BBC Libels Marine Singer/Songwriter

Oh give me a freaking break:

The US marines have launched a probe into a video posted on the Internet that apparently shows a serving marine singing about killing Iraqi civilians.

A spokesman described the video as "clearly inappropriate" and contrary to the standards of the marines.

Posted on the YouTube website, the video shows a man in uniform strumming a guitar while singing about killing Iraqis, as others laugh and cheer.

The marines said they did not know immediately if the film was genuine.

The lyrics caught on video refer to the shooting of Iraqi civilians, especially children.

Let's get a few details straight for this clearly partisan BBC writer Adam Brookes, shall we?

The song in this video (link below) was not about "killing Iraqi civilians." This is a blatant lie.

A civilian, as defined by the American Heritage Dictionary on Answers.com is:

A person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the military, the police, or a belligerent group.

There are no civilians killed by Marines in this song. This song is about a female Iraqi insurgent attempting to lure a Marine into an ambush carried out by her father and brother, also insurgents, with AK-47 assault rifles. By this definition and any other, including the Geneva Convention, anyone luring a soldier into an ambush, or conducting an ambush, is a belligerent, not a civilian.

The only person that could even remotely be considered a civilian is the sister of the female insurgent, who is killed by her own father and brother as they try to ambush the Marine.

The BCC clearly seeks to leave out the fact that the Marine did not initiate this conflict, and that this Marine acted in self defense after being led into an ambush.

Nor is their any direct reference to children being killed in this song. The song mentioned a "little sister." My wife has a little sister. She turns 30 this year, and has two children of her own. A "little sister" or "little brother" is a relative term, not an indication of age.

Adam Brookes of the BBC is not just being biased with his coverage; he is intentionally obfuscating relevant facts to mask the true nature of the song. Adam Brookes is, in effect, faking news.

We have all the evidence we need right here.

We have the actual music video courtesy of Little Green Footballs.

We have the Hadji girl lyrics courtesy of Blackfive.

I was out in the sands of Iraq
And we were under attack
And I, well, I didn't know where to go.
And the first think I could see was
Everybody's favorite Burger King
So I threw open the door and I hit the floor.
Then suddenly to my surprise
I looked up and I saw her eyes
And I knew it was love at first sight.
And she said

Durka Durka Mohammed Jihad
Sherpa Sherpa Bak Allah
They should have known they were f***ing with a Marine

Libel is typically defined as:

Published material meeting three conditions: The material is defamatory either on its face or indirectly; The defamatory statement is about someone who is identifiable to one or more persons; and, The material must be distributed to someone other than the offended party; i.e. published; distinguished from slander.

This BBC article by Adam Brookes is clearly defamatory, accusing the Marine about singing a song about killing civilians, when it was actually about killing insurgents that lured him into an ambush. The article is clearly about a specific, identifiable Marine appearing in this video, Cpl. Joshua Belile, and attempts to libel the Marine Corps in its entirety by extension. The article has been published, distributed across the Internet and perhaps in print as well. Almost certainly, Adam Brookes and the BBC met teh conditions for libel with this story.

The BBC owes Cpl. Belile a retraction and an apology.

BBC reporter Adam Brookes is a journalistic fraud. He attempted to obfuscate and mischaracterize key elements of a story to create a fictionalized account of the news far more damaging than the facts of the case support. Like Jayson Blair, Stephen Glass, and other frauds before him, Adam Brookes should be fired. Contact the BBC to let them know what you think.

Not to worry, though.

He can always find a job at CAIR.

Update: The BBC is already revising the opening paragraphs of this story, which now reads:

The US marines have launched a probe into a video posted on the internet that apparently shows a marine singing about the killing of Iraqi civilians.

A spokesman described the video as "clearly inappropriate" and contrary to the standards of the marines.

The marines said they did not know immediately if the film was genuine.

The lyrics caught on video refer to the shooting of Iraqi civilians, especially children, by insurgents and then how a marine responds, opening fire himself.

Funny how a little myth-busting can lead to new editing skills...