And the left got fooled again

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=50406



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ON THE HOME FRONT
'Ranger' who boasted of murdering
Iraqi civilians debunked by Army
Man claiming soldiers 'plow[ed] down entire families'
also kicked out of anti-war vet group for being fraud

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Posted: May 27, 2006
5:45 p.m. Eastern



© 2006 WorldNetDaily.com

The U.S. Army says it has no record of a man who claimed to have "slaughtered" hundreds of civilians while serving with the Army Rangers in Iraq.


Jesse MacBeth, appearing in a 20-minute video produced by Randy Rowland, a 1970s antiwar activist, claimed to have personally killed 200 people, many of them at close range, while on patrols with the Army Rangers during his 16 months in Iraq before being discharged due to wounds he received.

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"Now the Army is saying there is no record of MacBeth or his service with the Rangers or Special Forces.

Army spokesman Paul Boyce noted several red flags in the videotape.

"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," Boyce told Stars and Stripes.

A phototograph of MacBeth appearing in the video shows him wearing his beret with the insignia centered over the wrong eye, said Boyce.

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MacBeth, following a similar path, spoke at a March 19 anti-war rally in Tacoma, Wash., sponsored by Iraq Veterans Against the War and other organizations.

In the interview, MacBeth claimed to be a member of IVAW, a claim the organization denied shortly after the video appeared online. Since that denial, IVAW has reputiated MacBeth in a statement on its website:

"Questions have been raised about Jesse MacBeth and his claims of service in Iraq. MacBeth came to Iraq Veterans Against the War in January 2006 asking for help, and the organization and its members extended itself to help him in various ways. Assisting veterans is one of the founding principles of IVAW and it is a mission that we take seriously. After looking into his recent claims, we have learned that Jesse is not what he represented himself to be. Accordingly, IVAW does not in any way endorse Jesse MacBeth or any of his accounts involving military service. He - and he alone - is responsible for them. IVAW was not aware of the creation of the video program featuring MacBeth, and did not authorize use of our logo in the program."

IVAW member Garett Reppenhagen called MacBeth a "troubled kid."

"I'm not sure why he would want to be fraudulent to IVAW," Reppenhagen said.

According to United Press International, MacBeth told Socialistalternative.org in an April interview he currently works for Wendy's fast food restaurant.

"When I was growing up, everyone thought I'd be a criminal, but they were wrong. I'm gonna be one of the leaders of the revolution," Macbeth told the leftist website.

Questions and Observations, a blog that has covered the story closely, today claimed to have posted a copy of MacBeth's official DD214 military discharge document.

"It shows that he lasted all of one month and 13 days in the Army. It also shows he that he never had a primary specialty nor any awards and decorations. None. It also shows he was an E1 when discharged," wrote Bruce "McQ" McQuain.

"The bottom half of the form is just as revealing. Block 19 says 'Service Member has not completed first full term of service.' Block 24, as noted earlier, shows his service as 'Uncharacterized' which is only given to those who are discharged as trainees. Block 25 is key. It shows he was discharged under the authority of AR 635-200 Chapter 11. That means he was found to be unfit to remain in the Army and was dicharged for the good of the service. Or as many have said, a boot camp washout. We've been through the code for discharge in the next block, but the narrative reason for his discharge is found in block 28, which says 'Entry level performance and conduct,' or, he couldn't cut it."

Here is another report...

http://washingtontimes.com/upi/20060524-010141-9135r.htm

http://www.thnt.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060525/COLUMNISTS/605250351/1004/OPINION

Yet,this mans "story was jumped on by many on the antiwar left as an example of how "evil" the US forces are.

Of course,now that this ass has been exposed as a fraud,wanna bet the left will say they never heard of him.



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