Musalaheen A War Memoir |
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| Author:
| Arment, Jason |
| ISBN: | 978-1-938753-38-1 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2021 |
| Publisher: | University of Hell Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $9.95 |
Book Description:
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"Musalaheen! Musalaheen!" The child cried twice before turning to run back inside. He peered at me from behind the doorjamb. I stood stunned for a moment, arm extended in front of me. I looked at the glove on my hand, blackened from sewage and dirt, torn apart by razor wire and rocks. I realized, if I were him, I wouldn't shake my hand either. Musalaheen is the Arabic word for gunslinger. Jason Arment, serving as a Machine Gunner in...
More Description"Musalaheen! Musalaheen!" The child cried twice before turning to run back inside. He peered at me from behind the doorjamb.
I stood stunned for a moment, arm extended in front of me. I looked at the glove on my hand, blackened from sewage and dirt, torn apart by razor wire and rocks. I realized, if I were him, I wouldn't shake my hand either.
Musalaheen is the Arabic word for gunslinger. Jason Arment, serving as a Machine Gunner in the United States Marine Corps during Operation Iraqi Freedom, is both gunman and witness in this memoir. Musalaheen is a chronicle of boots on the ground in an occupied land and Arment unflinchingly offers the reader a window into their own complicity in genocidal empire building.