This letter is for Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, ''Islamic Response,'' and
the
> rest
>
> > >of the so-called "insurgents" in Iraq. I obviously do not have an
e-mail
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> > >address for these vermin, so I am forwarding this letter to my entire
>
> > >address book in the hope you good people will forward it to as many
> people
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> > >as possible, and that eventually through the miracle of the internet
it
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> > >somehow ends up in the hands of the intended recipients. Thank you
all
> for
>
> > >your assistance.
>
> > >
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> > >To the terrorists currently operating in Iraq,
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> > >
>
> > >I see that you have captured a U. S. Marine, and that you plan to cut
> off
>
> > >his head if your demands are not met. Big mistake. Before you carry
out
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> > >your threat I suggest you read up on Marine Corps history. The
Japanese
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> > >tried the same thing on Makin Island and in a few other places during
> World
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> > >War Two, and came to regret it. Go ahead and read about what then
> happened
>
> > >to the mighty Imperial Army on Tarawa, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. They
paid
> full
>
> > >price for what they did, and you will too.
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> > >
>
> > >You look at America and you see a soft target, and to a large extent
you
>
> > >are right. Our country is filled with a lot of spoiled people who
drive
>
> > >BMWs, sip decaf lattes and watch ridiculous reality TV shows. They
are
> for
>
> > >the most part decent, hard working citizens, but they are soft. When
you
>
> > >cut off Nick Berg's head those people gasped, and you got the media
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> > >coverage you sought, and then those people went back to their lives.
> This
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> > >time it is different. We also have a warrior culture in this country,
> and
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> > >they are called Marines. It is a brotherhood forged in the fire of
many
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> > >wars, and the bond between us is stronger than blood. While it is
true
> that
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> > >this country has produced nitwits like Michael Moore, Howard Dean, John Kerry and
> Jane
>
> > >Fonda who can be easily manipulated by your gruesome tactics, we have
> also
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> > >produced men like Jason Dunham, Brian Chontosh and Joseph Perez. If
you
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> > >don't recognize those names you should. They are all Marines who
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> > >distinguished themselves fightin! g to liberate Iraq, and there will
be
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> > >many more just like them coming for you.
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> > >
>
> > >Before the current politically correct climate enveloped our culture
one
> of
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> > >the recruiting slogans of our band of brothers was "The Marine Corps
> Builds
>
> > >Men." You will soon find out just how true that is. You, on the other
> hand,
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> > >are nothing but a bunch of women. If you were men you would show your
>
> > >faces, and take us on in a fair fight. Instead, you are cowards who
hide
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> > >behind masks and decapitate helpless victims. If you truly
represented
> the
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> > >interest of the Iraqi people you would not be ambushing those who
come
> to
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> > >your country to repair your power plants, or sabotage the oil
pipelines
>
> > >which fuel the Iraqi economy. Your agenda is hate, plain and simple.
>
> > >
>
> > >When you raise that sword over your head I want you to remember one
> thing.
>
> > >Corporal Wassef Ali Hassoun is not alone as he kneels before you.
Every
>
> > >Marine who has ever worn the uniform is there with him, and when you
> strike
>
> > >him you are striking all of us. If you think the Marines were tough
on
> you
>
> > >when they were cleaning out Fallujah a few weeks ago you haven't seen
>
> > >anything yet. If you want to know what it feels like to have the
Wrath
> of
>
> > >God called down upon you then go ahead and do it. We are not Turkish
> truck
>
> > >drivers, or Pakistani laborers, or independent contractors hoping to
> find
>
> > >work in your country. We are the United States Marines, and we will
be
>
> > >coming for you.
>
> > >
>
> > >Andy Bufalo
>
> > >MSgt USMC (Ret)