Still scrambling to get a handle on the massive public and diplomatic fallout from a video leaked earlier this week showing four US Marines urinating on the corpses of slain Afghans, a military official has confirmed today that all four men have been identified.
Only two of the four had been identified yesterday, both based out of Camp Lejeune. The other two, reportedly, were transferred out of the camp and took a little longer to identify. Officials say that none of the four has been arrested yet over the content of the video.
That may be only a temporary matter, because while officials have declined to speculate on exactly what charges would stem from urinating on the slain, they have also struggled to make it clear this was not “standard practice” among troops.
The video has done major harm to the US negotiating position in Afghanistan and given President Hamid Karzai yet more opportunities to score political points condemning the behavior of occupation forces. Officials may try to mitigate this damage with a high profile punishment for those involved.
We are better than this. From Hannity roaring with approval concerning the murdered scientist in Iran to Pam Geller saying she "Just loves those soldeirs" for urinating on the dead, you just have to trace it back to GW Bush for giving in to the neocon mindset, that being all arabs are non-humans, and waging unnecessary wars.
The Marines, four of them, riding inside a "Hummer" or an OFF DUTY sports car , and off duty—begin to visit the site of the last World War One Veteran Frank Brussels, whom is buried at a' 'unclassified location.
The Saergent on the radio prompts," hey, what are you guys doing?!"
The Platoon/battalian, off duty, reply at the other end of the reciever " BURY FRANK BRUSSELS" and nothing more.
The seargant replies " W H A T ?!"
The group decide to visit the loca'tion of the World War One Veteran…for an unclassified purpose.
"Hey are you guys still there?" the Seargent a'ks over the cell-phone.
"Yes we are driving down the road, toward the site." the Platoon leader responds.
The Seargent starts laughing over the radio saying something like-"UNCLASSIFIED."
Apparently a civilian, asked a patrol man to have guard duty over the site and gave no purpose or response' as to 'any' reason why. " I'll buy you guys a drink" is his only persuasive command.
Yeah, shrooms will do that to ya every time…
The Platoon/ Battalian Off Duty did what?!!!!!!!
I'd like to meet the Platoon/Battalian Off Duty.
What civilian would want to meet the Platoon/Battalian Off Duty who would decide by themselves on a whim to visit the grave site of the last Am,erican "World War One" Veteran?
"Officials may try to mitigate this damage with a high profile punishment for those involved."
Ya think, Jason? No ticker-tape parade then?
Sometimes I wonder if consciously or sub-consciously they didn't make and then release this video as a way to get themselves out of a war zone. I would love to believe it.
Semper fly.
I'd like to see more pressure on the military to prosecute crimes
against the innocent animals they torture.
I belive this is common not uncommon.America sends its kids to war to kill and train them to hate,good people come back evil and realize it and what they have done.Wonder why so many kill themselfs.
Why is it acceptable to murder some guy who is attempting to defend his home, but desecrating his corpse is beyond the pale?