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I love the colour purple, it is just so unifying!

nobody@vox.com(Chezz - C'Tack!) — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:08:28 +1000

Warning: This video contains references to Obama and therefore may offend some viewers!

Purple

It makes reference to what appears to be the Grand Canyon divide between the left and the right in American politics.

I love purple!

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Reuniting the Children of Abraham i.e The Jews, the Christians and the Muslims. Wouldn't it be nice

nobody@vox.com(Chezz - C'Tack!) — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:05:13 +1000

Imagine a world in which the Children of Abraham were reunited. It would have to be a much nicer and safer place than what it is at the moment. All of the world’s problems would not be solved, but we would be well on the way.

Regrettably we have a long way to go before this will happen. It could happen; there is no doubt about it. Unfortunately we have too many misguided people in the world at the moment who seem to believe fighting is the complete answer to peace. Others seem to believe another solution is to alienate people and restrict their freedoms. To me there seems to be a lot of counter productive solutions to peace.

Here is an example and this is from people who claim that their religion is one of love and they make claims such as these in regards to what a real Christian is:

"They truly follow the tenets of Jesus. Things like "love your neighbor", "pray for them that despise you and say all manner of evil against you", "do unto others as you would have them do unto you", "if someone slaps you on the left cheek, turn your right cheek to him, also" and "if someone takes your cloak, give to him your tunic, also". Those are Jesus' words, and that is a religion full of love for your fellow man."

Currently here at Vox (thanks to paikea for highlighting this and posting a very interesting article titled: Muslim True/False) there is a petition being promoted to put forward a proposed US Constitutional Amendment. This amendment would include that:

“The preaching of Islam in Mosques, Schools, and other venues is prohibited. The subject of Islam may be taught in a post high school academic environment provided that instruction include discussion of Islam’s history of violence, conquest, and its ongoing war on democratic and other non-Islamic values.”

Yes it does seem rather harsh.

The proposal also states:

“Whereas; the United States of America was founded on the ideals of individual rights, including the individual right to practice one’s religion of choice, or no religion, and that there would be no compulsion of religion, nor state sanctioned religion, nor a ‘religious test’ for participation in the body politic;

Whereas; Islam includes a complete political and social structure, encompassed by its religious law, Sharia, that supercedes any civil law and that Islam mandates that no secular or democratic institutions are to be superior to Islamic law;”

From what I can gather about the United States the first paragraph is correct, unless you listen to some of the people from America’s Religious Right and then it seems they would dearly love to change this paragraph. We have all heard about the pillars of the 10 Commandments being set up in public areas on American soil and the big kerfufel that it has caused. If there is no state sanctioned religion, then there should not be the establishment of such a practice. But listen further to a statement from someone who stated they would sign this petition, but had doubts of its effectiveness due to the wording of the petition:

“I think a better possibility to enact an Amendment to the Constitution declaring America a nation with a Judeo-Christian heritage without establishing any particular Jewish sect (Orthodox, Conservative or ) or Christian Denomination (Variations of Protestantism, Catholicism, Eastern Orthodox etc.) as a State religion. This would simultaneously deal with Secular Humanism war on Christianity and radical Islam.”

Now I could be totally wrong, but this statement doesn’t exactly match up with the statement:

Although the comment doesn’t say there should be an official state religion, it does indicate there is intent to restrict freedom of religion and non-religion. Let’s face it if it was possible, the Religious Right would declare the US a Christian nation in an instant if it had the power.

This brings me to the next paragraph I included above,

This may or may not be the case in regards to Islam, however when it come to the Religious Right in the US, what sort of laws would we expect to see in the US. The answer is simple we would see strict laws based on their version of Christianity. To illustrate my point I only need to draw your attention to an article such as this, “God’s Choice for President”. So who would the Religious Right’s God choose to be the next US President, well naturally McCain and why would God do such a thing, only two factors come to mind apparently, the issue of abortion and gay rights – yes that is it, I kid you not! It seems God is not concerned about social justice issues, healthcare, poverty, the environment, racial harmony, equal rights and the endless list of things I thought were major concerns to a “Christian” God.

The Religious Right also seems to need to make up its mind. I have noticed that when it suits, Christianity is described as a religion of peace and then they will do a back flip and bash the more socially conscious Christians over the head with their Bibles and say, "Christianity is not a religion of peace, because Jesus didn’t come to bring peace," and they will then go on and quote the following Bible passage:

“Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I came to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and a man’s enemies will be the members of his household. He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it." (Matthew 10:34-39)

It is an interesting passage. I actually like this passage, for me it means Jesus came here to shake the people up and get them thinking and get them out of their selfish and corrupt ways. The church at the time needed a good kick in the pants. The people needed to start doing good work to help others and to become more loving and compassionate. That at least is partly the meaning of the passage if it is read in conjunction with the other messages Jesus conveyed throughout the NT. To me the sword is not to be taken literally. However, I have heard Christians use that “sword” to defend the right to carry a gun, go to war, use violence, justify capital punishment, and a host of other violent acts.

It is interesting how Islam is always portrayed as being spread by the sword, and yet here we have a quote in the Christian Bible and it is Jesus who is carrying a sword. So it actually makes sense that when this passage is taken literally it has been used to spread the religion of Christianity throughout the world. At present Islam is conveniently portrayed by Christians as being spread by the sword, and by making that claim they are inferring that Christianity has always been spread peacefully - I guess by some gentle process of osmosis. But this is not true, the correct history of the world indicates otherwise. Christianity has been spread throughout the world by the sword, by the gun, by oppressive tactics and by an endless array of violent actions. In short, Christianity was spread by empire building throughout the world.

I can now refer back to this quote mentioned earlier,

“I think a better possibility to enact an Amendment to the Constitution declaring America a nation with a Judeo-Christian heritage ............. ..... ....... ......"

There is an obvious flaw in this statement, an obvious omission. Who were the people here before the Judeo-Christian heritage was forced upon them? Of course it was the Native Americans, who had their own heritage and their own beliefs systems. Were the Native Americans treated well by their Judeo-Christian conquerors? No, in the main history also proves this to be incorrect.

I am sure that if the Jews, the Moors, the “witches” and the “sodomites” could have put together a petition outlawing Christianity during the Spanish Inquisition they would have (So there is no bias here are two references one a Jewish perspective another a Catholic perspective). I have heard modern day Orthodox Jews speaking of Christianity with utter disdain, and if you watch the video, “The Hidden Story of Jesus” which I have included below, you will actually witness how much disdain they have for Christianity and the wrongs they feel Christianity has done to them.

More from the proposal, “Whereas; Islam preaches that it and it alone is the true religion”

Of course no other religion has EVER proclaimed such an audacious statement has it. I have been told many times that Christianity is the one true religion, and not only the Religious Right makes that claim. In fact the scripture I quoted above from Matthew essentially says that Jesus is the ONLY way, and if you deviate away from Jesus then your life will be lost. They are powerful words, powerful enough to make parents scared that their children's lives will be lost if they deviate away from the path, and that kind of "terror" can make people do terrible things to other people if they believe another is leading their child astray. It explains why so many Christian parents are devastated to find out their child is gay, for they believe their child is forever forsaken.

I would say that the majority of people belonging to all religions will make similar claims in regards to their religion being the one true way. It stands to reason; otherwise they wouldn’t practice the religion. But it shouldn't mean we shouldn't be able to get along.

Now for me the past is the past. Terrible things have been done throughout history in the name of religion and also in the name of various political ideologies. I have only brought up the past because some seem to like to bring up the past as a weapon against various religions, and my point is to say that no religion has an innocent past. What matters to me is the present and the future, so I would love to move on.

This is my opinion for what it is worth. I believe the Muslims who are being violent and intolerant in the name of Islam are misguided, as were the Christians/Jews/Hindus and other belief systems of the past who were violent and as are the Christians/Jews/Hindus and other belief systems who are violent or intolerant in the present.

This now brings me to the title of this post and that is, "Reuniting the Children of Abraham". This documentary is an interesting look at how it is possible to cross the barriers which impede peace on a personal level. Petitions aimed at oppressing a whole people are not the answer to achieve peace in a country; projects such as these which aim to break down personal barriers to peace are the answer. It is difficult to wage war against a friend or some one you know and respect.

“Abraham, of the Old Testament, was the founding patriarch of a new, monotheistic faith, which included Jews and later Christians and Muslims. One of his two sons is historically tied to the founding of Judaism, the other to the founding of Islam.

The Children of Abraham Project, which is an effort by individuals and interfaith organizations in the Detroit Metro area, to educate Jews, Christians and Muslims as to their common ancestry, and encourages them to work together for tolerance, peace and civic betterment. The process involves watching a play in which teenage actors, some who helped write the play, act out scenes from the Biblical story. This is interspersed with contemporary accounts of religious and ethnic prejudice based on personal recollections. The play has allowed audiences to speak freely about their fears and prejudices and to walk in another's shoes.

The Project is a powerful experience that gives hope to the idea of these three religions being able to find their common heritage as a reason for mutual religious respect and spiritual healing in the future.”

Reuniting the Children of Abraham (1 of 4)

Reuniting the Children of Abraham (2 of 4)

Reuniting the Children of Abraham (3 of 4)

Reuniting the Children of Abraham (4 of 4)

Another interesting documentary is The Hidden Story of Jesus. What really struck me about this documentary was by taking Jesus as an example; it was possible to see how much most of the religions have in common. I believe looking for what we have in common, instead of looking at our differences; will in fact help us to become more closely connected as a society, and more accepting of our differences.

This is not a documentary for Christians to be afraid of, as I do not believe it would diminish your faith in anyway.

For me personally it actually enhanced my faith in humanity.

The Hidden Story of Jesus

Here are two interesting articles in regards to Islam in Australia:

Islam in Australia: a diverse society finds a new voice

The Face of Islam

**Please note since these articles were produced, the Australian Mufti is no longer Sheik Taj el-Din al Hilaly.

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Well I feel like a rant - Condolence e-Cards - Huh??????

nobody@vox.com(Chezz - C'Tack!) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:33:40 +1100

I have an email program which has e-cards attached to it. Today I decided to send a condolence card, but I needed to download some as I didn't have any already downloaded. So I went to choose an appropriate card and this is where I was dumbfounded with my choice, or should I say lack of choice!

Dictionary definition of condolence:

Often, condolences. expression of sympathy with a person who is suffering sorrow, misfortune, or grief.

Sympathy with a person who has experienced pain, grief, or misfortune: paid a visit of condolence to the grieving family.
An expression or declaration of such sympathy.

Now the above definition is what I always assumed condolence meant. Well it seems that it must also have another meaning since 2001. It also seems that in the main only a certain select few in the world wide population deserve a condolence card that has meaning.

I am unable to show you images so I will try and describe the selection of cards I had to choose from:

Card 1: A lit candle with the words, "In memory of our loved ones." Not a bad card but it really didn't express what I wanted to say.

Card 2. A picture of the Statue of Liberty with the words, "We shall overcome." No not really what I had in mind at all.

Card 3. A picture of the USA's flag with the words, "We will never forget". Once again it really didn't fit the person's situation that I wanted to send this card to.

Card 4. This time a combined Statue of Liberty and the US flag picture with the words, "Freedom will prevail." Obviously not in the condolence card industry!

Card 5. A pink rose, with two columns in the centre and then written in pink, "9.11" and underneath this image the words, "We'll Always remember." I think you can see a theme developing.

Card 6. Two red vertical columns with the following written in each respective column, "September" and "11" and underneath this image, "A day of remembrance".

That is it! They were the ONLY choices I had. I kid you not.

So I now assume that the definition of condolence goes something like this:

Once a word mainly used to describe, sympathy with a person who has experienced pain, grief, or misfortune. However since the 11th September 2001 the main use of the word is in reference to the terrorist attacks committed against the United States of America on American soil. The word condolence is now an American patriotic term which encompasses the themes of strength, remembrance of American loss on the 11th Sept 2001, freedom and ultimately American triumph.

Now don't get me wrong, what happened on the 11th September 2001 was a horrific event, however it is not the only event in world history that has caused loss of life. Every life lost no matter what the circumstances or what country you hail from is worthy of sympathy and empathy and a suitable condolence card.

What I came across today is totally bizarre.

American patriotism gone mad!

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No Bravery - A nation blind to its disgrace. Music by James Blunt

nobody@vox.com(Chezz - C'Tack!) — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 11:38:01 +1100

James Blunt - No Bravery.

Produced by GlobalFreePress.com

Music by James Blunt

There are children standing here,
Arms outstretched into the sky,
Tears drying on their face.
He has been here.
Brothers lie in shallow graves.
Fathers lost without a trace.
A nation blind to their disgrace,
Since he's been here.

And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.

Houses burnt beyond repair.
The smell of death is in the air.
A woman weeping in despair says,
He has been here.
Tracer lighting up the sky.
It's another families' turn to die.
A child afraid to even cry out says,
He has been here.

And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.

There are children standing here,
Arms outstretched into the sky,
But no one asks the question why,
He has been here.
Old men kneel and accept their fate.
Wives and daughters cut and raped.
A generation drenched in hate.
Yes, he has been here.

And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.

2006

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"The Warning" is a clarion call to action for an apathetic nation.

nobody@vox.com(Chezz - C'Tack!) — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 22:15:45 +1100

"Most people prefer to believe their leaders are just and fair, even in the face of evidence to the contrary, because once a citizen acknowledges that the government under which they live is lying and corrupt, the citizen has to choose what he or she will do about it. To take action in the face of a corrupt government entails risks of harm to life and loved ones. To choose to do nothing is to surrender one's self-image of standing for principles. Most people do not have the courage to face that choice. Hence, most propaganda is not designed to fool the critical thinker but only to give moral cowards an excuse not to think at all..." Michael Rivero.

ArtofMentalWarfare.com: The Warning

A statement from The Art of Mental Warfare

For my opening statement I am going to say some things that are obvious to those of us who spend the majority of our time researching and analyzing power politics. We have come to understand that the mainstream media is an elaborate and sophisticated propaganda apparatus that is designed and utilized to deceive, manipulate, dumb down, distract and marginalize the American public. We realize that the mainstream media is not giving us the vital information that we need to develop informed opinions and participate in this so-called “democracy.”

However, the average US citizen still does not understand this. They are too busy working hard trying to make ends meet, trying to provide for their families, trying to pay off their homes, credit cards and debt. They don’t have the time to spend hours everyday researching issues that the mainstream media doesn’t even mention or discuss.

In fact, with hundreds of television channels, radio stations, magazines, newspapers and movies, the average citizen thinks the amount of viewpoints in the media are overwhelming and diverse. They don’t realize that the vast majority of media companies are controlled by a handful of the world’s most powerful interrelated corporate interests. They don’t realize that over the past 25 years we have experienced a scandalous concentration in media ownership and an all out attack on public TV and radio.

The number of corporations dominating the US mainstream media:

1983 = 50

1993= 14

2007 = 5

Government spending on public broadcasting per person:

Germany $85

UK $83

US $1.54

The US has the lowest per capita funding of public broadcasting in the industrialized world.

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Due to the overall control of US media by a select few, the democratic nation of the USA may not have the 'freedom of the press' that it requires to make informed decisions regarding important topics such as: War/Terrorism, Climate change, Economic issues and Political issues.

For more information go to: http://artofmentalwarfare.com/pog

Post updated 22/11/07 9.35am AEST.

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"Paying the price the killing of Iraqi children" The Western World should be ashamed!

nobody@vox.com(Chezz - C'Tack!) — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:51:04 +1100

After Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, the United Nations (backed strongly by the US and UK) imposed harsh sanctions on Iraq that lasted for 10 years (1991-2001); the harsh restrictions on imports of everything, including access to key medicines, resulted in over a million deaths, more than half a million of which were women and children. That's more deaths than the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan and 9/11 combined.

The purpose was regime change, but it never came. The overwhelming majority of those killed were the poor, elderly, women and children.

Empirically, sanctions overwhelmingly punish the poor, the destitute. While the sanctions were in place, the richest people in control of the resources (Saddam Hussein et al.) still had everything they wanted: food, cars, mansions, access to the best medicines, etc.

Award-winning journalist John Pilger has documented the reality of UN harsh sanctions in this hard-hitting film.

I have to say that after watching this documentary I have never been so ashamed at being someone who lives in the Western world. If the Iraqis hate us, then they have a right to hate us and that was even before the current occupation occurred.

We all have Iraqi blood on our hands due to the actions of our governments. I am so glad that I have never approved of the current occupation of Iraq and I will not agree to a pre-meditated attack on Iran. I still accept that I have blood on my hands because of the actions of our governments, but at least I know that I have condemned the action and at least spoken out against the actions of our governments - that I am thankful for. If I was an Iraqi I would find it very difficult to respect the Western world.

I cannot put into words what we have done to these people, all I can do is ask that you watch the documentary for yourself. I will say this though. How dare you the US and UK Governments demand that Saddam Hussein get rid of Iraq's WMD, when you disgraceful people used missiles, bombs and bullets laced with depleted uranium in them during the Gulf War and then left the fragments of those radioactive missiles behind.

Your radioactive bombing raids have caused previously rare cancers in Iraqi children at an alarming rate and an enormous increase in the rate of childhood leukaemia. Your economic sanctions prevented a regular supply of absolutely necessary drugs to treat these cancers and you also prevented adequate analgesic drugs to be imported into Iraq. If that is not bad enough, your economic sanctions prevented the necessary equipment required to decontaminate the areas that you bombed with radioactive missiles, and due to the very nature of the desert environment i.e. sand and dust, these radioactive particles have now been spread enormous distances throughout the whole area.

More information about this is in the documentary and also at CounterPunch.

What I have just mentioned is only the tip of the iceberg as far as describing our disgraceful actions, see the documentary for more despicable acts by our Western governments in our name. The Western World promotes itself as a beacon of light for all other nations to look up to, a shining light that is supposed to represent all that is good in the world. What a shame that we cannot live up to our own standards of decency. How hypocritical we are and you people wonder why 'they' hate us.

My opinion of our disgraceful treatment of these people is not up for debate, it is how I feel and in my eyes nothing justifies what we have done - NOTHING!

The direct link to Google Videos is: Paying the Price: Killing the Children of Iraq

If you are like me and have trouble downloading from Google here is another link: Windows Media

If you have a slow download speed go to this link and use the RealPlayer

Unfortunately things haven't really improved much since the US led occupation and it seems things are actually worse.

Suffer the Children

Number of children dying higher than when the country was under sanctions.

By Hind al-Safar in Baghdad (ICR No. 237, 16-Nov-07)

Child mortality in Iraq has spiralled because of the tense security situation, deteriorating health services and lack of medical supplies, say experts.

According to a report released in May 2007 by aid agency Save the Children, “Iraq’s child mortality rate has increased by a staggering 150 per cent since 1990, more than any other country.”

The report, entitled State of the World’s Mothers 2007, said that some 122,000 Iraqi children - the equivalent of one in eight - died in 2005, before reaching their fifth birthday. More than half of the deaths were among newborn babies in their first month of life.

“Even before the latest war, Iraqi mothers and children were facing a grave humanitarian crisis caused by years of repression, conflict and external sanctions,” said the report.

“Since 2003, electricity shortages, insufficient clean water, deteriorating health services and soaring inflation have worsened already difficult living conditions.”

The study listed pneumonia and diarrhoea as major killers of children in Iraq, together accounting for over 30 per cent of child deaths.

“Conservative estimates place increases in infant mortality following the 2003 invasion of Iraq at 37 per cent,” it said.

In the capital of Baghdad, there are four paediatric hospitals and three gynaecological hospitals, as well as individual children’s wards in other medical institutions.

The city’s central paediatric hospital is in the capital’s Islam neighbourhood - a volatile area which is hard for families and medical staff to reach.

The hospitals fall short in providing quality care because they do not have enough medical supplies or staff - who, in many cases, have fled to other countries.

Experts draw parallels between the dire state of Iraq’s health care system today and the way it was when the country was under sanctions during the 1990s, when there was a similar limited supply of drugs and other medical resources.

The UN Security Council imposed economic sanctions against Iraq in 1990, following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and these continued until 2003.

In 2000, the UN children’s agency UNICEF published a survey which showed the mortality rate among Iraqi children under five had more than doubled in the government-controlled south and centre of Iraq during the sanctions.

At the time, Anupama Rao Singh, a senior UNICEF official, said in an interview with Reuters that around half a million children under the age of five had died in Iraq since the international embargo was imposed.

“In absolute terms, we estimate that perhaps about half a million children under five years of age have died, who ordinarily would not have died had the decline in mortality that was prevalent over the 70s and the 80s continued through the 90s,” she said.

Mohammed Zahraw, a paediatrician with the ministry of health’s inspector-general’s office, said that similar threats to children’s health exist today – and that these are compounded by the lack of security which now prevails in Iraq.

"In the past [infant deaths] were caused by the economic sanctions and the lack of medicine and medical supplies. The same problem exists now, in addition to the deteriorating security situation. This is particularly true in Baghdad, where it’s difficult to access hospitals," he said.

Fahima Salman, the head of the inspector-general’s monitoring force, said the primary reason for high infant mortality in Iraq is a lack of drugs and medical supplies.

The inspector-general’s office at the health ministry is tasked with inspecting hospitals and reports back to the ministry on the sanitation, performances and needs of health facilities.

Salman said that poor security and a lack of transport meant that it was hard to transfer drugs and supplies to hospitals and clinics. This means that families of patients usually buy basic medicine, such as antibiotics and hydrocortisone, on the black market and bring the medicine to the hospital or clinic.

"We, as the inspector general's office, visit health facilities to determine the level of shortages and note the difficulties,” said Salman. “We try to provide what we can…but we still face major challenges."

Sometimes, drug deliveries fail to reach the ministry of health’s warehouses, and go missing en route.

Amal Abdul-Amir, a paediatrician at the Yarmook Teaching Hospital in Baghdad’s Karkh area, said that infants were also dying because paediatricians and gynaecologists had fled the country in droves, resulting in a lack of skilled staff.

“People are turning to midwives who do not necessarily have experience with births or emergency cases,” she explained. “This is causing the number of infant mortalities to rise."

In hospitals throughout the country, it is not uncommon to hear the wails of grieving mothers, such as 30-year-old Zaineb Mohammed, whose two-month-old baby died after she failed to get him to hospital in time.

She told IWPR that en route to the hospital in the impoverished Baghdad suburb of Sadr City, her family was repeatedly stopped at roadblocks and checkpoints erected to combat security problems there.

The delays caused the child’s condition to worsen and when they finally arrived there weren’t paediatric specialists to treat her.

Mohammed has vowed not to have another child. "I don’t think that I can bear to lose another baby to the poor health and public services in Iraq," she said.

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This Saturday is the Australian Federal Election, hopefully the correct party will be voted in and hopefully our Aussie troops will be coming home and will be leaving these Iraqi people in peace. Then it will be time to help rebuild their country from a far without hindrance or interference. I suggest you lobby your own government and bring your own troops home.

Enough is enough!!!

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Jesse MacBeth the fake US Army Ranger - Be aware and look for the truth!

nobody@vox.com(Chezz - C'Tack!) — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:10:33 +1100

While cruising YouTube today I came across a video which caught my attention and it is on YouTube under possibly two different users. The videos are:

ATROCITIES,TESTIMONY OF A FORMER US ARMY RANGER IN IRAQ

TESTIMONY OF A FORMER US ARMY RANGER Part-1/2

Very damning stuff about US soldiers in Iraq. But his whole story is a lie. In fact he has recently been released from prison because as well as his lies, he also tried to claim false Veterans Affairs benefits. Jesse has apologised for his actions and now realises how serious his allegations were and the potentially dangerous consequences of his actions to others, including those currently serving in the armed forces.

How did I discover that his story is a lie? Well it took quite a bit of investigation, but I eventually uncovered the truth - I Googled his name, yes it was that simple. I did have an advantage though which others before me didn't have, when Jesse first came out with his allegations there wasn't any concrete evidence to the contrary.

This sort of action does not help anyone. Jesse has and is paying for what he did and I am sure he will be paying for it for quite some time yet.

Lakewood man wishes he could take back lies

What makes me angry at the moment is that there at two YouTube users who know that Jesse's story is fake and they are still airing it at YouTube and genuine caring people who are against the war are being sucked in. I tried leaving comments but they were blocked, so I have reported them and I hope others do the same and these videos get banned. There is another YouTube user who is trying to make people aware that Jesse's story is fake.

I am sure there are many soldiers with tragic stories to be told, but this is not one of them.

Whether we are for this war or against it - It is the truth that must always be told.

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Oh please when will you people come up with a new lie? This one is getting a bit stale!

nobody@vox.com(Chezz - C'Tack!) — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:18:51 +1000

Dana Pushes Bush's Big Lie, Reporters Sit on their Asses

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Ahmadinejad DID NOT threaten to "wipe Israel off the map."

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