Jesse Adam Macbeth became an antiwar hero when he claimed to have committed atrocities in Iraq as an Army Ranger, including the murders of hundreds of innocent civilians.(The Week)(Brief article)

Jesse Adam Macbeth became an antiwar hero when he claimed to have committed atrocities in Iraq as an Army Ranger, including the murders of hundreds of innocent civilians. A group called Iraq Veterans Against the War, among others, promoted his statements. But his was a tale told by a liar and believed by idiots. On September 21, Macbeth, who was never an Army Ranger, was sentenced to five months in a federal prison for making false statements to the Department of Veterans Affairs. The sordid story should have ended there, signifying merely how far a desperate Left will go in its efforts to smear the military. Several days later, however, Rush Limbaugh discussed Macbeth on his radio program ...