I Am No Longer the Monster I Once Was

[hooleyhoopty78]

Why is this guy so angry at the Marines? Is he not accountable for his own actions? It sounds as if he made many of these poor choices on his own volition.

[SheepDog707]

@hooleyhoopty78 Didn't you listen to him? It goes beyond what he says as well, we should not be fighting those wars. Anyone who cant agree what's going on there is fucked up is seriously asleep.

[mustang19ms]

I can't really tell if the soldier was really sorry for his crimes or was he showing off what he did.. what I know for sure, a simple "I'm sorry for killing your son, father, brother" in the way he was telling it mean absolutely nothing.. if you're really sorry and you're not that monster you were, go save lives in return of the lives you took!!!!!

[acedeuce24]

its funny how the gov and media made it seem like iraq or muslim are bad people..and its because of this stereotype that this soldier killed the innocent ..the media make it seem that the average terrorist looks like the average arab.but lets not be stupid ..terroism doesnt look at any color but green..

[acedeuce24]

theyre brainwashed to belive its religion..how many gung ho americans wanted to kill a "towel head" when in fact were not warin against a religion its a war on terrorist and just so happens that most arabs are muslim ..its the ignorance of the human mind

[Tutoress]

This is paid for by George Soros. v=dDiG8WV03c1.

[3swelldogs3]

flag this video...we'll star making a list of them...we need to get people to join us

[ranxer]

bunk.. flag the truth? what? are you afraid of vets talking about what they experienced? sad.

[ranxer]

by the way, i left out a lot of gore. if they people could see what really goes down they might have the information they need to make up their own minds. too bad it's not on the lamestream media!

[pileswool]

What a pussy. Send his ass to Iraq so the Islamic Extremists can kill him.

[ProfessaBojangles1]

Take note that Nazis killed purely out of racial hatred while troops kill for the safety of their families.

[dexterriley]

nothing is that black or white.

[TheBattleMaster1]

This guy is a pussy.

He is funny.

[3swelldogs3]

flag it

[limelighter19]

why the fuck does this video only have 2k hits when shit like soldier boy gets over a million?

[chrickstahh]

i know right ?! It's cause everybody's not aware of the things that are happening in the world and they dont give a sht about anything, but their surroundings.

[limelighter19]

okay man your a murderer, you cant kill all these ppl and then say sorry and expect to be forgiven its ppl like you that make me ashamed of being american.

[SLEEPy2k16]

babykillers

[peacerebelgirl]

it's important for the soldiers to speak out - and they need to do so LOUDLY - but to say that 'at one point it was ok' is still saying that his actions were justified.

[theshowpodcastdotcom]

look a squirrel!

[redscorpionx1]

These clips n pictures in the middle..BEYOND SICK!

But it is a good thing these people are coming out and accepting and spreading awareness about this bloody occupation.

[Peraj82]

If they were in Nazi Germany they were criminals but now because they are from USA they called Heroes.

more than 1,245,538 Iraqies have been killed but noone wants to know that

[FREEW0RLD2012]

Certainly not American's.

[bpitter2007]

No, it's not ridiculous. This man is suffering because he has realized his mistakes. Because of a bad situation, he has changed the person he once was and have become a better member of society. It's sad that it happened the way it did but sometimes we are not dealt a fair hand in life. Some of these guys are going back to help these people. That is a good thing. If something good comes out of something bad, then we should be able to forgive and let the good things happen.

[kanesaid]

the importance of this is for us to know what's realy happening there, this soldier is one more victim of Bush adminestration's policies, if we need to blaim somone, he's not the one, all fingers must push Bush's noze.

[quaheedus]

Its an all volunteer Military, when you join you do not get to choose what war you want to fight in and what war you dont!

Blaming Bush for this guys actions is like blaming Clinton for any soldier actions in Bosnia or blaming Roosevelt for a soldiers actions in WWII! This guy is the one who murdered! The only reason you idiots give him a pass is because he speaks against the war.I am sure any soldier who is not speaking out, you think should be tried and convicted for war crimes!

[bpitter2007]

That's a ridiculous statement. When you are ordered to do something in the military, you have no choice but to do it or go to the brig and get shot like Tillotson.

[quaheedus]

The man in this video nvere said he was ordered to kill the fat man or the man on the bike! If him, his commander or any of them committed murder, they should be prosecuted!

You are wrong on members of the military being shot! President Eisenhower was the last president to approve a military execution in 1957.He approved the execution of Private John Bennet who was convicted of rap and attempting to kill an 11 year old Austrian girl.He was hung!Believe it or not you can get out of the military!

[bpitter2007]

No, he didn't, but he was "trained" to kill those people no matter what. The Bush administration is to blame for their behavior and should be held accountable. That's what I'm saying because they weren't murderers before they left home, no matter how much they might have wanted to be. The military changed their behavior and that's all that matters. No matter what your conscious mind wants to do, it's the subconscious that makes you pay for it.

[quaheedus]

That's ridiculous! Its like saying if your son or daughter murders someone then you should be held accountable because you raised them! The fact is the guy in this video chose to kill innocent people and should be held accountable and if his commanders told him to, they should also be accountable. I cant believe people applaud him after he admitted to murdering human beings because he spoke against the war..its disgusting and makes me sick..let him speak, then prosecute him!

[Seneka4295]

No longer the monster? Blow it up your ass once a murderer always a murderer.

[creaverse]

yup he knew he was wrong in his heart and he did it. he can try to make up for it, but he's a killer he said it himself, they were innocents.

[quaheedus]

I agree! He joined up,he participated in these acts, he says himself he shot a man on a bike for no reason he should turn himself in and be prosecuted for murder..he thinks he can do these things and say a phrase and is no longer responsible.

[Edwardsjm]

Have you been a Marine? probably not

I have

you are indoctrinated to kill, killing has no meaning after boot camp and other rigorous training, you follow orders

he was a pawn for our criminal foreign policy makers and he is now trying to bring this dastardly situation to light

please consider that

[quaheedus]

B.S. The military is there to fight wars. They train people to fight and kill their enemies, they certainly aren't going to teach them how to bake pies! The Marines do not teach you to go around killing and raping anything and every body...as I have said before, just as in the general population you have bad, mean, ignorant, criminals ,malicious,violent people, you will have the same in any military, be it American, European or wherever, because they come from the general population!

[Edwardsjm]

yeah I can agree with that... but...their commanders would commend them on getting their 1st kill, even if the kill was on some random civilian

they were pressured to get kills, thats what Im saying

they all want "the pink mist"

[thatladyhadawhat]

I ask, if you do not mind answering, how did being in the Marines affect you personally?

[thatladyhadawhat]

pfft, that was to edwardsjm

[gosciu555]

well there is a differance being a soldier and a blind hired gun.

[gosciu555]

were you a marine for real? how many marines would you say at least think a long the lines that this war is bullshit? how many suspect 9/11 was a provocation?

[quaheedus]

911 was a provocation? Oh yeah, you must be talking about when Clinton launched cruise Missiles to kill Bin Laden and Al-Queada members and blew up an aspirin factory and murdered civilians! Hey nimrod!.. the towers were bombed in 93 with the intent to knock one tower into the other causing both to fall and kill everyone inside and thousands in the surrounding buildings and area! Guess that was provoked too?

[gosciu555]

well the first one was clearly false flag. I know its not a popular idea, but its true. The guy that did it was an agent and the FBI supplied the explosives. this is not a stupid left vs right bitch fight, thats counterproductive don't you think?

as for 9/11 I think all the evidence is in.

watch?v=0FDODHj_6uM&feature=re­lated

[quaheedus]

No I don't think..the first one was false flag for what reason? because nothing came out of it!

Some of the perpetrators of the first attack were caught tried and convicted! You conspiracy theorist are illogical! Your reasoning for false flag terrorist attacks is so the government can win support for wars and removal of freedoms for security or enact the NWO etc yet since 911 there hasn't been a single terrorist attack in the U.S., not one.

[gosciu555]

its not conspiracy theory, thats a put down term. I would say its trying to find out whats going on, then stumbling on something that doesn't add up with the official story.

Well they are still waging war right? they haven't lost the support so why would they need a new one?

Well following your logic you can also say that if terrorism is real then why hasn't there been more attacks, why was it just one?

[quaheedus]

Its called increased security! 911 was perpetrated by nothing more than Hi-jackers who took some flying lessons!

There have been 1000+ hijackings in the last 40+ years! Before 911 you could hijack a plane with an empty box, A briefcase or a bottle of whiskey in a paper sack..all actual items used to Hi-jack commercial Airliners!

 To say that men with razors and saying they had bombs couldn't Hi-jack planes is just flat out wrong, as it has been done many times before with much less!

[FREEW0RLD2012]

Bpitter2007: Prime example of a SHEEPLE.

[quaheedus]

By the conspiracy theorist method of thinking it would be logical that if I were the government or president and I am loosing support for my war and have low approval ratings and one terrorist attack gave me support and over 90% approval ratings and the ability to change laws, then I would commit more terrorist attacks and gain even more control..but again not a single attack and Bush will be gone in 6 months!

[Fringe111]

My disgust for this war grows daily and when I hear people like Bush and Cheney say we are making progress it makes me sick. These are the real testimonies and people must hear this

[quaheedus]

Real testimonies from who? 5, 6, or 10 guys out of over 1 million. If this sort of thing was common place across the board you would have many more speaking out about it, not just a few.This guy and others in his squad should be investigated and prosecuted.

[gosciu555]

i think maybe you should be prosecuted for being such a moron.

[quaheedus]

A moron for posting facts! Statistically speaking if this was a common occurrence out of 1.5 million soldiers who have served in Iraq there would be several hundred or thousand speaking out!

The guy murdered people and confessed to it. Him confessing does not release him of responsibility for his actions..he is a murderer and should be prosecuted!

[gosciu555]

IVAW has a lot of members. nobody is going to prosecute this guy stop kidding yourself. what you can do is stop the war and the next one.

[quaheedus]

IVAW has a lot of members? how many of them are soldiers who have been there and committed atrocities such as this guy? For some unexplained reason you want to give a man who murdered other human beings a free pass...I can only assume it is because he is speaking out against the war!

[sonicflyingmachine]

Excellent! 5/5

[redbrest]

This is sad. War Is WAR

WAR is sad.

[Revrin743]

'support our troops'?yea rite.u can spit out political rederic and point the finger at the bush administration all you want,it wont change the simple fact that *they're no different than the mob;a highly funded GANG hiding behing bullshit notions of 'honor' and 'duty'.just a buncha 'bloods vs crips' type of CRAP

[rockinraffi]

I resent the fact that these people make all members of the military out to be evil "monsters". The good that is done is never reported, and every isolated bad deed is focused on relentlessly. There is no objectivity or even the appearance of fairness. I was a member of the United States Army for a number of years, and the conduct these individuals describe was far from being allowed or condoned. If these people committed atrocities, that is their own problem, and their sole responsibility...

[theshowpodcastdotcom]

indeed, so killing innocent people for greed is something we really need. nearly 50 cents on every dollar goes into the military budget. Our country is about to collapse and our schools are severely underfunded. sounds like the right thing. killing for jesus! are you sure thats really what he would want us all to do?

[rockinraffi]

I agree with the gist of what you're saying, but you sound like you're not playing with all your marbles. You talk as if EVERY Soldier and Marine is out there just slaughtering people indiscriminately, and that is just stupid and slanderous. Direct your anger where it needs to go, and that is towards the Bush administration, who are really the ones to blame here. Soldiers have a constitutional duty to follow the orders of their constitutionally appointed leaders, and that's what they do...

[john1230]

To all soldiers: Just stop taking orders.

Just refuse to do what they call your duty.

Stop the killing.

[sentyan13]

I'm against the war my self

[17Revolution76]

The younger generation is definitely more eager for blood than the previous one, I've watched and read quite a few of these confessions. Sadly, its their superiors who seem to be at fault, not the soldiers themselves. While they may have not ordered them directly, they instilled a certain mindset in those young recruits, one that almost guarentees senseless slaughter. Like Cv1122 said, this war isn't about freedom; its about eradicating a threat which is impossible to defeat.

[17Revolution76]

Terrorism isn't Isolated to Iraq and the middle east. Its something that has spread world wide.

You cannot fight ideas with bullets.

[theshowpodcastdotcom]

yes, directed by the C.I.A. the real criminals in action. Look up the history of the CIA!!!!!!!!!!!

[17Revolution76]

Its hard to believe that people are still in the dark about things like this, isn't? Hell, they (The CIA) were caught shipping in the drugs not too long ago. Our society is screwed up by design, folks. Its about time you realized this.

[Goldbuckles]

Bring them home now !

[madzndean]

Ok i take a bow to him coming forward and admiting those sadistic crimes, this is just one man whos finaly guilty though and theres so many more who are not, can you imagine if you give young men guns and bombs and let them loose what they going to do, kill rape and cause chaos.Its sick.I hope the rest of the soldiers wake up and stop this.

Thank you for sharing

[theshowpodcastdotcom]

i dont eat apples, but i do eat and occasionally go bananas!

[aemo501]

Bring back the troops now!

[aemo501]

Eye opener, Peace.

[pure1warrior]

Sounded like confessions of war crimes. Wonder if he knows he is liable to be attacked by our government for this confession. I am a disabled vet 15 years of service of which i hated every moment. Good luck you have alot of blood on your soul.

[rockinraffi]

I resent the fact that these people make all members of the military out to be evil "monsters". The good that is done is never reported, and every isolated bad deed is focused on relentlessly. There is no objectivity or even the appearance of fairness. I was a member of the United States Army for a number of years, and the conduct these individuals describe was far from being allowed or condoned. If these people committed atrocities, that is their own problem, and their sole responsibility...

[cv1122]

believe me rockin no offense meant, I have nothing but respect for the military heroes (sung and unsung), families and friends that have sacrificed so much for our freedom. i didn't take this particular video to be reflective of all military personnel, however, i sense they are not merely isolated incidents. It probably goes on more than we know. I firmly believe the public has a right to know what the lamestream media won't tell us.

[rockinraffi]

So do I, but I also think it is very important that objectivity be maintained and adhered to to the greatest extent possible, and it sounds as if those people in the video are doing everything but. The demonization of our Armed Forces by people in the extreme fringes of the political spectrum, or by military malcontents, can only do further harm to our country, and that is something we definitely do not need at this juncture, would you agree?

[cv1122]

agree 100%. it was very one-sided, and a side that isn't seen much. Certainly the military is not demonized in my eyes, just those that control it.

[rockinraffi]

Exactly! As I told someone here, the blame lies with Bush and Cheney. They implemented the "policy" that the military has a constitutional duty to carry out, and in my view, if someone has turned their backs on the military and used them and abused them, that would be the Bush administration. They praise the troops one day, and send them to their deaths the next, after cheating them out of decent housing, hospitals, veterans benefits, etc. They are despicable, and deserve a firing squad...

[cv1122]

true that :)

[brengale]

Agree cv1122 I think this happens I think we need to know both sides and no disrespect to our soldiers they deserve our support and respect ones in control are the war mongers for profit and they don't care who they kill or destroy to get their agenda in place.

[cv1122]

thank you sir for bringing the atrocities public. this war is not about freedom although most have been conned into believing that.

[AresXIV]

Good video!

[failderhorn]

if this video means anything to you consider voting for Dr. Ron Paul

[cv1122]

not just consider..DO it. Write it in if you have to . and march on 7/12

[Goldbuckles]

EXACTLY - Ron Paul will bring everyone home immediately and the killing will stop

[SandmanComes]

The whole Winter Soldiers testimony can be seen at;

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If you are an Iraqi/Afghanistan Vet JOIN NOW!

Join as an associate member if you are not a Vet of Iraq.

Support these guys NOW. It is still going on and there are still people over there experiencing the same things they are talking about.

FUCK THE YELLOW RIBBONS ! IF YOU WANT TO SUPPORT OUR TROOPS . . .

Bring Our Troops Home . . .N O W ! !

[miketheday]

Outstanding and powerful vide. I salute these guys for having the guts to stand up and do this! How many officers and upper brass would have the guts to do this? I would say not many. Peace through truth! Thanks for posting. 5***** fave and shared!

[gerry301]

But it is the behavior of people at the bottom that dictate the policy at the top. Would you have the people at the bottom to become our leaders?

[ranxer]

not true, the testimony from many people over the winter soldier II weekend showed that the racism and dehuminisation came from the top.

-course if you don't watch it you won't know.

tune back to cnn abc etc for regular non-news programming and ignore the 10 to 20 suicides a day.

[gerry301]

10 to 20 suicides a day? 5 years x 365 x 10 suicides a day = 18,500 suicides (37,000 suicides x 20) vs 4000 reported dead from combat and other causes. I guess you must be right, I don't know.

[Slavesrevolt]

People think these are like isolated incidents. It's the policy at the top that creates the behaviors at the bottom.

[bpitter2007]

I want to thank you. If these guys were not encouraged to behave in that manner, they wouldn't have.