there again.

[Steve_Seattle]

"Now I would take this with a very big grain of salt considering the source."

Taking it with "a grain of salt" implies you think that what he is saying is possibly true. How can you even consider that? We are targeting specific individuals who are engaging in random attacks on civilians or targeted attacks on Iraqi police, soldiers, and officials. That does not remotely come close to ANY definition of "genocide," no matter how convoluted or exaggerated. If this soldier had come back and said that space aliens were fighting on the side of the insurgents, would you take it "with a grain of salt"?

[SunkenCiv]

and in other news related to the Middle East:

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