-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Everyone is... but this guy Jesse seems to actually be a fraud. Most of the sites that originally carried the story have pulled it and some http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article13.php?id=261 have issued statements denouncing the use of fraud and misinformation as a means to build opposition to the war.
Don't believe everything you see on the Internet. c0ntex wrote: > You are entitled to your opinion. > > On 11/09/06, Philosophil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> A link to your own blog is not support for your argument. That's >> called circular reasoning. >> >> In addition, if you had bothered to do a little research, you would >> have noticed *huge* discrepancies. >> >> Try here: >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Macbeth >> >> >> The unit he claimed he was in, was not deployed where he said it was. >> >> His flash (patches, unit designations) on his uniform are either put >> on incorrectly, not used by the division he claims to be in, and/or no >> longer used by the military. >> >> His uniform is wildly... well, inconsistent is the best word here. >> >> Some of the awards and citations he claims to have received would be >> impossible to earn in the time he was active. >> >> Really, I am constantly amazed by the lack of critical thinking people >> exhibit these days. It doesn't take long to find actual citations to >> back up a position. A loon talking in a video is *not* a credible >> source. Unfortunately, people want to believe something that backs >> their own opinions so much that they will take unsubstantiated stories >> as truth and use that as evidence. Of course when someone points out >> that "evidence" is fraud and fake... Well, at best the person gets >> ignored, at worst a tool of the vast neo-con conspiracy. (Seriously, >> given the governments track record at keeping things secret... a >> "vast" conspiracy is ridiculous at best) >> >> Hoax and fraud does nothing but weaken one's position regardless of >> that position's overall merits. >> >> >> >> >> On 9/11/06, c0ntex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > http://noderat.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!6ADE4614B66EADD2!1321.entry >> > >> > >> > On 11/09/06, Philosophil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > > Uh. You do realize this was a hoax, right? >> > > >> > > On 9/9/06, c0ntex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > > > http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-5587990522549547050 >> > > > >> > > > -- >> > > > >> > > > regards >> > > > c0ntex >> > > > >> > > > _______________________________________________ >> > > > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. >> > > > Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html >> > > > Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ >> > > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > >> > regards >> > c0ntex >> > >> > > - -- Troy Cregger Lead Developer, Technical Products. Kennedy Information, Inc One Phoenix Mill Ln, Fl 3 Peterborough, NH 03458 (603)924-0900 ext 662 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFFBcjhnBEWLrrYRl8RAvLyAJ4kLqums/oZhhoIumUuIj9CiA8BfACfR55V go2Rd7fz7JCP+j5Z3J8rTFA= =OpAh -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
