To: al-Qa'ida From: The US Marines

(This is an open letter to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, "Islamic Response," and the rest of the so-called al-Qa'ida "insurgents" in Iraq and elsewhere. We don't have an e-mail address for these swine -- though we are closing in on their snail-mail address, but we are forwarding this letter to Federalist Patriots around the world in the hope you good people will forward it to as many other Patriots as possible to rally prayer and support for our fellow Marine, Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun. Should these al-Qa'ida pigs spill his blood, we want them to rest assured that the contents of this letter will eventually be nailed to their foreheads. Thank you for your assistance.)

I see that you have captured a U.S. Marine, and that you plan to cut off his head if your demands are not met. Big mistake. Before you carry out your threat I suggest you read up on Marine Corps history. The Japanese tried the same thing on Makin Island and in a few other places during World War Two, and came to regret it. Go ahead and read about what then happened to the mighty Imperial Army on Tarawa, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. They paid full price for what they did, and you will too.

You look at America and you see a soft target, and to a large extent you are right. Our country is filled with a lot of spoiled children who drive BMWs, sip decaf lattes and watch ridiculous reality TV shows. They are for the most part decent, hard working citizens, but they are soft. When you cut off Nick Berg's head those people gasped, and you got the media coverage you sought, and then those people went back to their lives. This time it is different. We also have a warrior culture in this country, and they are called Marines. It is a brotherhood forged in the fire of many wars, and the bond between us is stronger than blood. While it is true that this country has produced nitwits like John Kerry, Michael Moore, Howard Dean and Jane Fonda who can be easily manipulated by your gruesome tactics, we have also produced men like Jason Dunham, Brian Chontosh and Joseph Perez. If you don't recognize those names you should. They are all Marines who distinguished themselves fighting to liberate Iraq, and there will be many more just like them coming for you.

Before the current politically correct climate enveloped our culture one of the recruiting slogans of our band of brothers was "The Marine Corps Builds Men." You will soon find out just how true that is. You, on the other hand, are nothing but a bunch of women. If you were men you would show your faces, and take us on in a fair fight. Instead, you are cowards who hide behind masks and decapitate helpless victims. If you truly represented the interest of the Iraqi people you would not be ambushing those who come to your country to repair your power plants, or sabotage the oil pipelines which fuel the Iraqi economy. Your agenda is hate, plain and simple.

When you raise that sword over your head I want you to remember one thing. Corporal Wassef Ali Hassoun is not alone as he kneels before you. Every Marine who has ever worn the uniform is there with him, and when you strike him you are striking all of us. If you think the Marines were tough on you when they were cleaning out Fallujah a few weeks ago you haven't seen anything yet. If you want to know what it feels like to have the Wrath of God called down upon you then go ahead and do it. We are not Turkish truck drivers, or Pakistani laborers, or independent contractors hoping to find work in your country. We are the United States Marines, and we will be coming for you.

First time I saw this, it was from a "retired Marine officer." This from Hugh Hewitt's blog entry on June 28:

I have been forwarded an e-mail sent by a retired United States Marine to his Marine friends in Iraq along with the request that they forward it to their Iraqi friends in the hope it reaches as many "insurgents" as possible.

I appreciate the sentiments, but probably before long this will morph into being credited to a "Marine who recently died fighting the Jihadists in Iraq while singlehandedly defending a schoolbus from 100 terrorists" or some such other breathless baloney. Sorry if this sounds jaded, but I am just sick to death of things getting distorted on the internet. While I totally support what the letter said, it could just as easily have been writted by some pimply-faced gun geek wannabe, chuckling as he watches this fly around the internet.

/Rant

I posted this letter on a community website that is infested with liberals. Here is one response.:

"If you were men you would show your faces, and take us on in a fair fight. Instead, you are cowards who hide behind masks and decapitate helpless victims. If you truly represented the interest of the Iraqi people you would not be ambushing those who come to your country to repair your power plants, or sabotage the oil pipelines which fuel the Iraqi economy. Your agenda is hate, plain and simple."

and what of our brave attacks from the air? hardly what i'd call a courageous face-to-face with the "enemy" ... and what these people have seen of us american "saviors" are prison abuse, violence, and hatred (like this letter).

when our guys act like idiots, we say, "but they don't speak for us! they're a demented few!" but when THEIR guys act like idiots, we're ready to level a country. such hypocrisy makes me gag (more illogical "the ends justify the means" b.s.) ...

yes, let's do talk about a "fair" and manly fight ... hand to hand combat, why not?

i daresay that if any (ANY) american city had been treated the way we have the entire country of iraq (and afghanistan for that matter), there would be no one calling our attackers "saviors" ...

not to mention that most of the military enlisted men (those actually fighting, not "supervising" from relative safety) did NOT join to be manly men slaying the enemy ... they were desperate, ill-educated men and women trying to find a way out of poverty through the golden promises of their local recruiters.

You know what that theme-song music means...

It's time for another...

ZHANGLIQUN POINT-BY-POINT

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And what of our brave attacks from the air? hardly what i'd call a courageous face-to-face with the "enemy" ...

THE POINT ISN'T TO BE BRAVE (WHICH COMES NATURALLY IN PERFORMING YOUR DUTIES IN THE AIR, ON LAND OR AT SEA), THE POINT IS TO USE WHATEVER WORKS BEST.

...and what these people have seen of us american "saviors" are prison abuse, violence, and hatred (like this letter).

ENOUGH - ENOUGH - ENOUGH WITH THE MORAL EQUIVALANCE B.S.!!! TO YOU, PANTIES ON HEADS = BEHEADINGS!

PERHAPS YOU ARE MAKING THE COMMON, OFTEN DELIBERATE, BUT NEVERTHELESS INFURIATINGLY STUPID LEFTY MISTAKE OF LUMPING THE TERRORISTS IN WITH ALL IRAQIS AND EVEN ALL ARABS IN GENERAL. AS FAR AS AL QAEDA, THE FEDAYEEN & CO. ARE CONCERNED, THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I WANT THEM TO SEE OF US. THEY ARE WHO THIS LETTER IS AIMED AT, NOT THE IRAQI POPULACE, WHO IN SPITE OF YOUR WILLFUL IGNORANCE ON THE TOPIC, ARE ASSISTING MARINES LEFT AND RIGHT TO MAKE THIS COME TRUE.

When our guys act like idiots, we say, "but they don't speak for us! they're a demented few!" but when THEIR guys act like idiots, we're ready to level a country.

WE CERTAINLY ARE IF THE COUNTRY SPONSORS THEM, SUPPORTS THEM, AND AGREES WITH THEM. BUT IN THE CASE OF IRAQ, WE DON'T WANT TO LEVEL THE COUNTRY, WE HAVEN'T, AND WE WON'T. APOLOGIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED LEFT AND RIGHT, UP ONE SIDE AND DOWN THE OTHER FOR ABU GHRAIB. HAVE THEIR BEEN ANY - ANY - ANY APOLOGIES FROM AL QAEDA OR THE FEDAYEEN OR ANY OTHER JIHADISTS OR BAATHISTS? HMMMMMM?????

Such hypocrisy makes me gag (more illogical "the ends justify the means" b.s.)...

ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT US? OR YOU? YOU SEEM TO THINK AL QAEDA IS DOING THE RIGHT THING.

Yes, let's do talk about a "fair" and manly fight ... hand to hand combat, why not?

THEY WOULD STILL LOSE. AND I THINK THE MARINES WOULD LIKE NOTHING BETTER. BUT, PROBLEM IS (SIGH) THEY PROBABLY WON'T DROP THEIR GUNS AND MORTARS SO WE'LL JUST HAVE TO KEEP BLOWING THEM UP.

I daresay that if any (ANY) american city had been treated the way we have the entire country of iraq (and afghanistan for that matter), there would be no one calling our attackers "saviors" ...

"IF"???? WHAT DO YOU MEAN "IF"??? IT HAPPENED. 9/11. OR HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN AGAIN?

THE COUNTRY OF IRAQ HAS BEEN TREATED FAR BETTER THAN AL QAEDA TREATED NEW YORK CITY. OR HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN AGAIN? NOT ONLY THAT, UNLIKE THE UNITED STATES, NO REPRESENTATIVES OF AL QAEDA HAVE COME TO NEW YORK TO TREAT THE WOUNDED AND REBUILD THE TOWERS OR GIVE MONEY TO THE FAMILIES THAT LOST NOT ONLY THEIR HUSBANDS, WIVES, FATHERS AND MOTHERS BUT THEIR BREADWINNERS THAT DAY. OR HAVE YOUR FORGOTTEN AGAIN?

...not to mention that most of the military enlisted men (those actually fighting, not "supervising" from relative safety) did NOT join to be manly men slaying the enemy...

THEY CERTAINLY DIDN'T JOIN TO BE GIRLY-MEN CRITICIZING FROM A SAFE DISTANCE, SAYING THESE MEN SHOULD HAVE BEEN SENT AFTER AL QAEDA AFTER THAT MEMO BEFORE 9/11 -- WHICH IF THEY DID, JERKS LIKE YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN CALLING FOR BUSH'S IMPEACHMENT FOR BEING A WARMONGER. WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO STOP THESE SCUMBAGS FROM KILLING YOUR FAMILY?

...they were desperate, ill-educated men and women trying to find a way out of poverty through the golden promises of their local recruiters.

YOU ARE AN ARROGANT, ELITIST SNOB WHO HAS THE CHUTZPAH TO SAY SOMETHING LIKE THIS WHILE LECTURING THE REST OF US 24/7 ABOUT PROFILING AND STEREOTYPING.

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Rebelbase, did I leave anything out? Please feel free to post this little "point-by-point" at that site you got it from. I'm in a killin' mood...

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