Hadji Girl

HER FACE, CAN YOU EVER FORGET IT. Bob Boldt

Of course the lyrics herein presented are over the top and deeply offensive on more levels than I would care to list. They really were written by a Marine Corporal, Joshua Belile of the Marine Light/Attack Helicopter Squadron 167[1] and have stirred quite a controversy. Belile's performece on videotape (and the streaming video I witnessed) included a hoard of cheering fellow Marines. Even though the size of the audience was unable to be determined from the video, it was my impression that a sizable number of Marines were amused by the song and heartily approved of the sentiments expressed. Is it safe to say that all these Marines were deranged "rotten apples"? If this is indeed the case, there must be a lot of them in Iraq. I believe that this song well characterizes the callous attitude our troops have come to accept as standard operating procedure in dealings with the local "Hadjis" as they call the Iraqis (...) I guess some (me included) would say that our poor soldiers are as much victims as the poor Iraqis. It's just that an inordinate number of the members of the second group of victims (the Iraqis) are getting starved, raped, murdered and tortured while the other group (the "victims" with all the really neat weapons and the immunity) have become monsters...

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