There is no excuse (Update)

Posted on January 15th, 2012 by ecthompson md

We have been in Afghanistan for over a decade. There is no excuse for this kind of behavior. None.

From BBC:

At least two of four US Marines shown in a video appearing to urinate on Taliban corpses have been identified, a Marine Corps official has told the BBC.

The video, which was posted online, purports to show the Marines standing over the bodies of several Taliban fighters, at least one of whom is covered in blood.

The Marines have begun a criminal investigation and an internal inquiry.

Update: Rick Perry proves that he is clueless what it means to be an American. We are a land of rules and laws. We honor our word. When we signed the Geneva conventions we have promised that we are not going to desecrate the bodies of those who died on the battlefield. Yet, for some reason Rick Perry doesn’t get this.

US officials and Afghan officials have condemned the video.

Tags: Military // 3 Comments »

  • margaret

    Why would they record something and then release it and I hope the person who recorded it  gets court marshalled too.

  • http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpress/about/ EC Thompson, MD

    As you know, everyone has a video camera included with their cellphone. I suspect that one of the soldiers using his cell phone recorded the incident so that they could play it back later and have a good laugh. Somebody sought and confiscated it and before you know it it was widely distributed.

    Thanks for your comments

  • JBaker

    I agree that there is ZERO excuse for these actions. I was hoping that this was a false report when the story first came out. These men can say good bye to their careers because they let hatred win over morality.

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