War on Iraq: Accustomed to Their Own Atrocities in Iraq, U.S. Soldiers Have Become Murderers

Adbusters, AlterNet by Chris Hedges | Jul. 27, 2007 (Opinion)
After four years of war, American Marines and soldiers have become socialized to atrocity. The war in Iraq is now primarily about murder. There is very little killing.

All troops, when they occupy and battle insurgent forces, as in Iraq, or Gaza or Vietnam, are placed in "atrocity producing situations." Full Story »

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 by Benjamin Buttons - Jul. 27, 2007

Chris Hedges is an activist, and this is an attempt at building a narrative that he believes in. That narrative will be built no matter what the facts. This guy was a Bureau Chief for the New York Times. Yikes.

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