U.S. Army Ranger Discusses Iraq - (Must See)

[SoCalifer]

A must see video of a U.S. Army Ranger discussing his experiences in Iraq. He is now a member of Iraq veterans against the war.

Please pass this video along.


http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5598930054847637875&sourceid=docidfeed&hl=en

[madokie]

1. not him again wtf

I seen all I need to see of jesse months ago here at du

[RebelOne]

2. Hasn't this been totally debunked?

Read all the comments below the video.

[salin]

3. couldn't load the comments

and am unfamiliar with the story - what is the gist of the comments? Thanks.

[seriousstan]

4. He is a total fraud.

[genie_weenie]

5. This is insidious.

It falls under the idea that since war is wrong and atrocities have occurred all propaganda efforts, including outright lies are acceptable to alter the course of the war.

[mikelewis]

6. Wiki on MacBeth...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Macbeth

Jesse Adam Macbeth (b. Jesse Adam Al-Zaid,<1> in 1984) falsely claimed to be an Army Ranger and veteran of the Iraq War. He lied in alternative media interviews that he and his unit routinely committed war crimes in Iraq.<2><3> Macbeth began to attract significant attention after the release of a video containing his allegations;<4> transcripts of the video were made in English and Arabic.<5> According to the U.S. Army, there is no record of Macbeth being a Ranger,<6><7> or serving in a combat unit: he was discharged from the service after having been declared unfit or unsuitable for the Army, or both,<8> before he could complete basic training.<9>

After his release from the Army in 2004, Macbeth purported himself to be a veteran, telling war stories and garnering attention from mainstream,<10> alternative<11> and student media outlets. He joined Iraq Veterans Against the War in January of 2006,<12> and represented, or was scheduled to represent them publicly at various events throughout the country;<13><14><15> the organization has since said it does not endorse Macbeth or his accounts of military service.<12> Accounts in Macbeth's name appear on Military.com and Myspace.com, and both were used to post claims about military service in Iraq.<16><17>