Yes, apparently in the wake of the Fort Hood shootings the military brass has seen fit to throw a knee jerk fit at even the slightest hint of frustration expressed by our men/women in uniform.
as Nesweek blogger Krista Gesaman reports.
Specialist Marc A. Hall has been in pretrial confinement since Dec. 17 for writing a rap song in which he talks about plans to shoot and kill fellow soldiers in his unit. Hall allegedly sent a package to the Pentagon in July that contained a CD with threatening rap lyrics for a song called "Stop Lossed," says Kevin Larson, spokesperson for Fort Stewart, the Georgia military base where Hall was stationed.
"There are express threats that are contained within that song," Larson says. "Even though no names are mentioned in the song lyrics, it’s very easy to identify who Hall is talking about because of the positions they hold." Hall allegedly followed up the threats contained in the song lyrics with similar verbal threats made to multiple soldiers in his unit, Larson adds.
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Hall apparently wrote the song to express his anger over the Army’s stop-loss policy. Stop-loss is a program authorizing the military to temporarily halt soldiers’ separations and retirements during times of war and national emergency
and just what are these "threatening lyrics"
"Stop Lossed" by SPC Marc Hall
Now this is real days
When s--t hit the airwaves
Somebody gotta say
F--k you colonels, captains, E-7s and above Think you're so much bigger than I am I've been too good of an American Stop-lossed, Stop movement, Got me chasing If I do drugs, I'll get kicked out But if my time is out I can't get out So the good die young I heard it out your mouth So f--k the Army And everything you're all about
Like Obama says "Somebody be held responsible"
But some of y'all gonna be held in the hospitals whenever possible To pursue my own journeys in life, through my own main obstacles Since I can't pinpoint the culpable. They want me cause misery loves company I'm gonna round them all up Eventually, easily, walk right up peacefully And surprise them all Yes, yes ya'll up against the wall Turn around, I gotta a motherf--king magazine with thirty rounds On a three round burst, ready to fire down Still against the wall I grab my M-4 Spray and watch all the bodies hit the floor I bet your never stop loss nobody no more In your next lifetime of course, no remorse Yeah You don't stop till the Army is the only military branch That still got the stop loss in effect So the only thing I got to say Is prepare for the consequences When people want to get out, let them get out.
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME HERE?
So let me get this straight, a guy who served a tour of duty in Iraq, was all set to serve another tour under the "stop loss" program, now faces multiple charges for essientally what amounts to bitching about a shitty inhumane program in music form.