Comments on: Iraq’s unending tragedy, in a blistering video http://mondoweiss.net/2009/03/an-amazing-youtube-of-an-american-officer-berating-a-group-of-iraqi-policemen-apparently-last-month-calling-them-women-for.html The War of Ideas in the Middle East Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:03:10 +0000 hourly 1 By: Citizen http://mondoweiss.net/2009/03/an-amazing-youtube-of-an-american-officer-berating-a-group-of-iraqi-policemen-apparently-last-month-calling-them-women-for.html/comment-page-1#comment-28602 Citizen Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2009/03/01/an-amazing-youtube-of-an-american-officer-berating-a-group-of-iraqi-policemen-apparently-last-month-calling-them-women-for.html#comment-28602 <p>Who on earth would give two cents what an occupying military officer says? Those guys just need a job, which is why they are mostly silently taking the verbal abuse, and the attendant three cots and a cot, maybe a bit leftover to send home to their family. Actually, the same as the motivating speaker in the old SNL skit starring Chris Farley who in this case, less tubby, is the the US army speaker, not to mention the helmeted back door draft guys behind him. Pathetic. Who are they all protecting? Madoff? You think anybody pictured ever enters Madoff's head as he sulks, staring out his penthouse window? No more than the armchair warrior types Phil mentions and their ilk.</p> <p>New varieties of the old time Hessian grunt.</p> Who on earth would give two cents what an occupying military officer says? Those guys just need a job, which is why they are mostly silently taking the verbal abuse, and the attendant three cots and a cot, maybe a bit leftover to send home to their family. Actually, the same as the motivating speaker in the old SNL skit starring Chris Farley who in this case, less tubby, is the the US army speaker, not to mention the helmeted back door draft guys behind him. Pathetic. Who are they all protecting? Madoff? You think anybody pictured ever enters Madoff's head as he sulks, staring out his penthouse window? No more than the armchair warrior types Phil mentions and their ilk.

New varieties of the old time Hessian grunt.

]]> By: Joachim Martillo http://mondoweiss.net/2009/03/an-amazing-youtube-of-an-american-officer-berating-a-group-of-iraqi-policemen-apparently-last-month-calling-them-women-for.html/comment-page-1#comment-28603 Joachim Martillo Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2009/03/01/an-amazing-youtube-of-an-american-officer-berating-a-group-of-iraqi-policemen-apparently-last-month-calling-them-women-for.html#comment-28603 <p>It is worthwhile to mention that the perversion of language foisted upon American discourse by the likes of Berman and Brooks continues.</p> <p>See <a href="http://eaazi.blogspot.com/2009/02/analyzing-darfurs-conflict-of.html" rel="nofollow">Analyzing Darfur's Conflict of Definitions</a>.</p> It is worthwhile to mention that the perversion of language foisted upon American discourse by the likes of Berman and Brooks continues.

See Analyzing Darfur's Conflict of Definitions.

]]> By: aslam http://mondoweiss.net/2009/03/an-amazing-youtube-of-an-american-officer-berating-a-group-of-iraqi-policemen-apparently-last-month-calling-them-women-for.html/comment-page-1#comment-28604 aslam Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2009/03/01/an-amazing-youtube-of-an-american-officer-berating-a-group-of-iraqi-policemen-apparently-last-month-calling-them-women-for.html#comment-28604 <p>Not sure if this, by itself, says much. Sounds like the Marine Sergeant at boot camp from an American war movie. I'd like to know what the Iraqi/s were saying during the exchange. However, dissing the higher-ups in front of the soldiers does seems questionable. Still, this clip is way out of context, IMO.</p> Not sure if this, by itself, says much. Sounds like the Marine Sergeant at boot camp from an American war movie. I'd like to know what the Iraqi/s were saying during the exchange. However, dissing the higher-ups in front of the soldiers does seems questionable. Still, this clip is way out of context, IMO.

]]> By: Chris Berel http://mondoweiss.net/2009/03/an-amazing-youtube-of-an-american-officer-berating-a-group-of-iraqi-policemen-apparently-last-month-calling-them-women-for.html/comment-page-1#comment-28605 Chris Berel Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2009/03/01/an-amazing-youtube-of-an-american-officer-berating-a-group-of-iraqi-policemen-apparently-last-month-calling-them-women-for.html#comment-28605 <p>I wonder why Joaqchim had to interject some antisemitic bullshit into the conversation.</p> I wonder why Joaqchim had to interject some antisemitic bullshit into the conversation.

]]> By: Brian Smith http://mondoweiss.net/2009/03/an-amazing-youtube-of-an-american-officer-berating-a-group-of-iraqi-policemen-apparently-last-month-calling-them-women-for.html/comment-page-1#comment-28606 Brian Smith Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2009/03/01/an-amazing-youtube-of-an-american-officer-berating-a-group-of-iraqi-policemen-apparently-last-month-calling-them-women-for.html#comment-28606 <p>Anyone who complains about this video has not set foot in Iraq.</p> Anyone who complains about this video has not set foot in Iraq.

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