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----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad Mayer" <Bradley.Mayer at Sun.COM> To: <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 3:27 PM Subject: [lbo-talk] Tillman and the real GI
"Yet Pat Tillman is in no way the typical face of the dead U.S. soldier. In fact, like so much of Bush's global conquest, this is a bloody lie. The face of the dead U.S. soldier is not a 27 year old man walking away from millions of dollars to make "the ultimate sacrifice" The dead soldier is far more likely to be in Iraq or Afghanistan beyond their tour of duty. The dead soldier, chances are, was suffering from depression and crushingly low morale in the days before their death. The dead soldier was making $18,000 dollar a year and possibly living on food stamps. There is a 35% chance the dead soldier is black or Latino. While one NFL millionaire served in "Operation Enduring Occupation" there are 37,000 non-citizens occupying Iraq alone to benefit from a new program that allows immigrants to apply for citizenship immediately and not wait the usual 5 years. Maybe the dead soldier was recruited in the US Army's new number one recruitment spot: Tijuana, Mexico."
"The true face of the dead US soldier, and the growing anger of their families, is why Commander in Chief Bush has boycotted all of their funerals. It is why photos of flag-draped coffins had to be smuggled out. It is why the workers who took those photos have been fired."
Off the 'evil' Counterpunch site:
A Pawn in Their Game The Utterly Un-Lonesome Death of Pat Tillman By DAVE ZIRIN
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