| Subject: | [socialcredit] Robert Crane and the Psychopathology of Hate | | Date: | Thursday, July 6, 2006 07:16:58 (-0700) | | From: | William B. Ryan <w_b_ryan @.....com>
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[Robert Crane in his Internet posting earlier today]
"Karen Hughs, the Under Secretary of State in charge
of global PR for America, has her work cut out for her
in reversing the image of America as the most hated
country in the world...One reason is shown in a
twenty-minute video, now making the global rounds, by
Jessie Macbeth..."
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Unfortunately, Dr. Crane, the video is a work of
propaganda "financed," "marketed" and "distributed" by
forces hostle to the institutions of Western
Civilization, and especially those of the United
States of America and her way of life, with the
specific intention of formenting hatred against us and
weakening international cooperation with us in the war
on terror.
Appended below is the text from an article currently
available at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Macbeth with
graphics, references and links.
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[article begins]
Jesse Macbeth
Jesse Adam Macbeth (born Jesse Adam Al-Zaid) falsely
claimed to be an Army Ranger and veteran of the Iraq
War. He lied in alternative media interviews that he
and his unit routinely committed war crimes in Iraq.
Macbeth began to attract significant attention after
the release of a video containing his allegations;
transcripts of the video were made in English and
Arabic. According to the U.S. Army, there is no
record of Macbeth being a Ranger, or serving in a
combat unit: he was discharged from the service after
having been declared unfit or unsuitable for the Army,
or both, before he could complete basic training.
After his release from the Army in 2004, Macbeth
purported himself to be a veteran, telling war stories
and garnering attention from mainstream, alternative
and student media outlets. He joined Iraq Veterans
Against the War in January of 2006, and represented,
or was scheduled to represent them publicly at various
events throughout the country; the organization has
since said it does not endorse Macbeth or his accounts
of military service. Accounts in Macbeth's name
appear on Military.com and Myspace.com, and both were
used to post claims about military service in Iraq.
Allegations and other claims
Macbeth alleged the Iraq war atrocities in interviews
posted to the Internet as web pages and video. He was
featured in the 2006 PepperSpray Productions video,
posted at Peacefilms.org, Jessie Macbeth: Former Army
Ranger and Iraq War Veteran. A link to the video was
posted May 21, 2006 on the community blog Metafilter.
PepperSpray Productions video
The video begins with narration, explaining that
Macbeth "...served in Iraq for 16 months before being
wounded..."
Afterward, Macbeth makes the following allegations:
* He and other U.S. Army Rangers were ordered
"...do whatever it takes...to strike fear in the
hearts of the Iraqis...";
* He and other Rangers routinely executed children
as part of the interrogations of their parents;
* He personally killed almost 200 men, women, and
children, many at close range, and most or all
noncombatants;
* He and other Rangers infiltrated a mosque,
waited for about 200 worshipers to arrive and pray,
slaughtered them with guns, ignited the bodies, hung
them from the rafters, wrote anti-muslim graffiti on
the walls, and left bodies in the streets in
retribution for the March 31, 2004 mutilation,
burning, and public display of American contractors'
bodies in Fallujah;
* He and other Rangers shot and killed unarmed
protesters and children who threw rocks;
* He personally killed a mother pleading for
mercy, and her three children, including an infant,
because he "had to.";
At the end of the video, he comments that the
mainstream media won't quote him, which is why
independent media are necessary so that truth can be
disseminated.
At present, no other known primary sources have
described the atrocities that Macbeth describes, all
of which are apparent violations of Geneva
Conventions.
The video repeatedly referenced Iraq Veterans Against
the War, though the organization later stated that the
use of its name was unauthorized. It was removed from
the site May 23, 2006 after Army spokesman John Boyce
said Macbeth had never been an Army Ranger.
PepperSpray Productions has since issued a retraction
statement, noting "when we learned that Macbeth's
service records were fraudulent, we immediately pulled
the video and are no longer distributing it."
Transcripts of the video were made in English and
Arabic.
Uniform
Macbeth's uniform as worn in the video was
inconsistent with Army regulations, and in some cases,
inconsistent with his purported identity. Boyce is
quoted in Stars and Stripes as saying "There are...
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," Stars and Stripes also
reported that Macbeth wore his beret with the insignia
over the wrong eye.
socialistalternative.org interview
Macbeth was quoted in an April 26, 2006
SocialistAlternative.org article as saying "We would
leave the bodies in the streets and blame it on the
Shi'ites or the Sunnis. [In Fallujah] we were ordered
to go into mosques and slaughter people while they
were praying."
Macbeth is also quoted as saying he was "stabbed many
times," has shrapnel in his knee, has been shot in the
back, and that he has received the Purple Heart. He
also says his unit was the 3d Ranger Battalion. The
unit did not participate in the U.S. occupation of
Fallujah. Macbeth also says he was "picked" for Ranger
School. Ranger School students are strictly
volunteers.
The article was replaced May 26, 2006 with a statement
rejecting "use of false statements in the mistaken
belief that they can in some way strengthen opposition
to the war."
Eastern Arizona Courier article
The Eastern Arizona Courier reported on November 3,
2003 that Jesse MacBeth had returned 2 and a half
months prior - roughly in late August of 2003, after
sustaining a back injury. The article reported that
MacBeth had been shot in the back by an M16 rifle
while in an Iraqi tunnel, but that a Canadian nurse
stitched him up and he continued fighting. (Canada was
not a known participant in the Multinational force in
Iraq at the time of the article's publication.) The
article also says that he planned to attend a hearing
that month about a medical discharge from the Army.
There was no mention of stabbings or shrapnel in the
article.
Army service and afterwards
Macbeth's form DD-214, "Certificate of Release or
Discharge from Active Duty" record shows he entered
U.S. Army service May 1, 2003 and separated from the
Army June 13, 2003, without completing basic training,
and with no authorization for decorations, medals,
badges, citations or campaign ribbons.
The first known media report of Macbeth representing
himself as an Iraq war veteran was the Eastern Arizona
Courier article. An April 6, 2004 Arizona Indymedia
article places him at the center of a dispute at a
coffee shop near a campus of Arizona State University.
Macbeth alleged that he was asked to leave the shop
because he was wearing his uniform. The dispute
eventually became a protest, covered in articles and
editorials by the Arizona State University student
newspaper, The State Press. An April 23, 2004 guest
editorial attributed to Macbeth also appeared in The
State Press about the protest and dispute, noting that
he had already spent 16 months in Iraq. (The war's
duration was only 13 months then.) The writer also
asserted that he was about to be redeployed.
On September 28, 2004, Macbeth was convicted of
fraudulent use of a credit card in Graham County
(Arizona) Superior Court. Court records pertaining to
the case also indicate parole activity through May of
2006.
Macbeth joined Iraq Veterans Against the War in
January of 2006, and represented, or was scheduled to
represent them on several occasions. The group
publicly severed ties with Macbeth on May 27, 2006,
noting in a statement that "...Jesse is not what he
represented himself to be."
Military.com membership
A Military.com user profile for "Jesse a Macbeth"
listed among his ribbons a Bronze Star (without a
valor device), a Purple Heart, an Army Good Conduct
Medal, a National Defense Service Medal, an Army
Service Ribbon, and an Overseas Service Ribbon. He
also listed among his badges the Ranger tab, the
Special Forces tab, two awards of the Combat Infantry
Badge (CIB), two awards of the Combat Action Badge
(CAB), A Parachutist Badge with three combat service
stars, and a marksmanship award.
Decoration with both the CIB and CAB is possible under
certain circumstances, though impossible without
switching operational specialities. Decoration with
two awards of the CIB is not possible without combat
service prior to Operation Iraqi Freedom. Decoration
with two awards of the CAB was not possible at the
time of the profile's posting. A Parachutist Badge
with 3 combat stars is not possible without having
served in Operation Desert Storm or an earlier
conflict.
On May 22, 2006, the profile had been updated to
remove the decorations, though the profile still
asserts service from 2001 to 2005 with the 3rd
Battalion, 75th Infantry Regiment, an Army Ranger
unit.
Military.com does not check the identities of any of
its users; although the account is associated with
Macbeth and features his photograph and mentions an
Iraq Veterans Against the War affilitation, it's
possible that the account was set up by someone else.
The account has been active since 2005. Military.com
also does not require proof of military service before
professing veteran status. False or misleading
statements of fact violate the Military.com user
agreement.
Shadowhart on Myspace.com
On March 24, 2006, a Myspace user Shadowhart (with
first name Jesse) posted a blog entry describing the
alleged atrocities in Iraq. Some of the details of
the alleged mosque atrocity are different from the
story related in the video.
Myspace.com does not check the identities of any of
its users; although the account has posted a rendition
of a military document associated with Macbeth, it's
possible that the account was set up by someone else.
Impersonation is a violation of Myspace.com terms of
service.
Military discharge record
On May 26, 2006, Shadowhart uploaded an image, which
he purports to be Jesse Macbeth's DD-214, the
Department of Defense discharge document which
summarizes military service. Critics believe the
document to be altered, citing misspellings and other
inconsistencies.
On May 27, 2006, QandO posted what it purports to be
Jesse MacBeth's DD-214. The document indicates that
MacBeth's discharge was an "entry-level separation."
Both documents say Macbeth's last duty station was 2d
Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment, Basic Combat
Training Brigade.
Falsification of a military discharge certificate is a
federal offense.
[article ends]
-----------original message-------------
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2006 02:13:53 EDT
From: "Robert Crane" <Transcendentlaw@AOL.COM>
Justice: The Revolutionary Reason for Our Founding
by Dr. Robert Dickson Crane
Karen Hughs, the Under Secretary of State in charge of
global PR for America, has her work cut out for her in
reversing the image of America as the most hated
country in the world. Her predecessor, who offered me
a position in the great campaign, quit in utter
frustration.
One reason is shown in a twenty-minute video, now
making the global rounds, by Jessie Macbeth, a former
Army Ranger, whose accounts of his experiences in Iraq
epitomize shock and awe as an American strategy and
suggest why the incidence of "battlefield fatigue" is
higher in the current war than in any others.
The following are snippets of his account: "We were
debriefed that our job over there was to strike fear
in the hearts of the Iraqi people; you can do whatever
it takes. ... I didn't know that so many people could
die and be hidden from the world. We were the
terrorists. ... She begged me to save her and the
kids, but I didn't, you know ... I killed her."
Macbeth speaks of heartbreaking specific accounts of
raiding homes and murdering 30 to 40 families per
night. "I personally took out around 200 people, the
death toll is like hundreds of thousands of people."
The "NeoCons" have come to symbolize America.
Regardless of what Americans may or may not do abroad,
the internet and derivitive media portray to hundreds
of millions of people a striking image of freedom and
democracy in action. These calls by the
Neo-Conservatives in support of what they call
"democratic capitalism" do not buy a cup of coffee in
the face of such accounts that purport to reflect
routine actions by a rogue nation that surpass
anything since the global rampage of Ghenghis Khan.
There are solutions, but they involve the
transformation of our very identity, not only to
others but above all to ourselves. We could start by
adopting as the paradigm of our foreign policy a word
that has never entered President Bush's vocabulary,
namely, "justice."
New paradigms do not appear incrementally. They
require intellectual revolution. The paradigm of
justice requires the only form of jihad mentioned in
the Qur'an, namely, the jihad al kabir, the
intellectual revolution. The other two forms of
jihad, spiritual transformation through the jihad al
akbar and the use of force to secure human rights
through the jihad al saghrir, which are mentioned only
in the hadith, respectively precede and succeed the
jihad al kabir. Alone they are not enough to
understand and practice justice as the reason for our
Founding.
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