June 27, 2006

Hadji Girl Marine Exonerated

By Tim | June 27, 2006 | Tags: Middle East |

The Marine that wrote and sang “Hadji Girl” has been exonerated:

Reuters—The U.S. military will not punish a Marine who performed an obscenity-laced song to a laughing and cheering crowd of fellow troops in Iraq making light of killing Iraqis, the Marine Corps said on Tuesday. …

Michelle Malkin has Joshua Belile’s statement; here’s an excerpt:

Michelle Malkin—Judging from the many e-mails I recieved over the past week and a half, many people seem to have felt that I didn’t have alot of support coming from the upper brass on the “Hadji Girl” situation. I can definitely say that I had plenty of supporters, military and civilian. Although I was reprimanded for performing such a song while in uniform, my rights as an American, to include the first ammendment, have not been compromised, and as long as I am not performing as a U.S. military representative… to put it bluntly, I can sing whatever I want. …

 

Related Stories:

LGF: Mainstream Media Disgrace of the Month: Hadji Girl

OpinionBug: Hadji Girl is a Masterpiece of Contemporary Music

OpinionBug: Marine Apologizes For Hadji Girl Music Video

 

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