Comments on: The Dead Of Fallujah

By: Carly Corday

Carly Corday — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 02:20:59 +0000

Everything I’m reading here is so incredibly, cozily self-congratulatory. You had all better read the BLACKWATER book by Jeremy Scahill, along with the mountains of other information on Blackwater, and so had Mr. Kos! However, Kos did not kill these men. These men are DEAD, people, and not your intellectual “property,” so shame on all of you, starting with the blogger you’re so busy toasting. Blackwater killed these men. Turn off your radios, go outside, meet some real live people, buy a newspaper, crack a book and read it from cover to cover. You’re all just way too comfortable wallowing together in your WRONGNESS, going off on simple tangents that make you feel warm and wonderful amongst yourselves.

I am sorry to “troll” your like-minded gathering place with an opposing idea, but I was looking for photos and information about the four Blackwater employees killed in Falluja. Do a little searching of your own–you’ll find the families of these men are not angry with Kos, but with Blackwater. Try and have some FEELINGS, can’t you? Not for yourselves, your president, his cronies, and your party (or “team”), but for the PEOPLE this is about.

By: Era

Era — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 10:35:05 +0000

I,m inerested to know for Raymond Christian Jedele from North Carolina if he is alive or dead.I,m worry too much .He was mercenary in Iraq from Blackwater and I don,t know nothing for him
With respect Era !

By: Jay Reding.com » Blog Archive » The Wind Does Not Respect A Fool

Jay Reding.com » Blog Archive » The Wind Does Not Respect A Fool — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 21:05:24 +0000

[...] If ever there was a poster child for the petulant, idiotic, preening, self-destructive, and arrogant side of the Democratic Party, Markos Moulitsas would be it. The proprietor of the radical left-wing Daily Kos blog, Mr. Moulitsas is known for often letting his alligator mouth get ahead of his tadpole behind – most notably when his reaction to the brutal murder and desecration of four Americans was "screw them". [...]

By: Kelly Kasun

Kelly Kasun — Fri, 03 Sep 2004 09:01:34 +0000

FYI:
Scott Helvenston was divorced for about 3 years now. I lived with him for the past year before he was murdered in Fallujah, and we had plans to marry in Tahiti in June of 2004. His ex-wife and I are and have always been on good terms, and I adore and helped raise his children while we were together. I was the last person to be with him in Virginia Beach during Blackwater training. I slept next to this man for over a year and I am reading stuff about his “wife” – they were DIVORCED for years…please get your information straight. I know Tricia and she is a wonderful woman and although their marriage failed, still remained friends with my fiance. However, I am tired of all of the articles stating that he was married and “his wife” blah blah, he was my fiance and I deserve some credit for the past 2 years with him. If you need proof, let me know, but I am suffering, and have had no acknowledgement, besides from his mother, who adores me and knows how much Scotty loved me.

Kelly Kasun

By: david

david — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Thank you. The rage of the left is as sad as it is sickening.
I have sent my emails to his advertisers.

By: mitch

mitch — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Jay, you’ve performed an invaluable service by not only linking the consequences of this sickening atrocity to the moral and intellectual vacuity of “Kos”, but giving people (like me) a place to take action.

Brilliant.

By: The Eye

The Eye — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Yesterday, I said “You rule” because of your Stalinist April Fool’s Theme.

Today I say “you rule” for posting this piece.

Tonight I will raise my glass high to you, Jay.

By: michele

michele — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Thank you for this.

The left should be ashamed of themselves.

By: Kat

Kat — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

God bless the families of these men, mere words cannot express the sorrow …. I especially could not believe it when I saw the picture of Scott Helvenston, I remember watching him on the TV show Combat Mission a couple of seasons ago and loving him for his brash, bold spirit…. These men represent the best and brightest of what it means to be an American.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283177/

By: Devin

Devin — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

It’s too bad that these men are dead, but the fact is that they were there because they wanted to be – whether it was out of a desire to help the situation in Fallujah or the fact that they were being paid handsomely for the work they were doing.

Either way, all of them assuredly knew that there were risks involved in being there. The five U.S. soldiers who died on the same day did not get to make the same choice about going – and they were paid far less for it. I take no joy from seeing these four men lose their lives in such a brutal way, but at the same time, there is something intrinsically shady about going to war for profit.

In case anyone is actually interested in hearing Kos’ side of the story, he has posted a follow-up discussing his remarks at http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/4/2/175739/8203.

By: Jay Reding

Jay Reding — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

This is exactly why the left disgusts me.

Those four people were all former soldiers – Navy SEALS and SpecOps grunts – the very best of the best. They all had other jobs they could have done, but they took the job in Iraq because they wanted to help the Iraqi people. Someone like Scott Helvenston sure as hell wasn’t doing it strictly for the money when he could make just as much if not more at home in safety.

No, this is illustrative of the cold and dark heart of the left, the way in which those who are seen as “advantaged” in some way are viewed as morally suspect. It’s disgusting and childish. They weren’t “mercenaries”, they were given the difficult and dangerous job of protecting the Iraqi people and those trying to help the Iraqi people.

Hiding behind the cloak of moral indignation doesn’t make such disgusting attitudes any more palatable.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I love all these non-soldiers speaking for us. Devin, how do you know the soldiers don’t want to be there? Do you know why most guys join the infantry? For chances like this…to fight the bad guys. And these are bad guys. And yes, it IS that simple.

Don’t speak for people you know nothing about.

Also, the men killed were all veterans. They were putting their skills to work to protect relief efforts. I have a friend, a “mercenary” as some would call him, who is providing security for a de-mining operation. He knows that Iraqi insurgents will dig these mines up and reuse them on our troops…the people YOU claim to speak for. I’d say he’s performing humanitarian work, not waging “war for profit.” Grow up.

And hey, I’m a soldier…I had a choice…it was to join the army and follow any lawful orders I’m given…or to not join the army. The draft ended what, 30 years ago?

By: Laurence Simon

Laurence Simon — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

FYI: Kos was featured in that BlogAds article as “left-leaning.”

I wonder if there will be a follow-up ad demonstrating what happens when you rant like a jackass and LOSE blog advertising dollars.

By: McQ

McQ — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

These men didn’t “go to war” for profit. They weren’t even IN the war. They were providing security for a food shipment. Hell of a way to go to war, wouldn’t you say?

Makes me wonder if you think its no biggie if some private security guard is killed in the US by thugs. Afterall, he wanted to be there and he knew it could be dangeous.

I’m sorry … I just don’t understand the attitude that seems to regard human life as LESS sacred or LESS important because they disapprove of the occupation the dead person had.

By: Pat

Pat — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

protecting a food shipment?

In Fallujah?

Two unarmored SUVs?

No truck with food?

Does anyone believe this? Seriously?

(And what do you call a soldier for rent–one without any legal oversight, no oath to serve… except “Mercenary”?)

By: Al Maviva

Al Maviva — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Thanks for the commentary Jay.

The left doesn’t have to believe “My country, right or wrong.” But a smidgen of decency would be appreciated. I know they call their brand of spraying acid on things “dissent” but my understanding, is dissent is part of a dialogue. It’s hard to see how a dialogue can for long consist of arguments on one side, and “I’m glad you’re dead” on the other.

By: John

John — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Jane Mitakides’ website is currently promoting Daily Kos’s for his blog post just above his idiotic replacement rant about Fallujah. Talk about being above the fray. Just send money to her opponent!

By: SocialJustice

SocialJustice — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Unless you are equally outraged by this picture of a dead Iraqi child (killed by Bush):

http://www.nathannewman.org/log/archives/001616.shtml#001616

…I am going to brand you a fascist.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Social Justice…

I am outraged…

Outraged that Saddam Hussein made all this necessary…

Outraged that if you were in charge, you would have left Saddam in power, and then the deaths of millions of Iraqis would have been a CERTAINTY….

I’m outraged people try this moral equivelance BS…yes, GWB sent orders to “Make sure you kill plenty of children, boys!” Get a clue, Ass….

By: the elder

the elder — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Jay Reding is like Hitler? Well, that didn’t take long.

A couple of questions:

1. Has Jay ever stated that the deaths of Iraqi civilians cause him to “feel nothing”?

2. Has he ever said, “Screw their families”?

The comparison is ridiculous.