Comments on: Another Kind of Hero

By: blobbypleaf

blobbypleaf — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:15:43 +0000

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By: Reader

Reader — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:59:59 +0000

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By: BillT

BillT — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:54:21 +0000

“Peter Jemley, on the other hand, has made a conscious choice to refrain from doing what he believes is not right.”

No, he hasn’t. He acted based on his presumption that he might possibly be told to participate in something which he considers immoral — he could just as easily have been tasked with translating captured documents, which is the more likely scenario.

He had not been ordered to do anything, therefore he did not desert to avoid doing it.

By: Dennis Perkinson

Dennis Perkinson — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:19:11 +0000

While Sig makes some reasonable points and, obviously, has first hand knowledge regarding Peter Jemly while my knowledge is third hand, I stand by my view that the stated reasons for Jemley’s seeking refuge in Canada should force us all to take a hard, introspective look at what those reasons say about the state of the United States. It may be that Jemley, himself, is less stellar than I have painted him, but the issues of torture and moral deception by the U.S. government are just as real, and just as abominable as my article states.

By: Sig

Sig — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:28:09 +0000

You need to do a bit more research on Peter Jemley before you declare him heroic.

http://www.sigspace.net/node/596

I respect your opinions on the war and on John McCain (while I disagree with them), but SPC Jemley is not a guy you want to hold up. He’s a liar and an opportunist.