Posted on 06/19/2018 1:11:32 PM PDT by BBell
A Harvard-educated fact-checker for the New Yorker is being excoriated by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency for baselessly slandering a Marine veteran by falsely accusing him of having a Nazi tattoo, according to reports.
Officials with ICE are now demanding that the New Yorker and Talia Lavin apologize over her erroneous tweet about Justin Gaertner.
In the gaffe, Lavin allegedly implied over the weekend that Gaertner, a combat-wounded veteran and ICE forensics analyst, had the Nazis Iron Cross inked on his elbow.
But she deleted her post after military veterans responded that the tattoo looked more like a Maltese cross, a symbol associated with firefighters, ICE said in a statement.
The tattoo, according to Gaertner, is actually a Titan 2 symbol for his platoon when he served in Afghanistan.
The writing on his right arm is the Spartan Creed which is about protecting family and children, ICE said. Anyone attempting to advance their personal political opinions by baselessly slandering an American hero should be issuing public apologies to Mr. Gaertner and retractions. This includes Levin [sic] and the New Yorker.
Gaertner lost both of his legs and suffered other permanent injuries when an IED exploded during his deployment to Helmand Province, Afghanistan. He served as a fire team leader and lead sweeper for IEDs.
Now Gaertner is a para-Olympic athlete who has volunteered his time to motivate other wounded warriors and Boston bombing victims, according to ICE. With the immigration agency, he helps solve criminal cases related to sexually abused children.
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It's kind of like Christians and Muslims who see blasphemy everywhere.
Anyway its a Maltese Cross not a swastika!
And the German Iron Cross (Which has the Maltese form!) dates back to the Imperial (And Prussian Kingdom) period before Nazi Germany.
The author is just another liberal ignoramus!
Are they referring to George’s Cross?
She's a looker alright!
Shes got a couple of speed bags in her blouse.
She looks dumb!
This reminds me of the hysteria over a Penny’s teapot looking like Hitler. Somebody said the teapot was recalled - if true that is even crazier than the complaint.
She appears to have significant Gravitas.
Reminds me of what Rush has often said, that some peoples knowledge of history starts on their own date of birth. All they know of history is Slavery and Hitler.
She is incredibly stupid; wanted to attack ICE worker and, having nothing else, resorted to lies; and/or wanted to get in the news even if it meant appearing like and idiot.
That man has earned the right to mark his body any way he chooses to. Youre not fit to polish his wheelchair. And youre incredibly ignorant of history, too.
L
Guilty
Agreed.
You are a fool.
To a vampire all crosses are evil
Too many donuts this one
lol
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