Iraq: One Winter Soldier's Tale

[Engwa74]

Hey guys forget about it , he said he's sorry for killing innocent people , No big deal dead people No hard feelings ,he's sorry for ending you life, its Ok that your wives are widows and your children orphans , think positive they can take SORRY and lives happily till end of their lives

Souls will haunt and curse you, karma will get you

[tommyg524]

can you say bilderberg ?

[shamiking1]

US bad relations with many countries & nations doesn't mean that its people don't want good relations with other countries but its the government policies which have caused a dis-rest in the world

[shamiking1]

American Involvement in Wars: US vs. Great Britain(1812-15) Texas vs. Mexico(1836) US vs. Mexico(1846-48) U.S. Civil War(1861) US vs. Spain(1898) world war 1 world war 2 Nuclear Attacs(1945) Korean War(1950-53) Vietnam War(1960-75) US vs. Cuba(1961) US vs. Panama(1989) Intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina(1995-96) invasion of Afghanistan(2001) invasion of Iraq (2003)

[mayor0331]

FUCK TURNE THAT COWARD IS SAD IT HE KNOW HOW I M AND WHAT THE UNIT KNEW ME BY SO I CAN TELL YOU THAT HIS A SCUM BAG...... IF ANY YOU PUSSY WANT TO MAKE A BIG DEALT OUT IT COME SEE ME IN MY HOME TOWN OR I COME UP TO SHOW YOU WHAT REAL MARINES ARE ALL ABOUT, MAKEING THE MEMORIES OF MY FALLEN BROTHER IN THE DIRT.......... SIMPER FI YOU BICTH

[louhazosc]

@mayor0331

Ummm, please stop trying to speak for the rest of us, at the very least send your message out for a spell check and grammar. Thanks for making us Marines look like illiterate monkeys.

[C11118]

Stop the madness...the soldiers were brainwashed into thinking they were fighting for their country ..its illegal..its wrong & its based on lies and anything you have ever been told or taught is based on LIES.

Stop the war -free your minds and re-train your brains.

Peace..love ..light and unity to all-One<3 x

[SiNaoia]

OUr Leaders of the world don't care a FAT RAT about any of the Soldiers in all the Armies in the world particularly USA & ZioNAZI IsraHELL IDF...

These men go to war and taint their soul each time they hurt and or murder another soul regardless of race and or creed.

It is good that these men are remorseful... acknowledging the Love of Humanity within them selves is the first step to HEALING.

NWO... is SATANIC and is destroying innocent lives who have a RIGHT TO B E HERE ON EARTH to EVOLVE!!!

[bigcree]

@SiNaoia Sister, PM.

[RWinzo]

@SiNaoia You are so right and righteous my dear!

[tlndofa]

so the limits are endless to your disgust...let alone what did happen...this is what usa is proud of and what your husbands been doing over there...

war criminals USA IS ALWAYS WILL BE

[ZEBCLEM11]

What a fuckin bitch. If you diodnt want to fight then why did you join

[tomermoderchai]

Sounds to me like this bloke is just a murdering fuckwit. The CHOICES people make over there are infact CHOICES. He shot a man while he was on guard duty........lets blame the illegal war on this mans actions. Bullshit.

[averagebodybuilder]

@tomermoderchai bullshit... it is systemic. it has nothing to do with any individual. this is ISRAELS war that america is fighting. the poor folks in abu ghraib received ISRAELI training in TORTURE....

[tomermoderchai]

@averagebodybuilder. Oh spare me. You really think its that systematic? Im in the military (not the US) and I know NO ONE who just opens up on civillians at all. If the civie was coming to close your post you would at least challenge them to stop. Id like to see your links regarding the US fighting Israels war (and not some left wing BS ones). They should let Israel off the chain and sort its own problems out. Then youd be complaining about that to Im sure.

[averagebodybuilder]

@tomermoderchai yawn....

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/user/averagebodybuilder?featu­re=mhum#p/c/516D3ECE727FE55A

[averagebodybuilder]

@tomermoderchai yawn....

/watch?v=m2aASkCzUbA

[averagebodybuilder]

@tomermoderchai yawn....

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[averagebodybuilder]

@tomermoderchai yawn...

foreignpolicy(dot)com/posts/20­10/06/21/etzioni_hey_i_used_to­_plant_bombs

when you see the pattern.... you will still deny it is systematic...

[averagebodybuilder]

@tomermoderchai

seattlepi(dot)com/opinion/1749­02_fisk26(dot)html

when you see the pattern... it is systematic...

[yellowberrypie]

is this all really true?

[kekonenaafoutre]

I think jesus gave too much to people who do not deserve it, each knowledge god or whatever gave to some people has been abused by people of power, so after christianity we had the payback, islam, and it made it worse, jesus or mohamad were simple minds, all the time acting passionnatly, it is time to be wise, and not give people a new message wich will end to a new conflict of cultures or religions ...

[scor77pion]

I have a legitimate question, according to the christian religion, Jesus may peace be upon him, was tortured so all christians are forgiven. my question is are those who kill innocent people included in the forgivness? if the answer is yes, doesn't that mean that it is ok for christians to kill children, women elder people and still forgiven? doesn't that mean that christian religion is the most evil religion. please let me no. i dont mean to offend your religion just want to know. thank you

[Hekamaat]

It takes a great man to acknowledge his own wrongs.

But it takes a truly good heart to do it the way Jon Turner and his comrades did.

May their message be heard instead of being screamed down, like everything else before it.

Hopefully one day the relatives of the Iraqis killed in this abomination of a so-called 'war' (It was the rape of an entire nation) will be able to forgive them:

They have earned that forgiveness.

[joeratti]

if he was truly sorry he would go back to iraq and ask those people for forgiveness for being a sick demented fuck not saying sorry to americans. he just wants to cover his own ass. this is all because he cant cope with how much of a sick asshole he is. him getting fuck you on his choking hand before going over there says that he knew exactly what he was getting into and he knew what exactly what he was going to do. he didnt have to do those things unlawful orders do not have to be followed

[Gold0ilDrugs]

The war is bullshit based on lies. All the fearmongers waving flags can go to hell.

[matthewm0311]

This guy was one of the most downright sick disgusting individuals in our company. My platoon treated people with respect and never got into half the things they did.What he forgets to mention is that after he shot that innocent person in the street a sniper shot his friend in the forehead lcpl james.He died because of you turner you vile disgusting person.I hope you never find peace. So stop denouncing things that you know nothing about,we were never near wpns, but the co did say those things

[matthewm0311]

Your a liar turner we did not get congradulated for getting our first kill... You were one if not the only one doing those things, dont denounce every one just because you cant live with the things that you did. Come on seriously "my choking hand" you are ridiculous, my platoon always treated civilians with respect..

[YTPmaker1]

Wow, thats terrible. i couldn't shoot someone like that. That's pretty sick to tell people to stab others to death.

[skeeterwiggles]

these guys arent following orders they are just trying to use there mistakes to make it to where oh it was some1 elses fault...no they are so fucking scared that they might be held responsable so they blame it on some1 else to make them feel better these guys are weak cowardly and fucking idiots this same shit happend in vietnam it wasnt orderd by officers it was those weak souls that pulled the trigger and all you ppl actually think "oh my officers told me to do it" thats not an excuse.

[larma7]

You won't see this on Sean Hannity's show.

[bazrin]

This guy should be thrown in prison. for life.

[SlackerSince85]

for following orders?

[irtimed]

SlackerSince85, its clear that shooting at a mosque was not folowing orders. and bazrin, pretty much all of the soldiers are guilty acts such as these

[Darkshadowkg]

to kill

[commodore256]

No, Bush should be locked away in a federal prison for the rest of his life for for killing over 4,000 Americans and over 100,000 Iraqis.

We found no weapons of mass destruction and Saddam was no threat.

[GhostVirusx90]

fucking sick, hopefully Iran will win the next war. This is why there is so much terrorism and hatred for the U.S.A. Any one else feel like arming them selfs against this god damned oppressive nation of hate and destruction?

[InvertedKira]

These are people. They weren't doing what they were supposed to do by a long shot. These people were emotionaly weak and made rather poor soldiers.

[GhostVirusx90]

these are soldiers who follow orders, of course these people are emotionally weak because they allowed them selfs to become tools for the U.S government. Dont you fucking dare try denying the allegations.

[InvertedKira]

Like hell, he even said that they weren't supposed to be shooting at the religios shrines. They are also not supposed to be killing civilians. He wasn't obeying orders he was having a twisted version of fun.

[GhostVirusx90]

which dirivited from higher up the command chain you arsehole, this is the way it is and they way has and always will be. No alternative but to fight, all other roads are shut off. So it is, so it was, and so it will be.

[InvertedKira]

It derived from him being annoyed and or bored, then forgeting his morals. He WASN'T following orders while doing that. If you think other wise then your more of a tool than I previously thought.

[joeratti]

guess what. soldiers and marines dont have to follow unlawful orders according to the uniform code of military justice. if everything he says is true he didnt have to act on his so called orders

[matthewm0311]

You are right I never did those things and I was in the same company with turner when he claims to have done all these things. I was just in a different platoon. But captain del gaudio. did try and feed us all those things that turner mentions.

[equifilibricum]

God Damn George Bush. God Damn Dich Cheney

God Damn these chicken shit american soldiers and there fucking machines guns and flak jackets and night vision and overwhelming odds against innocent civilians.

[tbrown55]

Do we want this murderer living in our society? I do not want murderers like him trying to fit back into society like everything is ok. He is a killer and he should do the right thing and end his own life.

[agodmachine777]

Bullshit!!!! fuck this coward!!! he did wrong on his own and now wants forgiveness! no excuse!!!

[SlackerSince85]

He doesn't want forgiveness he wants to let the public know of the senseless acts of war & tactics that are going on. He just wants it stopped just like most intelligent people. Innocent people are being killed on both sides.

[maceek1]

Further, if the general public were to get just a minute glimpse of the positive side of what the military is doing in both A'Stan and Iraq, they would have a vastly different opinion of the War on Terror. Unfortunately, the media likes to dwell on the negative aspects and loves to distort and exagerate what they want you to see and hear.

But I'm sure everyone knows that already...

[maceek1]

I just don't buy into the "I was ordered to do it" bullshit. That excuse is so fucking exhausted it's not even funny. What this guy "admits" is of his own doing. If this shit is true then he needs to be reinstated into the US military and be charged for murder and destruction of protected property.

I am a veteran, myself, and it disgusts me to see assholes like this jump on the anti-war bandwagon and spout this crap. I would be surprised if half of these guys even served in the military at all.

[maceek1]

excuse me--UCMJ :-p

[maceek1]

I don't buy a word of his bullshit. I think there is A LOT more "behind the scenes" than he is willing to project. I think he is a weak piece of shit who couldn't handle his shit and is looking for pats on the back and big sloppy kisses from those willing to listen to his bullshit.

The part w/ the shooting of the mosque because they were having a temper tantrum--BULLSHIT. If this guy did in fact do the things he claims, HE needs to be persecuted to the fullest extent of the USMJ.

Fuckstick...

[monduras]

these soldiers NEED to be punished. I think they WANT to be punished. If you get such commands, it is your DUTY to not be complicit. However, I commend them on coming forward! This is UNBELIEVABLY terrible... what does this say about us, the everyday Joe Schmoe? By ignoring this war and allowing the administration to do whatever it wants to do (in a democratic society) we are ALSO responsible for these atrocities. Please forward this video on to as many people as possible.

[thearaban]

I really hope these soldiers were not prosecuted by the military for them speaking against the war and revealing the truth.

[Nettegen]

This guy is mentally ill. During my service I knew a some individuals that were flacky, but this sadistic bastard was primed and ready to explode before he even left.

"At one point it was okay[...]"? It was never okay. The service I left was a professional fighting force and it should have never have had this sick asshole inflicted upon it. He's remorseful now, that's just great...

[milkmit]

I just don't get it. not a single innocent life is worth all the oil in the world. this war was sold to us on lies, and the criminals who did the selling not only have yet to be prosecuted...but also STILL remain in office.

WHAT THE FUCK?

[rasz]

at one point it was ok? WTF is wrong with him?

[nuttyzoomer]

i don't think he's saying it was truly justified; he's saying he, like so many others, thought it was. that's the point of his entire testimony, and there's nothing wrong with that.

[cl2yp71c]

We should send Bush and Cheney to Iraq and see if any humanity that they have left might spark up.

[LoseAsDirected]

Like those two ever had any sense of humanity.

[naidim]

So just because this guy is a scumbag, then all US Military are scumbags? That is a fallacy. Stop trying to assuage your guilt by damning those who are doing their job in Iraq properly!

[xaxen]

I think you need to open your eyes buddy. Did you listen to anything he had to say? Do you think this is something that only he did? you are sadly mistaken. I'm sorry your head is in the ground.

[BigYellow9999]

naidim, start with the most basic question. What exactly are we doing over there? When you come to the realization that there's no good answer to that question, you'll quickly figure out that we are in a country where we're not wanted. That alone makes us scumbags.

Do a little research. The story this young man is telling is FAR more common than you'd like to believe. Our soldiers rape women over there all the time!!! No one should in any way feel good about what's being done over in Iraq.

[aayyda]

Oh the horror! I hope everyone who watches this testimony will tell someone else. For the love of God/Allah! Together we can make a difference to stop the war in Iraq and Afghanistan..every prayer counts too.

American News Project, i wish you all the best in your quest to fight injustice.

[monoape]

Prayers to imaginary fairies in the sky are a *big* part of the problem, not the solution.

[Dragonman204]

Without faith, what are most of the people going to believe in? The world is rampant with tragedies like the "War" in Iraq, genocide in Darfur, and many other things that aren't even brought to light by the media. If we as humans can't believe in each other, what else is there but God? Or any other god of any other religion...

[monoape]

WTF you talking about? There are no gods - other than in the imaginations of deluded people. And those people fight and kill and persecute other people who don't believe in their imaginary god.

Why do you need to believe in anything for which there is no evidence. Just get on with your life and be good and tolerant and kind to others. That's all. Stop hoping for sky fairies to help you out.

[Zejoph]

That just sounds so ignorant. You claim to preach tolerance, yet you show intolerance and a lack of respect to those who have faith?

You cannot just assume that because someone has faith they are "deluded", or that they "fight and kill and persecute other people who don't believe in their imaginary god." Yes, it's true that there are people who act this way: Bible thumpers, suicide bombers, etc. but that does not mean they are all the same.

If people want to believe in a god, let them do so.

[Zejoph]

Oops. The above comment was supposed to be directed at user "monorape".

Fail.

[Dragonman204]

Those "deluded people" are more fulfilled in life than you are. They have something to live for other than being good and tolerant and kind to others; those are natural morals in which everyone should be aware of.

Belief gives people something to look forward to after the hell that's on Earth. Studies have shown that most people that have an organized faith are generally happier and more satisfied with their lives than others who don't. =P Think about it.

[udiscourse]

Try believing in yourself and start there. The world WILL become a better place.

[monoape]

I'm curious how you know anything about my 'fulfilment'. Whatever.

Just because it makes you happy does not make it true - or good for society in general. We've suffered thousands of gods over the millennia, invented by different tribes who go to war over them. I have no intention of tolerating their idiocy when it affects my life.

Do yourself a favor, grow up and recognise this is the only life you're going to get and stop wasting it on bronze age fairy stories.

[Zejoph]

I'm sorry, but you are acting just as bad as Bible thumpers and televangelists.

People who have faith have it for a reason. They are ignorant. They need a guiding force, a doctrine to follow. This comment "udiscourse" left is something I agree in. When one finds belief in oneself, there is no need for blind faith, but not everyone is that strong.

I realize that many people have died and suffered as a result of zealousness, but that does not make the idea of religion a bad thing.

Think.

[LoseAsDirected]

Religion is, by its very definition, a rigid code of conduct used to control people's actions out of fear of punishment or desire for rewards. People will kill for this kind of nonsense, and they do it all the time.

I don't know anyone who killed someone in the name of atheism.

[aayyda]

A *BIG* part of the problem is a lack of human decency and respect for others.