tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6358737.post-16401288223651233132008-03-28T05:32:00.000-07:002008-03-28T05:35:50.229-07:002008-03-28T05:35:50.229-07:00If you read anything today, read <a href="http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080407/al-arian">this article</a>. And watch the video in its entirety.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QolkuDjm8fM&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QolkuDjm8fM&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br /><blockquote>Several veterans said it was common to carry a stash of extra automatic weapons and shovels to plant near the bodies of unarmed civilians they had killed to make it look as if they were combatants. Others described the surreal sensation of committing cold-blooded murder without facing any consequences. Jon Michael Turner, who served as a machine gunner with Kilo Company, Third Battalion, Eighth Marines, said he shot an unarmed Iraqi in front of the man's father and friend. "The first round didn't kill him, after I had hit him up here in his neck area. And afterwards he started screaming and looked right into my eyes. So I looked at my friend...and I said, 'Well, I can't let that happen.' So I took another shot and took him out. He was then carried away by the rest of his family." Later, Turner pointed to a tattoo on his right wrist of the Arabic words for "fuck you." "That was my choking hand," he explained. "And any time I felt the need to take out aggression, I would go ahead and use it."</blockquote>Fadihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12244690620062327071noreply@blogger.com