Look at this Weasel Bastard

[ThomWV]

Lowlife:

"CNN) -- Richard Strandlof said he survived the 9/11 attacks on the Pentagon. He said he survived again when a roadside bomb went off in Iraq, killing four fellow Marines. He'd point to his head and tell people he had a metal plate, collateral damage from the explosion.


Richard Strandlof says he didn't mean to cause harm when he lied about being a military veteran.

None of it was true. On Friday, the FBI arrested him on the rare charge of "stolen valor."

Strandlof, 32, was held "for false claims about receipt of military decorations or medals," an FBI news release said. Charges had been filed in Denver, Colorado, the week before, the bureau said.

"The penalty for his crime is up to one year incarceration and a $100,000 fine," it said."

More http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/12/fake.veteran/index.html

[thunder rising]

1. Moran ... good for the FBI.

[stuball111]

2. Not cool at all...

the guy is obviously not all there.... Still, white collar criminals abound in our society pillaging daily and walking free...

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

3. There are a lot of these people.

Some study back in the eighties found that there were more people claiming to have fought in Vietnam than there were people who actually fought in Vietnam now.

I've no idea what the numbers would be like now with the internet- given more access to anonymity, but also more access to information.

[immoderate]

4. They should have nailed George Bush with that.

--imm

[ThomWV]

5. Still could.

[C_U_L8R]

6. this must have the freepin' armchair commandos nervous

you know how they like to play dress-up

[Chulanowa]

9. Of course!

They're all ex-marines, special ops, navy SEALS, Rangers, and dinosaur cowboys.

[valerief]

7. Who gives a shit? Arrest Bush and Cheney, real criminals!!!!! nt

[RagAss]

8. Gitmo !

[jimshoes]

10. But FAUX Nooze can lie their balls off

and that's perfectly fine, at least according to some court ruling. Why is that?