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[[Image:Jesse MacBeth.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Jesse MacBeth]]

[[Image:Jesse MacBeth.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Jesse MacBeth]]

'''Jesse MacBeth''' was an individual who gained a level of infamy by doing a 2005 video interview which was posted throughout the world on sites such as [[YouTube]], claiming to have been a member of the United States Army's Rangers recovering from wounds received in [[Iraq]]; dressed in his battle uniform, he claimed that he was made to kill civilians and having participated in [[war crime]]s.  Subsequent research into the matter proved that not only was MacBeth never in Iraq, he was discharged from the [[Army]] after six weeks in [[boot camp]] at Fort Benning, Ga., in 2003 because of his “entry level performance and conduct.”  MacBeth's claims and subsequent exposure as a fraud resulted in the phrase "[[phony soldier]]" being applied to him as well as those who made similar claims.

'''Jesse MacBeth''' was an individual who gained a level of infamy by doing a 2005 video interview which was posted throughout the world on sites such as [[YouTube]], claiming to have been a member of the United States Army's Rangers recovering from wounds received in [[Iraq]]; dressed in his battle uniform, he claimed that he was made to kill civilians and had participated in [[war crime]]s.  Subsequent research into the matter proved that not only was MacBeth never in Iraq, he was discharged from the [[Army]] after six weeks in [[boot camp]] at Fort Benning, Ga., in 2003 because of his “entry level performance and conduct.”  MacBeth's claims and subsequent exposure as a fraud resulted in the phrase "[[phony soldier]]" being applied to him as well as those who made similar claims.

==Video==

==Video==

MacBeth stated he committed war attrocities, such as killing civilians indiscriminately.  He claimed to have been wounded in one of these battles and received the [[Purple Heart]].  Mistakes surfaced from the video interview, such as the photograph of him in uniform with the flag as a background (at the beginning of the video), showing his sleeves rolled up in [[Marine Corps]] fashion rather than by Army regulations, as well as a lack of proper insignia worn by qualified Rangers [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvZyMsrFY_Q&feature=related].  His uniform further bears the insignia on his collar of a second lieutenant, a commissioned officer.  This video was used by an organization calling itself Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) and claimed to be a genuine account of war crimes.

MacBeth stated he committed war atrocities, such as killing civilians indiscriminately.  He claimed to have been wounded in one of these battles and to have received the [[Purple Heart]].  Mistakes surfaced from the video interview, such as the photograph of him in uniform with the flag as a background (at the beginning of the video), showing his sleeves rolled up in [[Marine Corps]] fashion rather than by Army regulations, as well as a lack of proper insignia worn by qualified Rangers [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvZyMsrFY_Q&feature=related].  His uniform further bears the insignia on his collar of a second lieutenant, a commissioned officer.  This video was used by an organization calling itself Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) and claimed to be a genuine account of war crimes.

==Phony soldier==

==Phony soldier==

Conservative radio talk show host [[Rush Limbaugh]] was condemned by the main stream media for exposing MacBeth for what he was, a "phony soldier"; this condemnation also included statements from the floor of the [[United States Senate]], such as this one by Senator [[Tom Harkin]]: <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXQKsY2BCkg&feature=related</ref>.  

Conservative radio talk show host [[Rush Limbaugh]] was condemned by the mainstream media for exposing MacBeth for what he was, a "phony soldier"; this condemnation also included statements from the floor of the [[United States Senate]], such as this one by Senator [[Tom Harkin]]: <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXQKsY2BCkg&feature=related</ref>.  

Conservative pundit Michelle Malkin, in searching for confirmation that MacBeth was ever in the Army, received the following from Army spokesman John Boyce:

Conservative pundit Michelle Malkin, in searching for confirmation that MacBeth was ever in the Army, received the following from Army spokesman John Boyce: