Musalaheen by Jason Arment

FREE SHIPPING Musalaheenby Jason ArmentPublication Date: September 11, 2018Trade Paper; 402 pages; 5-1/4" x 8"ISBN 978-1-938753-30-5WAR MEMOIR Back Cover Copy for Musalaheen “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. Praise for Musalaheen  “Arment’s unyielding cadence is candid and addictive. Musalaheen illuminates the hu