MacBeth, 5-28-2006



Here is the latest on MacBeth.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Macbeth

Also IVAW:

"Questions have been raised about Jesse MacBeth and his claims of service in Iraq. MacBeth came to Iraq Veterans Against the War in January 2006 asking for help, and the organization and its members extended itself to help him in various ways. Assisting veterans is one of the founding principles of IVAW and it is a mission that we take seriously. After looking into his recent claims, we have learned that Jesse is not what he represented himself to be. Accordingly, IVAW does not in any way endorse Jesse MacBeth or any of his accounts involving military service. He -- and he alone -- is responsible for them. IVAW was not aware of the creation of the video program featuring MacBeth, and did not authorize use of our logo in the program.

The timing of the widespread circulation of the MacBeth video interestingly coincides with the ongoing military investigation of the recent Marine massacre of two dozen civilians (including women and children) in Haditha, – what is being termed as an atrocity by one member of Congress (R). MacBeth’s false statements unfortunately have played into the hands of those who would deny that any atrocities whatsoever are occurring in Iraq. While such murders by military personnel are reprehensible, ultimate blame for these actions must be placed on the responsible commanding officers, Donald Rumsfeld, and the Bush administration who have created the context for chaos in through an illegal and unjust war and occupation which they admit has no end in sight."

http://www.ivaw.net/index.php?id=219


I happen to agree that the timing is odd, but I don't have enough to claim it is a psy-op. Still, one had to wonder just where the Pentagon is putting its psy-op cash. Was Jesse put up to this? Either way, liars need to be purged regardless of what side they happen to fall on.

So, if it was a psy-op did it work? The supposed goal of such a psy-op would be to discredit anti-war bloggers and render other revelations about the misconduct of the war 'radioactive'... like the Haditha massacre. Most anti-war bloggers that I've come across pulled the story or otherwise indicated that MacBeth's story was looking dodgy. The same is true in the forums I visit where the story was flagged early on. So no, it's to their credit that they followed up on the pro-war bloggers who led the way in exposing the fraud, and it's to the credit of the pro-war bloggers who manage to not ignore the Haditha massacre, although spin is to be expected... from both sides.
http://hotair.com/archives/the-blog/2006/05/26/military-officials-haditha-might-be-another-my-lai/

More:
Man who bragged of murdering Iraqis debunked by Army
Stars & Stripes

Captain Eric May on Jessie MacBeth
http://cloakanddagger.de/shows/webcast/Ghost%20Troop/cloakanddagger_ghost.mp3

MacBeth's DD214
http://www.indepundit.com/archive2/2006/05/jesse_adam_macb.html#

The Iraq execution video that fooled me
The Iraq execution video that fooled me - Sunday Times - Times Online

Posted: Sun - May 28, 2006 at 05:16 PM            

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