True Believers
This isn't a Loose Change specific post, but it is a big controversy in the blogosphere right now, many of our readers are commenting on it, and there are a lot of parallels with the "9/11 truth movement".
Someone named Jesse MacBeth is claiming to be a "Special Forces Ranger" who commited mass atrocities in Iraq, has made a video with an organization called "Peace Films" attesting to this, and is a member of Iraq Veterans Against the War. I won't go into the reasons why he is fake, if you are interested in that go to the posts by Pat here, and by me here and here.
So I went over to the Peace Films website, where they have a guest book, which until the recent outrage was mostly filled with adulations from the far left anti-war movement. Now it is largely really pissed off veterans and their supporters. There are still some holdouts however, some true believers, who are convinced by the truth behind this fraud. I was struck by the similarities between these people, and the conspiracy theorists we run across while making this blog.
First of all, Pacifica Radio:
I would like to interview Mr. Macbeth for my radio show. It airs on KPFT90.1FM (Pacifica) in Houston on Sunday Nights. I can be reached by phone at (281)***-****. I am eagerly awaiting your call, e-mail, or both.If you remember, Pacifica Radio is one of the sources Loose Change used regarding rumors of 9/11 warnings. At least the American Free Press isn't involved, yet.
Obidike Kamau
The Illuminati ties, and other strange theories:
I just want to Thank You brother, your are right in what you are doing and Yes Amerika has become just paid to murder,but you are doing the right thing I too am speaking out on the way State Hospitals plan deaths rapes and know about it and do nothing. If you can get me intouch with this man I would be pleased I have some questions. Thank You for speaking out I Knew it all the time since 911.
Wayne (aka) king Opain Morin Jr
From: CA
Website: http://www.illuminati-news.com/lie-detector.htm
It takes courage to speak up, even if you are lying!
Well done. It takes a lot of courage to stand up and speak!! I can say I am a bit dismayed at the vehemence of denial of certain posts. Truth hurts, especially if you are being fed a lot of horse menure through the conventional media channels! We need more real stories from independent sources like these to be told!!!Fourth, an almost religious fervor. It is everyone else who must be brainwashed!
Can´t believe (well, sadly, actually I can when it comes to 'blind'/brainwashed americans) some of the comments here yelling Jessie ain´t legit. Ehhr? You can´t be 100% sure about many things in life, but what would make anyone not believe him? It ain´t exactly new things he is coming forth with, at least not to us with our eyes open. But it is very good that he does come forward and telling it like it is - people can´t hear it enough. The more people hear it, the more likely it is they´ll wake up to it.And finally, any lies put forward by the movement, are the fault of those who are opposed to the movement.
Something about this website reeks of a strawman to hurt the credibility of war protestors.
Update: One more connection, I was perusing the site of the "Scholars for 9/11 Truth" a fringe group of mostly philosophy and eastern religion professors making a pretense of serious scholarship, when I noticed the lead item in their news section:
Testimony from a former U.S. Army Ranger
"We Are the Terrorists, folks!"
I guess they aren't that interested in the truth.
They even add this rather ironic commentary:
9/11 Truth is one of the big factors in putting a stop to this. I hope everyone will do something to get this message out to 1 new person - perhaps we could save some lives. This video is about 20 minutes long
Actually Hotair was one of the big factors in putting a stop to this.
posted by James B. @ 8:35 AM
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It,
Considerating your view on this, I honestly appreciate your rather direct but not inflammary treatment. I respect you points.
I'll try to stay out of the discussion as I agree I have no standing that others do on certain details.
I respect the expert opinions, but somehow relying on dress simply proves to me that he's not in uniform. Question: Is is even allowed to be in uniform if he's not still in the service or at some sanctioned event?
I sincerely look forward to the whole truth being discovered. I think this person has committed military crimes if he is still affiliated, right?
I think if he a civilian, and he has lied, he is guilty of slander at the very least, and perhaps sedition or some crime of that sort at the worst.
9:29 AM
Sorry to be a chatterbox, but I hope you agree the following is worth sharing and discussing...
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§ 2388. Activities affecting armed forces during war
How Current is This?
(a) Whoever, when the United States is at war, willfully makes or conveys false reports or false statements with intent to interfere with the operation or success of the military or naval forces of the United States or to promote the success of its enemies; or
Whoever, when the United States is at war, willfully causes or attempts to cause insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, or refusal of duty, in the military or naval forces of the United States, or willfully obstructs the recruiting or enlistment service of the United States, to the injury of the service or the United States, or attempts to do so—
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.
Found an article that I had to set up an sign on (free) to get:
Here: Local activists protest Coffee Plantation "
It refers to Jesse MacBeth in 2004
I posted a copy of this article with free access
here
Whoever this guy is, he's the pawn of somebody. Wouldn't you agree?
If he not prosecuted, my take is he's shilling for some operation that has govt. protection to smear the anti-war crowd.
I'm not saying I know that is true in any shape or form.
However, if he's lying, there is no reason under the sun he should not be prosecuted.
What is really really sad is that months and years from now, this guy will still be quoted by the anti-war loonies as an authority. No matter how many times he's shown to be a fraud.
Oh, and I'm not saying that all people that are anti-war are loony. You can have intelligent reasons to be anti war, and I've argued many of them over and over with some of my very smart liberal anti-war friends. It's loonies that jump to believe that anything the US does is inherently bad, and will take any frauds words as gospel.
Jujigatami,
I would die to defend this Country from those who are destroying it. It happens the we disagree on who the real enemy is.
LT,
I trust Malkin. I don't think things break down that clearly between trusted and distrust web site.
Also, I really like and agree with Malkin video commentary today. (a movie encouraging kids to be enviro-terrorists).
I take and It and markyx are saying that this dude has never serve in the US Armed services in Iraq. That the test, isn't it. Not dressing right doesn't prove anything does it, especially given what this guy is saying?
Not dressing right doesn't prove anything does it, especially given what this guy is saying?
If you can claim that the WTC collapse was a controlled demolition based on the fact that a bunch of people with no expertise in either demolitions or structural engineering say it looks like a controlled demolition, then we can certainly argue that he is not a soldier based on a large number of expert opinions on how a Ranger would dress.
"Oh, and I'm not saying that all people that are anti-war are loony. You can have intelligent reasons to be anti war, and I've argued many of them over and over with some of my very smart liberal anti-war friends."
I don't know about you LT, but I'm extremely anti-war. I think most (western) soldiers are. Anyone who's seen war first-hand, or who's heard second-hand accounts and lost friends or family members to it, should by all rights be opposed to war. I hate war and the necessity for it. However, being anti-war in now way means that one must be opposed to the use of violence in all situations. As John Stuart Mill famously stated:
"War is an ugly thing but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feelings which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.
Any reasonable human being is opposed to senseless violence being used to subjugate others. However, no one can forever escape the ravages of war unless there are people willing to defend our freedom. Even Trotsky has a great quote on the subject:
You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you.
As this is the current generational antiwar crowd's Vietnam (Iraq, that is), they need their My Lai badly.
As we often say about the partisans: "It's ok, because it's fake but accurate."
Alex, that is one of my all-time favorite war quotes.
Up there will Lee's "It is good that war is so terrible, lest we grow too fond of it."
"Not dressing right doesn't prove anything does it, especially given what this guy is saying?"
I'm sorry, weren't you the one claiming that it couldn't have been Osama in the videotapes because he was wearing a watch and a "gold" ring?
Goddamn hypocrites....
"As this is the current generational antiwar crowd's Vietnam (Iraq, that is), they need their My Lai badly."
Funny you should bring up Vietnam Shawn. You'll remember that the anti-war crowd during the Vietnam war had a rally in detroit known as "Winter Soldier", where several civvies pretended to be Vietnam veterans while testifying about "atrocities" that they supposedly commited. Guess every war's got it's own Jesse MacBeth.
FYI
You guys should know Pacifica is partly funded by the Ford Foundation (CFR). The controlled left is just as controlled as the controlled right. This story is strikingly similar to the Abu Grahib story.
The purpose, to make America look Nazi like in the world’s eye. This is the kind of stuff that will be used in the future to justify and invasion and destruction of the USA.
It's not made so much for American audiences, but to get Muslims and their supporters around the world to rally against the US.
Lindy England "I was just following orders."
This is the kind of stuff that will be used in the future to justify and invasion and destruction of the USA.
Odd, I'm actually writing a novel where the UN invades America and carries out its own nation building and regime change.
It's not made so much for American audiences, but to get Muslims and their supporters around the world to rally against the US.
Hey, something we kind of agree on!
Anyhow, I thought you said America is trying to brainwash us to hate Muslims. You can only have it one way.
"Odd, I'm actually writing a novel where the UN invades America and carries out its own nation building and regime change."
Got a timeline on that? I'd love to get a copy when it's completed.
If you're a sci-fi fan, there's a good series involving US Marines, the exploration of Mars, and war between the US and UN (or the US and most of the rest of the world). Look for Ian Douglas' Semper Mars
Got a timeline on that? I'd love to get a copy when it's completed.
I hope to have it done by the end of the summer (work and such has me tied up, so I have to juggle exercise, blogging, and writing every night and weekend).
Anyhow, I thought you said America is trying to brainwash us to hate Muslims. You can only have it one way.
Makes sense to me! Americans see negative propaganda against Muslims; Muslims see negative propaganda against Americans. Both groups grow to hate each other and commence to destroy each other. It's called "dived and conquer."
Also note, there are countries that have allied themselves to either side. I don't know about you but I smell a world war brewing. That's how they get started. Who's pulling the strings here? You decide.
Odd, I'm actually writing a novel where the UN invades America and carries out its own nation building and regime change.
Art mirroring reality?
I don't know about you but I smell a world war brewing.
I knew the second I watched the plane crash into the second tower live on television that a world war was on the horizon.
And then you go and cite an schatological site.
nesnyc, for once, I'm with. I do see the UN as a move at a one-world government, although it's failed at every turn. Same with the EU. Neither has any real authority, and they've been in the making for forty-fifty years.
I'm with you*
“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://justcitizens.blogspot.com/2006/05/nimrod-of-week.html
Shawn, are you planning on getting it published or is it just a side project for you? If you're getting it published, I'll need the title so I can buy a copy :)
When I do finish I will be trying to get it published, as my dream job is to be a novelist. Right now it has the working title House of War, but I'll probably have to change that, as that nonfiction title about the Pentagon was just released.
That wikipedia article is friggin' HILARIOUS. Reads like some 13 yeard old kid's dream about becoming a ninja-sniper-special-forces-super-commando. I'm deffinitely printing that out and handing it out to my troops :)
This (US led destruction of Fallujah) is one of reason I don't reject MacBeth's assertions out of hand.
Actually my favorite is when they reported the GI being held hostage in Iraq. It turned out it was a GI, GI Joe that is.
Yep, I see the light now.
Jesse's can't have his facts right. Proof here:
A dozen Marines may face courts-martial for alleged Iraq massacre
hahaha Murtha "wouldn't be surprised". Why does that not surprise me?
And bg, if someone lies and something like it happens to be true, that doesn't mean the person was telling the truth. If I say I have a cancer, but don't actually get it until three years later, I was still lying when I said I originally had it.
Dude who are you GEORGE BUSH?
People am sure this is Bush;P
Mr.President we thank you for the present!!
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