January 19, 2005

Gangster Thug Killed by Police

Michelle Malkin cuts through the propaganda from the leftist media, anti-war groups, and Latino activists to discuss the actual facts behind the life and death of Andres Raya. This was the U.S. Marine who died in a liquor store shootout with police. It was reported by several news agencies that Raya was traumatized from his experiences in Iraq and was committing suicide to avoid being sent back.

"But contrary to the impression left by initial media reports, Raya had never seen combat. And he was not headed back to Iraq. He had been transferred to a new unit scheduled for deployment to Okinawa. 'During our investigation, we found he wasn't due to go back to Iraq, never faced combat situations and never even fired his gun,' Stanislaus County Sheriff's Deputy Jason Woodman said.

Raya was high on cocaine at the time of the ambush, according to police reports. He was reportedly affiliated with the prison gang Nuestra Familia. Investigators found photos of Raya wearing gang colors and a shopping list in his bedroom safe that included body armor, assault rifles and ammunition. Authorities also discovered a video showing Raya smoking what appears to be marijuana and making gang sign gestures. The tape showed desecrated pieces of the American flag laid on a gymnasium floor to spell out expletives directed at President Bush.

Family members deny Raya's gang ties and blame the military. Meanwhile, Raya's neighborhood was decorated with anti-cop graffiti such as 'Kill the Pigs' in his memory. And militant Hispanic residents celebrate Raya. Ceres resident Hilda Mercado told The New York Times that Raya 'died like a true Mexican: He died standing on his feet.'"

I'm not sure how to comment on this. This is just maddening. Does anyone else see how dangerously close our media has been coming lately to portraying our servicemen as violent or immoral? It's only a matter of time until the hippies are spitting on "baby killers" when they get off airplanes. Remember the new lefist sacred mantra folks, "we're against the war but we support the troops". But for how long?

Read the whole article here.

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