Friday, March 16, 2007

"I am sullied - no more."

This is one of those things one knows about in some abstract kind of way, but the plethora of reports on various deaths from snipers, IEDs, etc., kind of keep such information on the downlow, as the young people say. Thanks to Erudite Redneck (with a tip of the cowboy hat), I came across this as Editor and Publisher about the suicide of an Army Colonel in Iraq in 2005. The suicide note, obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, reads in part:
"Thanks for telling me it was a good day until I briefed you. [Redacted name]—You are only interested in your career and provide no support to your staff—no msn [mission] support and you don’t care. I cannot support a msn that leads to corruption, human right abuses and liars. I am sullied—no more. I didn’t volunteer to support corrupt, money grubbing contractors, nor work for commanders only interested in themselves. I came to serve honorably and feel dishonored. I trust no Iraqi. I cannot live this way. All my love to my family, my wife and my precious children. I love you and trust you only. Death before being dishonored any more.

"Trust is essential—I don’t know who trust anymore. Why serve when you cannot accomplish the mission, when you no longer believe in the cause, when your every effort and breath to succeed meets with lies, lack of support, and selfishness? No more. Reevaluate yourselves, cdrs [commanders]. You are not what you think you are and I know it."


The story goes on to say that the Colonel was a full professor at West Point whose dissertation in philosophy was on the concept of honor.

The name redacted at the top is most likely that of our current Iraqi commander, Gen. Petraeus.

I hope this tormented man's shade haunts Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney, Condoleeza Rice, Colin Powell, Richard Perle, Douglas Feith, and every single war-blogger, 101st Chariborner, member of the mainstream media who whored for this war, and, of course, our Commander-in-Chief, until the day they all die and are forgotten by history.

UPDATE: Alternet.org has more.

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