The Jesse Macbeth video hoax
Just how far will the hardcore anti-Iraq war left go to try and smear the US military?
Just how far will the hardcore anti-Iraq war left go to try and smear the US military?
Rep. John Murtha, infamous for his call in the fall of 2005 for a US military immediate withdrawal from Iraq, claims to know – prior to the completion of a military investigation – that US Marines in Haditha, Iraq on Nov. 19 “killed innocent civilians in cold blood”:
All Things Conservative points to the latest Brookings Institution Iraq Index, which contains some very positive economic information on the state of Iraq. Make sure to read Bill’s highlights from the Brooking’s PDF and when you have some time, check out the PDF in its entirety. It’s well worth the read. (Hat tip: Lorie Byrd at Polipundit)
By now you’re all probably familiar with the video released by the US military that shows terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi fumbling with an American weapon known as a Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW). The guy looks like an incompetent fool – obviously, not a side he’d want those doing his bidding, as well as potential new terrorist recruits to see.