Obs Army
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011Is this really our army to be trained to think that?
What are your thoughts? "" In the army American drilled to see all Arabs, Muslims as terrorists - deserter in Canada, I attended the Marines put bullets in fighters enemies that mature, "Massey told the court. Massey, whose unit was stationed at a checkpoint in the southern district Baghdad's Rashid, said his men killed over 30 civilians in 48 hours, including unarmed demonstrators. "We were shooting up people as they exited their cars trying to raise their hands, "said Massey, who was with the 7th Marine weapons company. He said there was confusion in communicating with Iraqis, who misinterpreted warning shots Marines as a sign of celebration. "I do not know if the Iraqis thought we were celebrating their new democracy, "he said." I know we killed innocent civilians. "" Http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20041207T230000-0500_71016_OBS_US_ARMY_DRILLED_TO_SEE_ALL_ARABS__MUSLIMS_AS_TERRORISTS___DESERTER_IN_CANADA.asp
As a veteran, I can say this does not surprise me, even if that state of mind is necessarily informal. I have known soldiers who have violated their own squad members for the failure to keep enough boots shiny, and I saw women commanders send troops who have been sexually assaulted by other soldiers at the psychiatric hospital for reporting the incident, while the attackers is completely unpunished if they openly and publicly admitted, even boasted, their guilt. Thinking about people who are "the enemy" as subhuman, or target shooting just is not that far a stretch is it?