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Writing in his suicide note, "I am sullied -- no more," U.S. Colonel Ted Westhusing, father of three, chose death over a life of lies and corruption in Iraq.

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rumple4skin
March 16, 2007, 6:34 p.m.
No one in the 'chain' detected signs of suicide which seem to have been quite clear. "Why serve when you cannot accomplish the mission, when you no longer believe in the cause, when your every effort and breath to succeed meets with lies, lack of support, and selfishness?"
A tragic loss for the U.S. Army, America, and another military family.
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Aidenag
March 16, 2007, 8:59 p.m.
This article really got to me. This man represented the very best of what America has to offer. And we pushed those ideals he so strongly believed in, Ideals that make this country so great, right under the rug.
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MntnWllm
March 17, 2007, 12:57 a.m.
A sad, eerilly apocalypse-now type end to this poor soul. Hopefully his story will inform and aid our evolution.
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Daylight
March 17, 2007, 1:09 a.m.
By the time Bush's term ends, he will commit suicide along with Cheny.
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Zeitgeist
March 17, 2007, 1:18 a.m.
I bet a hundred bucks he was murdered....
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rightfromwrong
March 19, 2007, 8:08 a.m.
Since the war was unjustified, I am surprised that there has been a mutany in the armed services. A war built on lies and self-interest....Shame on America.