Posted on 06/13/2006 12:08:43 PM PDT by Defiant
WASHINGTON - A music video posted to the Internet, telling a tale about a U.S. Marine killing members of an Iraqi family, is being condemned by an Islamic group and investigated by the Marine Corps.
The four-minute video, called "Hadji Girl," appears to be sung by a Marine in front of a cheering audience. The lyrics talk about the Marine gunning down members of an Iraqi woman's family after they confront him with automatic weapons.
Lt. Col. Scott Fazekas, a spokesman for the Marines, said Tuesday that the Marines were aware of a video posted on the Internet that "purports to show a Marine singing an insensitive song about Iraqis." Fazekas said officials don't know the identity of the singer or whether he is in the military.
The song was "inappropriate and contrary to the high standards expected of all Marines," Fazekas said. He said Marine officers are looking into the matter.
Nihad Awad, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said that in light of recent allegations of atrocities committed by Marines in Haditha and other towns in Iraq, the video should be investigated by the Pentagon and Congress.
"The inappropriate actions of a few individuals should not be allowed to tarnish the reputation of all American military personnel," said Awad.
The video was posted anonymously on the http://www.youtube.com Web site, but was removed. It is still available on CAIR's web site. A Hadji is a pilgrim who journeys to Mecca, but CAIR said the word has often been used as a disparaging term by U.S. troops in Iraq.
"The video is not reflective of the tremendous sacrifices and dedication demonstrated, on a daily basis, by tens of thousands of Marines who have assisted the Iraqi people in gaining their freedom," Fazekas said. "We agree with the executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations that the inappropriate actions of a few individuals should not tarnish the reputation of all American military personnel."
The singer is shown playing a guitar and singing about meeting an Iraqi woman and then being confronted by her brother and father, who have guns. The lyrics describe the Marine pulling the woman's little sister in front of him and watching blood spray from her head.
He then sings about blowing the father and brother "to eternity."
Defense officials are investigating allegations that U.S. Marines massacred as many as two dozen unarmed civilians in Haditha last November. Another probe is under way into charges that U.S. troops pulled an unarmed Iraqi man from his home in Hamandiya in late April and shot him to death without provocation.
I went and watched it, and it is another example of the Muzzies trying to make us into dhimmis. Hadji girl's father and brother try to shoot the Marine, so he grabs the little sister, and shields himself with her, and THEY shoot the sister. Then he reloads behind the TV and blows them to eternity. Pretty innocuous for soldiers in wartime who are writing to be cute for their buddies.
The refrain has "dirka, dirka, muhammad jihad", which elicits lots of laughs. It's from South Park's "Team America" movie.
If any consequences come to the Marine, assuming he is a Marine, then we need to get out there and support him. CAIR can go to hell.
The only reason CAIR is upset is that the Marine wasn't killed.
bttt
Somehow I can't see a U.S. Marine even joking about hiding behind a child. That's a terrorist tactic.
Good thing the AP keeps on top of this stuff. You'd think they had more to do with Rove being exonerated and that murderous terrorist killed.
No, the AP is always on the lookout for anything that can put US forces in a bad light.
Well, of course, we will investigate. We are just waiting for the completion of the Council on American-Islamic Relations investigation of taped beheadings of civilians.
This is even better than the Fish Cheer (Country Joe & the Fish,
but not as good as "The Talking Vietnam Pot Luck Blues" by Tom Paxton.
Sounds perfectly ok to me.
A Marine would not hide behind a little girl like a common jihadi terrorist.
It's time for conervatives to stop playing bashful, high roaders and SUE THE CRAP OUT OF THE VIDEO MAKER AND FUNDERS.
BS. It was hillarious.
This wussification of our military has got to stop.
http://michellemalkin.com/archives/005378.htm
Check out the sick bastards at the Arizona Republic. I'll bt these cowards refused to run the Muhammed cartoons.
In real life yes. In a song written by a guy sitting in 120 degree heat, bathing once a week, frustrated by IEDs and stringent ROE's, it is a release. Maybe he assumed that the hadjis wouldn't shoot him if he went behind their daughter, then found out otherwise. Maybe it's a slap at Iraqi terrorists. In any event, it's a guy, putting his life on the line for all of us, writing a song that is for his buddies that is not politically correct or appropriately sensitive to Muslim belief in the absolute correctness of their religion, and who may get in trouble for it instead of being thanked for his service.
The audio is OK to good, the video - not so good.
I would not bet even one USD that the audio is real - that is to say, actully sung by the young man in question - the vidoe is that (technically) bad.
Having said that, very interesting lyrics, and for the most part, pretty funny. I could see a sharp young trooper coming up with this - and in the context of that world (stationed in Iraq) understandable, even funny.
Compared to home grown stuff like the Draft Dodger Blues, The Country Joe F.I.S.H song and so on - the young man should keep his day job.
just saw the video...
whew ! i thought for minute there might have been a cartoon and he'd be in real trouble.
Dear dumba$$. In the U.S. We don't do investigations based on "allegations".
Specially those made by the culturally habitual liars, muslims of all nationalities.
Sounds like some daily K's behind this.
The terrorists put Children in front of them as shields...the libbie try to make the Military look bad.
Hopefully cooler heads will prevail.
I would like some Conservative paper or News station to start bringing up OLD NEWS again like the Liberal Media is so fond of doing; and then treating it like it JUST HAPPENED!!!...again.
Like they did with the " Missing Explosives " , or
the " telephone Numbers given to the Gov't " YEARS ago!,
or, " Carl Rove Leaking a CIA Undercover Spy's Name! "
OPPS! I guess THAT ONE can't be used again NOW!! Hahahaha Can it!
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