Atrocities in Iraq: 'I Killed Innocent People for Our Government'

For nearly 12 years, Staff Sgt. Jimmy Massey was a hard-core, some say gung-ho, Marine. For three years he trained fellow Marines in one of the most grueling indoctrination rituals in military life - Marine boot camp.
The Iraq war changed Massey. The brutality, the sheer carnage of the U.S. invasion, touched his conscience and transformed him forever. He was honorably discharged with full severance last Dec. 31 and is now back in his hometown, Waynsville, N.C.
When I talked with Massey last week, he expressed his remorse at the civilian loss of life in incidents in which he himself was involved.

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Not that I'm condoning what happens but you can't really blame the soldiers most of the time. I'd imagine alot of them are scared for their lives and are in no state of mind to make rational decisions.

War tends to bring out the worst in people so this dosn't really surprise me, not that I find it any less disturbing, but it is understandable.

this is too funny,this guy is a lefty hero who is actually being investigated for perjury(the lefties hate the truth when they dont agree with it)

one thing is for sure,no marine in the weapons company would ever have a clue what the navy seals or task force 121 does.EVER!

im quite content knowing the marines are crazy bastards who fight and die for this great nation.freedom isnt free.its won with blood and guts.

this guy just wanted a little attention.lol.

AMSTERDAM!!! Sorry I missed ya...got some gooooood news!!! :D
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taken from his interview>

"want to help people. I felt strongly about it. I had to say something. When I was sent back to stateside, I went in front of the sergeant major. He's in charge of 3,500-plus Marines. "Sir," I told him, "I don't want your money. I don't want your benefits. What you did was wrong

i's sure like to know if this dude Staff Sgt. Jimmy Massey is getting any benifits
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Slandering the Troops in Order to Defeat Them
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that was interesting reading nowhereman. thanks. The dustinthelight site...so do you think this guy is a fake? While some details in his story seem off many more had a lot of detail. It has been confirmed that he was in the military.....I am not sure what to think.

wow,,,,,,,,,,he was in the military.truly unbelievable!!

sounds like a new york times article,,"he was in the military so the story must be true!""

Hamster why do you always chime in with ignorant remarks?

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that was interesting reading nowhereman. thanks. The dustinthelight site...so do you think this guy is a fake? While some details in his story seem off many more had a lot of detail. It has been confirmed that he was in the military.....I am not sure what to think.

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i just got curious and looked him up
he may be absolutely telling the truth i have no clue,personally think he full of his self ,looking for a dollar, id say he wants to sell a book or something
sadly there will always be innocent lives lost in wars,
and war profits some


peace

Really this is one of the only negative stories I have found so far....There are a couple Afganistan ones....
thats pretty good considering how many troops we have deployed....

Theres a clip on the internet somewhere which shows an American tank crushing a guys car because the had some planks in his car which had apparently been looted. I turned out he was a taxi driver and so lost his income, what I found more appalling was that the American troops found it funny.

really? Do you have the link?

I'll do my best to find it again, may take me a while though.

Couldn't find the video but I've found an article which passes reference to the inncident

http://www.valleyadvocate.com/gbase/...?oid=oid:49200

Its the 9th paragraph down.

thanks DR.... :)

Sounds to me like hes the voice of the American Liberals

sounds like harry belefonte,hillary clinton,and ted kennedy.

give em enough rope and they will hang themselves.