The Haditha Stratagem (we've been set-up...of course)

The American Thinker ^ | 6/7/2006 | J.R. Dunn

[Proud_USA_Republican]

I remember the fake massacre of Jenin. The traitorous scum at the MSM doesn't want you to remember such events staged by the religion of peace.

[Eagles6]

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[tomzz]

We face an Islamist enemy for which no deception, no cruelty, no inhumanity is too low in battling the infidel. I have previously argued that the Jihadis (among others) were fabricating incidents pointing to American involvement in massacres of Iraqi civilians. With the Haditha story, the subject has exploded across the media in a far more disturbing fashion than anyone could have wished. But there is one element that has been all but ignored: clear evidence that the insurgency has gone one step further, to actually contriving massacres involving U.S. troops.

Like, maybe they just invented this tactic?? The whole history of the wars in the Balkans in the 90s is a series of such allegations and of the US finally bombing a totally innocent Christian nation into the stone age on account of such allegations.

[cardinal4]

If more proof is needed, consider the May 30 USA Today story in which Marine Captain Andrew Del Gaudio described coming under machine-gun fire this past April after an IED killed four of his men. As he was about to engage, he saw that the enemy had placed a line of children in front of the gun, with two video cameras ready to film them as they were shot down. Del Gaudio held his fire, and was injured by the next rounds.

Video cameras?? What more proof do we need? Find the video cams at Haditha, and this is another non story..

[SE Mom]

Interesting read ping..

[TomGuy]

Also, a couple of years ago, Sadr's militia murdered some 200 people in a mosque and blamed it on the US/UK military.

[Dog]

[wtc911]

What happened to "wait and see"? The only ones who know the truth are those who were there. Let's hear what they have to say before we decide. The other side swears they know without evidence what the truth is, they don't...but neither do we. Let us be the adults here.

[wtc911]

Put that on a T-Shirt and I'll wear it.

[trisham]

But there is one element that has been all but ignored: clear evidence that the insurgency has gone one step further, to actually contriving massacres involving U.S. troops.

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Ignored, willfully ignored, even by some here on Free Republic. "Supporting our troops" does not include abandoning them at the first sign of trouble.

[Jack of all Trades]

Spot on

[JimRed]

The death of human shields, while regrettable and to be avoided whenever possible, is sometimes necessary. Of course, the enemy and their cohorts (the left and the media) will spin it as murder.

[crazycat]

If the damn MSM wasn't so happy to believe every accusation that is made, then many of the problems would dissapear.

Putting some of them on trial for insurrection/treason/aiding and abetting the enemy in a time of war etc, would concentrate their horrible minds.

[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

The problem with Haditha is that at least part of the chain of command submitted false reports.

[kevkrom]

Like this should surprise anyone? This is the same mentality behind the Palestinean "intifada", which sends their kids out to provoke responses from Israeli soldiers... it's been going on for decades.

[Diogenesis]

Why should our Marines have less amnesty than illegal aliens?

Remove the shackles of our Marines, both in the field and before any investigation.

[Publius6961]

The traitorous scum at the MSM doesn't want you to remember such events staged by the religion of peace.

Then it's up to us to remind them. Over and over and over.
However many times it takes.
Remember, the MSM reporters and commentators are not among the most heavily represented in MENSA.

Perhaps the best strategy is to compile a cummulative list of all these incidents and what was found to be the obvious intention, whether "innocents" are killed or not. Which brings up another important and obvious point:

If 16 civilians and one armed terrorist are in a room, or a house, whether those civilians are aware of their "special" role of sacrificial lambs or not, if they fail to overpower the gunman and prevent their own deaths, they must be complicit in the intended results.

[Publius6961]

Ignored, willfully ignored, even by some here on Free Republic. "Supporting our troops" does not include abandoning them at the first sign of trouble.

Not this guy. I refuse to even discuss the accusation in any form until the facts are in.
That our president, and a member of the Joint Chiefs have done so is bordering on treason, at least insofar as it affects the young men facing death, daily, presumably on their behalf. And ours.

I refuse to play that game.

[Publius6961]

The problem with Haditha is that at least part of the chain of command submitted false reports.

And the problem with statements like that one is that I immediately question your motives, unless you actually list what those false reports are, and who decided that the reports were false, on what basis and who was doing the accusing...

All other things being equal, I totally ignore unfounded statements. Any idiot can say anything.