Goldsmith said in the video that, as a soldier, he sabotaged Iraqi allies’ rifles while they slept so that they were rendered defenseless. He said he spread the idea to platoon members who joined in, disabling the rifles of an entire Iraqi company fighting on the same side as the U.S.
Goldsmith is now the associate director for policy and government affairs at VVA, a congressionally chartered group that was involved in a town hall with Rep. Alexandria
SandyOcasio-Cortez
Dem Congressgirl from da Bronx in Noo Yawk and leader of the Mean Girl Caucus in Congress. One of the Great Minds of the 21st Century, she is known as much for her innaleck as for her dance moves. She is all in favor of socialism, even though she's fuzzy on the details. She was the inventor of the
Green New Deal, though she doesn't talk about it much anymore...
on April 17. The New York Democrat said of the Department of Veterans Affairs, "If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it" — a position on the VA at odds with the majority of veterans groups.
Goldsmith is married to the editor of The New York Times
... which still proudly displays Walter Duranty's Pulitzer prize...
’ At War blog, Lauren Katzenberg. He has testified before Congress and has done research into internet hoaxes that has spurred a congressional investigation. Numerous major news outlets, including CNN
...the organization formerly known as the
Cable News Network. Now who knows what it might stand for...
, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal have featured Goldsmith.
He’s also been fiercely critical of the last two Republican administrations.
Goldsmith now says his claim that he sabotaged Iraqi troops’ rifles was fake.
"Yeah, so there was a time when I was an anti-war activist," he told The Daily Caller News Foundation. "No, it is not true ... I wish that stupid shit would go away."