Re: OT - Check this out - Full disclosure is apt for this

[Troy Cregger <tcregger () kennedyinfo com>]

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Everyone is... but this guy Jesse seems to actually be a fraud. Most of
the sites that originally carried the story have pulled it and some
http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article13.php?id=261 have
issued statements denouncing the use of fraud and misinformation as a
means to build opposition to the war.

Don't believe everything you see on the Internet.

c0ntex wrote:
> You are entitled to your opinion.
>
> On 11/09/06, Philosophil <flosofl () gmail com> wrote:
> > A link to your own blog is not support for your argument.  That's
> > called circular reasoning.
> >
> > In addition, if you had bothered to do a little research, you would
> > have noticed *huge* discrepancies.
> >
> > Try here:
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Macbeth
> >
> >
> > The unit he claimed he was in, was not deployed where he said it was.
> >
> > His flash (patches, unit designations) on his uniform are either put
> > on incorrectly, not used by the division he claims to be in, and/or no
> > longer used by the military.
> >
> > His uniform is wildly... well, inconsistent is the best word here.
> >
> > Some of the awards and citations he claims to have received would be
> > impossible to earn in the time he was active.
> >
> > Really, I am constantly amazed by the lack of critical thinking people
> > exhibit these days.  It doesn't take long to find actual citations to
> > back up a position.  A loon talking in a video is *not* a credible
> > source.  Unfortunately, people want to believe something that backs
> > their own opinions so much that they will take unsubstantiated stories
> > as truth and use that as evidence.  Of course when someone points out
> > that "evidence" is fraud and fake...  Well, at best the person gets
> > ignored, at worst a tool of the vast neo-con conspiracy.  (Seriously,
> > given the governments track record at keeping things secret... a
> > "vast" conspiracy is ridiculous at best)
> >
> > Hoax and fraud does nothing but weaken one's position regardless of
> > that position's overall merits.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 9/11/06, c0ntex <c0ntexb () gmail com> wrote:
> > > http://noderat.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!6ADE4614B66EADD2!1321.entry
> > >
> > >
> > > On 11/09/06, Philosophil <flosofl () gmail com> wrote:
> > > > Uh.  You do realize this was a hoax, right?
> > > >
> > > > On 9/9/06, c0ntex <c0ntexb () gmail com> wrote:
> > > > > http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-5587990522549547050
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > >
> > > > > regards
> > > > > c0ntex
> > > > >
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> > > regards
> > > c0ntex

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Troy Cregger
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