A US sniper's story: 'Everyone I shot deserved it. It doesn't bother me'

The Observer ^ | September 12, 2004 | Jason Burke

[Former Military Chick]

Find the title a bit, crass.

[Thebaddog]

Is The Observer biased? I smell a rat in the tone of this story.

[wideawake]

Well, the goal of the press is always to make our guys look like the bad guys.

In Vietnam, it worked and a lot of people ripped on our troops with impunity. In this war, only a tiny fringe of the left dares to badmouth our troops. I've only encountered one person, in NYC no less, that said a bad word about them. And then I almost made him cry.

Good for our men, regsrdless. It takes nerves of steel and they've got 'em.

[Slump Tester]

Great article!

This guy and his buddies need some of these!

[HiJinx]

Crass, perhaps yes.

If they are indeed Sgt. Wilks' words, then, well...

You were in. You know the grunts don't always take the time to think about how they feel and then say those things using the Queen's English.

[PLMerite]

Heck, *I* gotta get me some.

But I bet they're not allowing the Great Unwashed to own these, are they?

[Bommer]

A Texan with gun. Nothing more deadlier!

[dwilli]

I'd be very suprised if these quotes are factual.

[Slump Tester]

I can see where these rounds may be too dangerous and deadly for the average grunt, but all of our snipers should have them.

[meadsjn]

In WW-II, we had war correspondents that were actually on our side. They supported the guys at the front, cleaned up the language, and made the folks back home proud of the whole effort through positive articles and cartoons. Ernie Pyle was a good one, but I don't think he made it back home.

[Keith]

You are right...Ernie Pyle died on Okinawa...as did a US journalism that actually supported our boys...done in by traitors like Walter Sickhead and Dan Wraither.

[TexasCowboy]

"Find the title a bit, crass."

Why?

[airborne]

War is hell.

[steplock]

A sniper should NEVER be interviewed.

The reporter has just signed this MAN's death sentence!

[marmar]

Gee..I wonder how the terrorist in Belsan felt when they shot little children in the back who had no chance to defend themselves. At least these guys are going after targets with weapons. Not little terrified girls........

[river rat]

I still think it's stupid to give the name and hometown of guys that speak of killing Islamanazis...

We have enough nuts here, to be concerned about "revenge"..

Semper Fi

[newsgatherer]

Well, the goal of the press is always to make our guys look like the bad guys.

Whoa, not all of the press, at least not us at www.Christian-news-in-maine.com . You will never find anything there that you would think is unfair towards our troops.

[airborne]

"I wonder how the terrorist in Belsan felt when they shot little children in the back who had no chance to defend themselves"

I don't wonder or care how they felt. I just hope they all have long, horrible,excruciatingly painful deaths. And then they can burn in hell for all eternity.

[ishabibble]

My first impression too. The second thought was that this soldier is not all strapped up with a suicide belt, ready to slaughter innocents, on the outside chance of that he'll get lucky with the 72 virgins. Is the Observer biased? I don't know and I no longer care what the "outside people" think of us or our soldiers.

[FlashBack]

Agree...The names as well as hometowns should not be published!
Rummy should see that this stops, if it's not policy already..if it is the reporter should be punished.