We shot a guy with his hands up

[JohnyCanuck]

From an article by Toronto Sun Columnist Michele Mandel about a US deserter applying for refugee status in Canada:

When American military deserter Jeremy Hinzman appears at his refugee hearing tomorrow, seeking asylum in Canada because he does not want to fight in Iraq, the AWOL soldier will not be alone.

Beside him will be Jimmy Massey, a former gung-ho Marine staff sergeant forever haunted by what he saw and what he did for his country in Iraq.

"We shot a guy with his hands up," Massey recalled somberly, staring out the window of an Annex pub. "A young Iraqi, he was probably in his mid-20s. And then we shot a group of protesters. Then we shot a red Kia, there were four occupants in the red Kia Spectra, fatally wounding three of them.

Feels guilt

"The driver was miraculously unscathed. Hearing him continuously asking me, 'Why did you kill my brother? We're not terrorists,' I think was the worst thing that happened."

www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/Columnists/Toronto/Michele_Mandel/2004/12/05/765951.html

[knowbody0]

1. time to build the underground rail

into the land of the sane

[glitch]

2. God - please let them give refugee status to any soldier asking for it. nt

[vpigrad]

3. What else would you expect...

from someone sworn to kill for Bush. You'd have to be insane to do that. The problem is that there are so many crazy enough to do so. That's what gives Bushie the power to push around the rest of the world. I blame them as much as I blame the guy at the top, because without their support, he couldn't get away with these things.

[datasuspect]

4. the u.s. military is shooting innocent people in iraq? no way!

/sarcasm