Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, recognized as the most lethal sniper in United States military history, was shot and killed at a charity event in Texas in February 2013. A movie about Kyle’s life, “American Sniper,” was released yesterday.

Max Blumenthal, a writer for Alternet, used the occasion to label Kyle a mass murderer:

@ArabVoicesSpeak the whole film's appeal seems to derive from the latent racism that led America into Iraq. — Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) December 25, 2014

The first I ever heard of American Sniper was from this charming woman I met on the streets of New York: https://t.co/Kin0QMa4Ny — Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) December 25, 2014

American Sniper protagonist Chris Kyle describes killing 250 Iraqis as “fun” and something he “loved” to do http://t.co/MAQj2N1N65 — Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) December 26, 2014

@rpgirl27 yeah why is that appropriate? oh yeah, racism. — Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) December 26, 2014

@Jelperman too bad for Kyle the judge wasn't an empty chair — Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) December 26, 2014

@LoveFor714 @rpgirl27 John Lee Malvo, another mass murdering sniper, would not be glorified on prime time. — Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) December 26, 2014

@EllieAsksWhy @LoveFor714 @rpgirl27 he was brainwashed and stripped of his humanity. but that never happened to our servicemen, of course. — Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) December 26, 2014

This isn’t the first vile attack on Kyle, and it undoubtedly won’t be the last.

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