Wow. That's one of the most powerful things I've ever read. I'm trying to
think of a response to that.
I suppose "Hoo-Rah!" is about the only thing that covers it.
-Jon (grew up in a family full of servicemen)
"Barry" <barrysuperhawk@insightbb.com> wrote in message
news:40E428E9.6050608@insightbb.com...
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>
>
> Here is a forwarded message from a US Marine to Abu Musab
> al-Zarqawi...please forward on, it'll eventually get there.
>
>
> This letter is for Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, "Islamic Response," and the rest
> of the so-called "insurgents" in Iraq. I obviously do not have an e-mail
> address for these vermin, so I am forwarding this letter to my entire
> address book in the hope you good people will forward it to as many people
> as possible, and that eventually through the miracle of the internet it
> somehow ends up in the hands of the intended recipients. Thank you all for
> your assistance.
>
> This is from my good friend and fellow 3/4 vet. It sums up my feelings as
> well.
>
> To the terrorists currently operating in Iraq,
>
> I see that you have captured a U. S. Marine, and that you plan to cut off
> his head if your demands are not met. Big mistake. Before you carry out
> your threat I suggest you read up on Marine Corps history. The Japanese
> tried the same thing on Makin Island and in a few other places during
> World War Two, and came to regret it. Go ahead and read about what then
> happened to the mighty Imperial Army on Tarawa, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. They
> paid full price for what they did, and you will too.
>
> You look at America and you see a soft target, and to a large extent you
> are right. Our country is filled with a lot of spoiled people who drive
> BMWs, sip decaf lattes and watch ridiculous reality TV shows. They are for
> the most part decent, hard working citizens, but they are soft. When you
> cut off Nick Berg's head those people gasped, and you got the media
> coverage you sought, and then those people went back to their lives. This
> time it is different. We also have a warrior culture in this country, and
> they are called Marines. It is a brotherhood forged in the fire of many
> wars, and the bond between us is stronger than blood. While it is true
> that this country has produced nitwits like Michael Moore, Howard Dean and
> Jane Fonda who can be easily manipulated by your gruesome tactics, we have
> also produced men like Jason Dunham, Brian Chontosh and Joseph Perez. If
> you don't recognize those names you should. They are all Marines who
> distinguished themselves fighting to liberate Iraq, and there will be many
> more just like them coming for you.
>
> Before the current politically correct climate enveloped our culture one
> of the recruiting slogans of our band of brothers was "The Marine Corps
> Builds Men." You will soon find out just how true that is. You, on the
> other hand, are nothing but a bunch of women. If you were men you would
> show your faces, and take us on in a fair fight. Instead, you are cowards
> who hide behind masks and decapitate helpless victims. If you truly
> represented the interest of the Iraqi people you would not be ambushing
> those who come to your country to repair your power plants, or sabotage
> the oil pipelines which fuel the Iraqi economy. Your agenda is hate, plain
> and simple.
>
> When you raise that sword over your head I want you to remember one thing.
> Corporal Wassef Ali Hassoun is not alone as he kneels before you. Every
> Marine who has ever worn the uniform is there with him, and when you
> strike him you are striking all of us. If you think the Marines were tough
> on you when they were cleaning out Fallujah a few weeks ago you haven't
> seen anything yet. If you want to know what it feels like to have the
> Wrath of God called down upon you then go ahead and do it. We are not
> Turkish truck drivers, or Pakistani laborers, or independent contractors
> hoping to find work in your country. We are the United States Marines, and
> we will be coming for you.
>
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> Rwanda - 800,000 dead in 90 days.
> Srebrenica 7,000 Bosnian Muslims were massacred while UN troops looked on.
> Sudan - 20 years, 2 million deaths, tens of thousands enslaved. 2004,
> 30,000 African muslims slaughtered, an additional 350,000 will die from
> starvation and disease in the next nine months.
>
> Kofi Annan, the numbers don't lie.
> That's the film MM should have made.
>
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