Ex-Marine critical of war, military life during talk

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http://www.stargazettenews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051001/NEWS01/510010313

North Carolina man says Iraqi civilians were needlessly slaughtered.
October 1, 2005
By SALLE E. RICHARDS
Star-Gazette
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PAINTED POST - One man's experience in the U.S. Marine Corps gave an audience attending the talk by the former recruiter Friday night a number of points to consider.

Jimmy Massey, 33, of Waynesville, N.C., who was recruited for the Marines as a homeless teenager off the streets of New Orleans, said armed forces recruiting policies are aimed at those who think they have few options and want to improve their economic condition. snip

Iraqi civilians were needlessly slaughtered because of a trigger-happy mentality among troops worried about terrorists.

The stories from embedded journalists during the war were fiction.

The only weapons of mass destruction in Iraq are the ammunition rounds made from spent uranium that are causing a buildup of radiation in the country.

[leftchick]

1. holy crap! The Star Regret???

That is my hometown newspaper! I wonder if my winger Mom will even read it?

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2. This young man needs a wider audience

The audience of about 25 people at Corning West High School seemed enthralled by Massey's talk, hardly making a sound until the question-and-answer period.

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. He needs to talk to the NOLA kids the recruiters are atalking now

[xchrom]

4. hope they send him on a national tour.

[UTUSN]

5. Recruiters: I Took the KidsYou Didn't Want (Charles MANSON) n/t