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| Anti-war soldier faces court-martial |
| 2004-05-19 |
| A U.S. soldier who left his unit in Iraq rather than fight for what he called an "oil-driven war" faces a court-martial Wednesday on a desertion charge....[Staff Sgt. Camilo Mejia, 28, of Miami Beach, Florida] said his war experience made him decide to seek conscientious objector status. The infantryman said he believes the war is unjust because it is about control of oil supplies. He also said he was upset over the death of civilians....He also claimed he saw Iraqi prisoners treated "with great cruelty" when he was put in charge of processing detainees a year ago at al-Assad, an Iraqi air base occupied by U.S. forces. Mejia filed the statements March 16, before the Iraqi prisoner scandal at the Abu Ghraib prison became public.... Another one of those born yesterday. Good riddance. The "great cruelty" he mentions is sleep deprivation and blindfolding. |
| Posted by:Rafael |
| #6 Thanks for clearing that up for me 11A5S. [eyes glaze over] It all makes sense now... ...Wha? Did somebody say something? |
| Posted by: AllahHateMe 2004-05-19 1:14:56 PM |
| #5 You fail to understand the conspiratorial mind, AHM. [DU Mode] The Bushitler stole all the oil so that his Texas oil buddies could have a monopoly and raise prices and screw the American people. The obscene profits that big oil will make will line the pockets of the Texans. Of course, chimpy will get his cut so that he can further brainwash the American people and steal the next election, after which he will suspend habeus corpus and the Constitution and will declare himself emperor. [/DU mode] There, wasn't that much easier than thinking and doing research? |
| Posted by: 11A5S 2004-05-19 11:49:58 AM |
| #4 He also claimed he saw Iraqi prisoners treated "with great cruelty" when he was put in charge of processing detainees a year ago at al-Assad, an Iraqi air base occupied by U.S. forces. Mejia filed the statements March 16, before the Iraqi prisoner scandal at the Abu Ghraib prison became public Yet, he waited almost a year to report it. How... convenient. |
| Posted by: badanov 2004-05-19 9:35:50 AM |
| #3 If this war was about oil, why are gas prices so damn high? Can one of the genius lefties explain that to me? |
| Posted by: AllahHateMe 2004-05-19 9:22:57 AM |
| #2 Place your bets. Who does more time, this guy or Sivits? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-05-19 8:59:18 AM |
| #1 what a douche bag - can't believe this guy was a SNCO. |
| Posted by: Jarhead 2004-05-19 8:19:23 AM |