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23rd May 2006, 21:04
Bogus Thread about Iraq Veteran (http://www.revolutionaryleft.com/index.php?showtopic=50369)
Impersonating A Ranger To Spread Lies
Lots of "progressives" will probably be excited today about a new "interview" with an alleged former "Ranger", "Jessie MacBeth", being hyped by the Centre for Research on Globalization. The alleged Ranger accuses American soldiers of all sorts of war crimes. Luckily, the makers of the film didn't know enough about how military uniforms really work, so real soldiers are pointing out the discrepancies to show it's unlikely that this person was really who he claims to be. Examples of the discrepancies noted in the site's comments are in the extended entry.
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1. Special Forces Combat Patch (Wrong)
2. Two "Tabs" sewn above SF patch (Wrong- Only One)
3. No Ranger Tab
4. No Airborne Wings
5. No Unit Crest
6. No Sewn on Rank
7. No One in the Army rolls their sleeves like that.
Bonus: 8. Mustache is out of regulation by extending past the corner of the mouth.
http://www.mudvillegazette.com/milblogs/2006/05/22/#004933
Update: More on the Army statement regarding MacBeth from Just Citizens:
Today, the Army ran a check on Mr. MacBeth’s credentials. It turns out, not surprisingly to anybody with half a mind, that Mr. MacBeth has NO Army service record. Anywhere. Period. This is a direct quote given to me by Army spokesman John Boyce:
“Initial research by the U.S. Army Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg shows no Soldier with the name of Jesse Macbeth having ever been assigned to the Special Forces or the Army Rangers -- which are, in fact, two separate disciplines. This appears to be some sort of hoax. No Soldier by that name at Fort Lewis to our knowledge, in the past, either. Of course, the line about "go into the Army or go to jail" is vintage TV script not heard since the 1960s. There are also numerous wear and appearance issues with the Soldier's uniform -- a mix of foreign uniforms with the sleeves rolled up like a Marine and a badly floppy tan beret worn like a pastry chef. Of course, the allegations of war crimes are vague, as are the awards the Soldier allegedly received.”
http://www.qando.net/details.aspx?Entry=3919
Another Source from JustCitizen (http://justcitizens.blogspot.com/2006/05/nimrod-of-week.html)
And now, for the Nimrod of the Week award. This week’s award goes to a man named Jesse MacBeth.
Mr. MacBeth has done a print interview at the website SocialistAlternative.org in which he claims, among other things, that he was an Army “Special Forces Ranger” and was personally involved in the slaughter of innocent women and children while stationed with the Third Ranger Battalion. He also claims that he and his unit “slaughtered people in mosques” in Fallujah and that he was ordered to “leave mass graves of women, children, and old men”
The Socialist Alternative website was so taken with Jesse’s tales that they ran the interview in full on their website and a video interview with him is posted on the YouTube website. In this interview, Jesse gives them a picture of himself which is supposed to be his “official Army Ranger picture”. The number of things wrong with his uniform are so numerous, it leaves those who know what a uniform is supposed to look like laughing furiously.
Impersonating A Ranger To Spread Lies
Lots of "progressives" will probably be excited today about a new "interview" with an alleged former "Ranger", "Jessie MacBeth", being hyped by the Centre for Research on Globalization. The alleged Ranger accuses American soldiers of all sorts of war crimes. Luckily, the makers of the film didn't know enough about how military uniforms really work, so real soldiers are pointing out the discrepancies to show it's unlikely that this person was really who he claims to be. Examples of the discrepancies noted in the site's comments are in the extended entry.
Continue reading "Impersonating A Ranger To Spread Lies "
1. Special Forces Combat Patch (Wrong)
2. Two "Tabs" sewn above SF patch (Wrong- Only One)
3. No Ranger Tab
4. No Airborne Wings
5. No Unit Crest
6. No Sewn on Rank
7. No One in the Army rolls their sleeves like that.
Bonus: 8. Mustache is out of regulation by extending past the corner of the mouth.
http://www.mudvillegazette.com/milblogs/2006/05/22/#004933
Update: More on the Army statement regarding MacBeth from Just Citizens:
Today, the Army ran a check on Mr. MacBeth’s credentials. It turns out, not surprisingly to anybody with half a mind, that Mr. MacBeth has NO Army service record. Anywhere. Period. This is a direct quote given to me by Army spokesman John Boyce:
“Initial research by the U.S. Army Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg shows no Soldier with the name of Jesse Macbeth having ever been assigned to the Special Forces or the Army Rangers -- which are, in fact, two separate disciplines. This appears to be some sort of hoax. No Soldier by that name at Fort Lewis to our knowledge, in the past, either. Of course, the line about "go into the Army or go to jail" is vintage TV script not heard since the 1960s. There are also numerous wear and appearance issues with the Soldier's uniform -- a mix of foreign uniforms with the sleeves rolled up like a Marine and a badly floppy tan beret worn like a pastry chef. Of course, the allegations of war crimes are vague, as are the awards the Soldier allegedly received.”
http://www.qando.net/details.aspx?Entry=3919
Another Source from JustCitizen (http://justcitizens.blogspot.com/2006/05/nimrod-of-week.html)
And now, for the Nimrod of the Week award. This week’s award goes to a man named Jesse MacBeth.
Mr. MacBeth has done a print interview at the website SocialistAlternative.org in which he claims, among other things, that he was an Army “Special Forces Ranger” and was personally involved in the slaughter of innocent women and children while stationed with the Third Ranger Battalion. He also claims that he and his unit “slaughtered people in mosques” in Fallujah and that he was ordered to “leave mass graves of women, children, and old men”
The Socialist Alternative website was so taken with Jesse’s tales that they ran the interview in full on their website and a video interview with him is posted on the YouTube website. In this interview, Jesse gives them a picture of himself which is supposed to be his “official Army Ranger picture”. The number of things wrong with his uniform are so numerous, it leaves those who know what a uniform is supposed to look like laughing furiously.