Man faked being a veteran to get rich off of gullible antiwar movement.

Kevin · #1 05-21-2007, 10:56 AM

This is classic -- a con artist sees a group of extremely gullible people and he takes advantage. He phonied up some military papers and awarded himself the purple heart. By doing so, he was able to appear in several propaganda films making false claims about atrocities he and his fellow soldiers committed in Iraq.

Story here:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,274097,00.html

cheerfulgreek · #2 05-21-2007, 11:46 PM

What was his purpose for doing this?

Kevin · #3 05-22-2007, 12:13 AM

Click the link or read the title of the thread.

...pretty much says it all.

cheerfulgreek · #4 05-22-2007, 12:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevin

Click the link or read the title of the thread.

...pretty much says it all.

Oh, I see it now. I missed it.

Silly me.

AlexMack · #5 05-22-2007, 04:20 PM

I swear he's the kid in Farenheit 9/11. Not positive though.

KSigkid · #6 05-22-2007, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by centaur532

I swear he's the kid in Farenheit 9/11. Not positive though.

They said he has been featured in some anti-war campaigns, so it wouldn't surprise me. Plus, I'm not sure how much hard-core research Moore did into the subjects of the documentary; if someone came forward as a veteran criticizing the war, he probably had the camera ready, no questions asked.