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Former Marine Alleges Atrocities In Iraq
AP ^ | October 7 2005

Posted on 10/07/2005 5:18:56 PM PDT by jmc1969

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To: toddlintown

i wonder if there is a part in the book about him travelling up the tigris river on a patrol boat to eden, so as to sell guns to the natives there? per the directive of president mccain, of course.


41 posted on 10/07/2005 5:55:00 PM PDT by DMinus
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To: Gay State Conservative
Although his comments are very,*very* unfortunate,we shouldn't be comparing this guy to a phony like Kerry until we find out what he was like *before* he was in combat.

This worthless waste of DNA is undeserving of further consideration. He has gone outcountry to tarnish every Marine. Including those under his command. I will not cast aspersion upon those that this POS had hoodwinked. Obviously the best parts of this dolt ran down his momma's @sscrack.

42 posted on 10/07/2005 5:55:01 PM PDT by ARealMothersSonForever
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To: mystery-ak

Did he get 3 purple hearts for self-inflicted wounds?


43 posted on 10/07/2005 5:56:12 PM PDT by RasterMaster (Proud Member of the Water Bucket Brigade - Merry MOOSEMUSS!)
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To: jmc1969

44 posted on 10/07/2005 5:58:28 PM PDT by rlmorel ("Innocence seldom utters outraged shrieks. Guilt does." Whittaker Chambers)
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To: RasterMaster

"Did he get 3 purple hearts for self-inflicted wounds?"

yes, he threw a grenade into a falafel stand and one of the grains got lodged in his butt.


45 posted on 10/07/2005 5:58:31 PM PDT by DMinus
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To: jmc1969
Jimmy Massey... served three months in Iraq before being honorably discharged with post-traumatic stress syndrome...

That's all I need to hear. Next.

46 posted on 10/07/2005 5:59:50 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all.)
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To: rlmorel

by the way, has kerry signed that form yet releasing all his records that he kept saying he would sign?


47 posted on 10/07/2005 6:00:07 PM PDT by DMinus
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To: jmc1969
What is it with these cowards (Massey and Kerry)? They do THREE MONTHS in a combat zone, freakout, label themselves as heroes and then come home and sellout their fellow soldiers by siding with the murderers and terrorists on the other side. Yeah, books, spending the morning with Matt and Katie, movies and maybe getting elected to the Senate are all cool but I WOULD NEVER SELL OUT MY COUNTRY TO GET THOSE THINGS.

It's a shame they gave him a medical. He'll be getting a monthly check from the U.S. taxpayers while he's selling out America to the Froggies.

48 posted on 10/07/2005 6:00:18 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (We Gave Peace A Chance. It Didn't Work Out. Search keyword: 09-11-01.)
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To: tet68

You got Marines hyped up by 9-11 propaganda, by Saddam saying he was going to use chemical weapons against us, that the streets were gonna run red. You know, there’s no match for a squad of Marines. A squad of Marines are devastating with the amount of firepower and destructions that’s available.

You know, Marines are dehumanized from boot camp, desensitized to the killing. The Marine Corps says their job is to instill intangible traits into their recruits, such as self-discipline, self-confidence, honor, courage and commitment. What they fail to realize is that once you train a person with a warrior mentality, once you desensitize them to death, violence and destruction, and then place them in an environment such as Iraq, it also becomes a Jekyl and Hyde mentality. One minute you’re passing out candy to a little kid, 10 minutes later you’re opening fire on a vehicle with women and children. And the Iraqis saw that, they saw the evil side to Americans. And we set ourselves up for failure from the beginning.

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I went to regimental sergeant major. He’s in charge of about 3,500 marines, and he called me into his office. He said, “I understand the situation and your feelings about Iraq, but we’re going to go ahead and move you into a different job. We’re going to give you a cushy job. You’ve only got seven more years to retire and you’ve got a lot built up in your career.”

... I told him, “Thank you sergeant major, I don’t want your money anymore. I don’t want your benefits. You killed some civilians, and you’re gonna have to live with it partner, and I’m gonna tell the truth.” He didn’t like that. He said, “Well, there might be some judicial proceedings that follow.” I said I accept that, and he didn’t need me for anything else I’d like to be dismissed.

I went straight down to the PX and bought copy a of the Marine Corps Times, and in the back they have advertisements for military lawyers. I put my finger on the name of Mr. Gary Myers in Washington, D.C. ... I gave him the number to the sergeant major and to the psychiatrist I was seeing. He called me and said “I think they see crystal clear what you are trying to achieve, and I don’t think there will be any problem.” If I didn’t hire a lawyer, I wouldn’t be sitting here talking to you. I’d be in a brig.

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As I’ve been telling this story, I’ve gotten lots of positive response. I’ve also gotten hate mail, people telling me “You’re destroying America, violating the code of silence.” People like that need to turn off the idiot box.


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49 posted on 10/07/2005 6:00:45 PM PDT by kcvl
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To: jmc1969
How can killing 30 people be 'genocide'?

That's not even neigborhood-icide.

50 posted on 10/07/2005 6:00:47 PM PDT by keithtoo (Howard Dean is a Rove plant, Rove is a NeoCon plant, NeoCons are Trilateralist plants....)
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To: Gay State Conservative

Genuine psychological trauma? He went to a French writer. That's not real trauma. That's phony, grandstanding bullshit.


51 posted on 10/07/2005 6:00:56 PM PDT by ShadowDancer (Stupid people make my brain sad.)
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To: ARealMothersSonForever
This should be his reward:


52 posted on 10/07/2005 6:04:50 PM PDT by rlmorel ("Innocence seldom utters outraged shrieks. Guilt does." Whittaker Chambers)
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To: cripplecreek

I remember that clip. Talk about fighting spirit. I was so proud. You can't keep a good man down.


53 posted on 10/07/2005 6:05:12 PM PDT by processing please hold (Islam and Christianity do not mix ----9-11 taught us that)
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To: jmc1969
The new ERRAmerica sweetheart.
54 posted on 10/07/2005 6:07:06 PM PDT by Nazarene (Keep on coming, I'll keep reloading!!)
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To: Slings and Arrows

Sounds like this guy is the son of Kerry's boat buddy. Hangin in there for a meal ticket.


55 posted on 10/07/2005 6:07:47 PM PDT by Rockiesrider
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To: jmc1969
Jimmy Massey, a staff sergeant who was in the Marines for 12 years and served three months in Iraq before being honorably discharged with post-traumatic stress syndrome,

This smells.

12 year staff sergeant's don't usually get out of a combat zone after 3 months and out of the Marines for PTSD.

56 posted on 10/07/2005 6:10:06 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It!)
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To: Rockiesrider
Sounds like it. He ought to tour with his fellow traitor Scott Ritter.
57 posted on 10/07/2005 6:11:01 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (It took 6 grand juries to indict Tom Delay. That's 5 more than it takes to indict a ham sandwich.)
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To: ShadowDancer
Genuine psychological trauma? He went to a French writer. That's not real trauma. That's phony, grandstanding bullshit.

That could very well be true.It was certainly true of Kerry,for example.But can we be certain that that applies to this guy? Who,for example,can be certain that John McCain wasn't a fully sane,respectable man before those filthy friends of Ted Kennedy's (the North Vietnamese Communists) tortured him for six years?

58 posted on 10/07/2005 6:13:15 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative
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To: pbrown

If I recall correctly the guy was wounded while trying to move a fuel truck that was being fired on by the fedayeen.

The term "clanks when he walks" comes to mind.


59 posted on 10/07/2005 6:14:26 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
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To: Gay State Conservative

The thing is, even though I disagree with McCain politically on a slew of issues, I don't necessarily find him to be an abhorrent person. There is a difference.


60 posted on 10/07/2005 6:25:28 PM PDT by ShadowDancer (Stupid people make my brain sad.)
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