US probes urination on dead Taliban fighters

miraaj_r
By miraaj_r

The US Marine Corps is probing an internet video that showed several soldiers were urinating on the bodies of Taliban fighters killed in Afghanistan.

“While we have not yet verified the origin or authenticity of this video, the actions portrayed are not consistent with our core values and are not indicative of the character of the Marines in our Corps,” the Corps said in a statement Wednesday, promising the matter “will be fully investigated”.

In the video, four men in US camouflage combat uniforms appear to be urinating on the corpses of three dead Taliban fighters. One of the soldiers joked: “Have a nice day, buddy,” Xinhua reported.

It remained unclear who shot and posted the video on the internet.

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said the video is “deeply troubling”, because it depicts “egregious behaviour”.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a US Muslim civil rights group, condemned the desecration of corpses in a letter sent to US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta.

“Any guilty parties must be punished to the full extent allowed by the Uniform Code of Military Justice and by relevant American laws,” the group said in the letter, which was also sent to media organisations.

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By Marcus-10• 12 Jan 2012 20:17
Marcus-10

So we pass the fact that americans are killing people for no reason . Now we care that they are doing that after.....Nobody seems to ask why are these poeple dead in the first place.....

By greensolar11• 12 Jan 2012 18:12
greensolar11

I hope they identify the guys and punish them to the fullest extent of the law and then add more as an example. YES I am American

By miraaj_r• 12 Jan 2012 15:12
miraaj_r

Thats truth

By javeriamj• 12 Jan 2012 15:04
javeriamj

It is disgusting to see US marines do the shameful act.

By fea_sad• 12 Jan 2012 15:02
fea_sad

not again :( , stop peeing

By anonymous• 12 Jan 2012 14:58
anonymous

hearing the word Taliban

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