Can't Get Enough of That Killing?

Sanitized Fallujah: Coming Soon to a Theater Near You

"Hollywood has joined the war. Universal Pictures announced yesterday that it is to make The Battle for Falluja. To prove it is serious, it has enlisted Indiana Jones himself, actor Harrison Ford, to help defeat the insurgency.

The film promises to depict the story from the point of view of US soldiers and politicians; it seems unlikely that the plight of the Iraqis will figure too prominently in Hollywood's take on the subject.

Writing last week for the online journal Slate.com, West said: 'If America needs a hard job done, the marines will do it, and they won't lose their humanity in the process or any sleep over pulling the trigger. Yes, they are the world's most lethal killing machine. That's what America needs in battle.'"

Interesting logic, how being the "world's most lethal killing machine" involves no loss of humanity. I'll bet that later in life many actually do lose quite a bit of sleep over having pulled the trigger. But then they're not journalists.

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