Remember the Marine who had his buddies in stitches with a hilarious song about shooting Iraqi girls in the head? Remember how he apologized for the song? Well, it turns out that he was so "sorry" about the song that he has had it professionally produced and is hoping to sell many, many copies!
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Marines Reject Profits from Offensive 'Hadji Girl' Song
That controversial song "Hadji Girl," written and performed by US Marine Corporal Joshua Belile, is back in the news this weekend. According to a story in the Stars & Stripes, the Marines are reluctant to accept profits from a professional recording of the offensive song:
Music producers want to give a large part of the proceeds from sales of a controversial song to the Marines, but a Marine Corps spokesman said the Corps may not be able to take the money [...] Of the proceeds, 99 cents per every purchase is earmarked to support Morale, Welfare and Recreation facilities for U.S. troops overseas [...]
The Marine Corps called the song insensitive and launched a preliminary inquiry but decided not to take disciplinary action against Belile [...]
While a good chunk of song sales are intended for U.S. troops, the Marine Corps may not be able to accept the money because regulations prohibit “any donation that may bring discredit on the service,” said Bryan Driver, a Personal and Family Readiness Division spokesman.
The Marines have told the song’s producers that they need to submit a formal application letter before the Marine Corps can decide whether to accept the money, and the Marines have also suggested the producers look at giving the money to charities that support Marines, Driver said.
No matter what the Marine Corps decides, [record producer Alan] Grossman vowed to somehow get the money to Marines. “I’ve never heard of anybody who doesn’t want money. It’s not like we did anything bad,” Grossman said. Grossman also called the song a tribute to boot camp, saying the training paid off for the fictional Marine in the song.
“Because he was attacked and he killed everyone who tried to attack him instead of him getting killed,” Grossman said [...]
Belile said he gave producers permission to make a professional version of the song to support U.S. troops. “There’s a large number of people who like it and enjoy it because it’s a good song, and I’m hoping that those people will decide to purchase this song to support the troops,” he said.
But Ibrahim Hooper, of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said he expects the Marine Corps to reject the money because it has said the song is inappropriate. “Acceptance of the money would indicate approval of the source,” Hooper said.
Sure, right now the USMC is not accepting any money from sales of the song, but in the end, I won't be surprised to learn profits make their way to the Marines, or groups that support the troops. Heck, with the spokesman for a corps readiness division advising the music producers on where to donated their money, it won't be long before the profits benefit US soldiers.
These are some of "Hadji Girl's" obnoxious lyrics:
Then suddenly to my surprise
I looked up and I saw her eyes
And I knew it was love at first sight.
And she said...
Dirka Dirka Mohammed Jihad
Sherpa Sherpa Bak Allah
Hadji girl I can't understand what you're saying...
Her brother and her father shouted...
Dirka Dirka Mohammed Jihad
Sherpa Sherpa Bak Allah
They pulled out their AKs so I could see
... So I grabbed her little sister and pulled her in front of me.
As the bullets began to fly
The blood sprayed from between her eyes
And then I laughed maniacally
Then I hid behind the TV
And I locked and loaded my M-16
And I blew those little fuckers to eternity.
And I said...
Dirka Dirka Mohammed Jihad
Sherpa Sherpa Bak Allah
They should have known they were fucking with a Marine.
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Well, we should have known we were "fucking with a Marine" when we believed he was sorry, eh?