U.S. Marines To Investigate Video of Soldiers Urinating on Corpses GRAPHIC CONTENT

[Jagermeister]

This should stir some strong debate today.

http://www.tmz.com/2012/01/11/u-s-marines-investigating-video-urinating-taliban/

The United States Marine Corps is launching an investigation into a video which appears to show Marines in full combat gear urinating on several dead bodies ... TMZ has learned.

In the extremely graphic video, which appeared on various websites this morning, at least 4 male Marines expose their genitals and urinate on the bodies.

The mystery person who posted the video included a caption that reads, "scout sniper team 4 with 3rd battalion 2nd marines out of camp lejeune peeing on dead talibans."

Now, Captain Kendra N. Hardesty -- a Media Officer for the USMC -- tells us, "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."

She adds, "This matter will be fully investigated and those responsible will be held accountable for their actions."

In the video, one of the urinating men can be heard saying, "Have a great day, buddy."

Another guy jokes about the situation ... saying, "Golden like a show


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[BITEYOASS]

Who the fuck recruited these shitbirds?

[Jagermeister]

Who the fuck recruited these shitbirds?

Well I am sure if I was in that mess I would feel like pissing on um to. Not saying it's right but I can kinda understand.

[Nitro Express]

It's called war. When you are in the thick of it all you care about is survival and when someone is trying to kill you and kills and maybe tortures your buddies, well you want some payback. Simple as that. The guys in the thick of it with their lives on the line aren't thinking about geopolitics. I'm sure dead Japanese and Germans got pissed on as well.

If the politicians don't like it maybe they should think more before starting these wars. It's easy to judge someone sitting safe and comfortable back home.

War always brings out the worst of people. Rape, abuse, torture, theft, killing all those things roll in when you start a war. There are very few winners from it unless of course you supply the troops.

The reason these dumb wars drag on for so long is most people don't feel the pain from them. When everyone is dragged into it and feels the pain then they want them over damn quick.

[BITEYOASS]

It's called war. When you are in the thick of it all you care about is survival and when someone is trying to kill you and kills and maybe tortures your buddies, well you want some payback. Simple as that. The guys in the thick of it with their lives on the line aren't thinking about geopolitics. I'm sure dead Japanese and Germans got pissed on as well.

If the politicians don't like it maybe they should think more before starting these wars. It's easy to judge someone sitting safe and comfortable back home.

War always brings out the worst of people. Rape, abuse, torture, theft, killing all those things roll in when you start a war. There are very few winners from it unless of course you supply the troops.

I'm talking about those Marines using a fuckin' video camera. Don't really give a shit about the pissing part. Especially if one of them gets captured and then all of a sudden the Taliban or whatever uses it for their own advantage.

[Jagermeister]

Yeah really. Just like a celbrity it's not a good idea to take pictures or video of something you don't want leaked on the internet. Bad idea.

[BITEYOASS]

If your not a combat correspondent, you shouldn't bring a camera with you to the frontline. That's all I'm saying.

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Ideally, they all should get punished via Article 15 (USMC equivalent of Captain's Mast) and then move on, but I have a feeling it might go to Court Martial (which has much more severe punishment) because of the high visibility....

[ELVIS]

we have not yet verified the origin or authenticity of this video

[Jagermeister]

Fuck I can't help myslef.


Taliban


Muslim organizations across the United States tell TMZ they are outraged by the disturbing footage which appears to show Marines urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban fighters.

"We are appalled by the video" ... a rep for the Muslim Public Affair Council tells us ... adding, "We ask Secretary of Defense Leon Penetta to reprimand these soldiers. These soldiers don’t stand for what our nation and our army and armed forces fight for on daily basis."

The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) had a similar opinion -- saying, "We condemn this apparent desecration of the dead as a violation of our nation’s military regulations and of international laws of war prohibiting such disgusting and immoral actions."

CAIR adds, "If verified as authentic, the video shows behavior that is totally unbecoming of American military personnel and that could ultimately endanger other soldiers and civilians."

TMZ broke the story ... the U.S. Marine Corp is conducting an investigation into the footage to find out when the video was shot, where it was shot and if the men are indeed U.S. Marines.

[Va Beach VH Fan]

It's "Corps"...

[Jagermeister]

Washington (CNN) -- Officials in the United States and Afghanistan expressed shock and outrage Thursday regarding a video purporting to show a U.S. Marine sniper team urinating on dead bodies, possibly in Afghanistan.

"I have seen the footage, and I find the behavior depicted in it utterly deplorable," Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said in a statement. "I condemn it in the strongest possible terms."

Panetta said he has ordered the Marine Corps and International Security Assistance Force Commander Gen. John Allen "to immediately and fully investigate the incident."

"This conduct is entirely inappropriate for members of the United States military and does not reflect the standards of values our armed forces are sworn to uphold," the statement said. "Those found to have engaged in such conduct will be held accountable to the fullest extent."



Purported Marine video under fire A senior Pentagon official said Panetta was "deeply troubled" after viewing the video.

Earlier, NATO-led forces in Afghanistan denounced the video, saying the actions appear to be the work of "a small group of U.S. individuals" who are no longer in the country.

The statement appears to indicate that military officials believe the video is real, even though the Marine Corps says it is still working to verify its origin and authenticity.

"A video recently posted on a public website appears to show U.S. military personnel committing an inappropriate act with enemy corpses. This disrespectful act is inexplicable and not in keeping with the high moral standards we expect of coalition forces," the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan said in a statement.

"ISAF strongly condemns the actions depicted in the video, which appear to have been conducted by a small group of U.S. individuals, who apparently are no longer serving in Afghanistan."

A senior U.S. military official said the Naval Criminal Investigative Service is the lead investigative agency on the incident. A Marine Corps investigation was also announced Wednesday.

"We are aware of the video. The hate in it does not represent the U.S. Marine Corps," said Col. Ricco Player, a spokesman for the Marines in Afghanistan's volatile Helmand province. "An investigation has been initiated."

The story broke Wednesday when a number of websites, including TMZ and YouTube, posted a video showing four men dressed in Marine combat gear urinating on what appeared to be the dead bodies of three men on the ground in front of them.

One of the men says, "Have a great day, buddy." A voice asks, "You got it on the video?" to which another voice responds, "Yeah." Another jokes, "Golden, like a shower."

It was not clear who shot or posted the 39-second video, who the people pictured in it were or where it was shot, though a U.S. official said it was a "reasonable conclusion" it was filmed in Afghanistan.

The official, based in Afghanistan, spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai called on the U.S. government to investigate the video and hand down the harshest punishment possible.

"The government of Afghanistan is deeply disturbed by a video that shows American soldiers desecrating dead bodies of three Afghans," according to a statement released by the presidential palace on behalf of Karzai.

"This act by American soldiers is simply inhuman and condemnable in the strongest possible terms."

A Taliban spokesman called the video "barbaric."

"And no religion that follows a holy text would accept such conduct. This inhuman act reveals their real face to the world," Taliban spokesman Qari Yousuf Ahmadi said via text message Thursday.

The U.S. Embassy in Kabul said in a statement Thursday it "strongly condemns" the actions in the video.

"Such actions are reprehensible, dishonor the sacrifices of our military and the American people and violate the core values of both our societies," the embassy said.

"Islam gives values and respect to every human being," regardless of which religion the individual follows, said Islamic scholar Mawlawi Enayatullah Baligh. "The value and respect is the same for an alive person and a dead body. Even the body of your enemy in the battleground is respectable in Islam."

The video surfaces at a critical time for relations between the United States, the Afghan government and the Taliban.

Earlier this year, the United States outlined its plan to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan, beginning by pulling out 33,000 "surge" troops who had been deployed to help quell the violence by the end of 2012. The remaining 68,000 troops would be withdrawn by the end of 2014.

Meanwhile, the Taliban tentatively agreed in recent weeks to open an office in Qatar's capital city of Doha, a decision widely seen as an overture aimed at establishing an outside forum for political talks with NATO-led forces and the current Afghan administration, among others.

A senior Marine Corps official who has examined the video said Wednesday that the Marines are carrying 30-caliber sniper rifles and wearing helmets issued to members of Marine sniper teams. The helmets are designed with a shorter front and sides so that snipers can place rifles and scopes near their faces.

The official added that the desecration of a body by U.S. troops could be considered a potential war crime.

"We recently became aware of an inappropriate video on a public website that appears to involve members of our military," International Security Assistance Force spokesman Col. Gary Kolb said from Kabul. "We will not speculate on the details but will take all necessary actions to determine the facts."

He said an investigation was under way but would not comment on the video's authenticity. The faces of the bodies are not identifiable.

"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," said Marine Corps Media Officer Kendra Hardesty.

"This matter will be fully investigated and those responsible will be held accountable for their actions."

Hardesty said the Corps was working to identify the Marines in the video.

"Regardless of the circumstances or who is in the video, this is egregious, disgusting behavior," said Department of Defense spokesman Capt. John Kirby. "It's hideous. It turned my stomach."

In a statement released Wednesday, the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations condemned the video.

"If verified as authentic, the video shows behavior that is totally unbecoming of American military personnel and that could ultimately endanger other soldiers and civilians," wrote CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad in a letter to Defense 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."

[Roth & Roll]

Fuck I can't help myslef.


Taliban



Muslim organizations across the United States tell TMZ they are outraged by the disturbing footage which appears to show Marines urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban fighters.

"We are appalled by the video" ... a rep for the Muslim Public Affair Council tells us ... adding, "We ask Secretary of Defense Leon Penetta to reprimand these soldiers. These soldiers don’t stand for what our nation and our army and armed forces fight for on daily basis."

The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) had a similar opinion -- saying, "We condemn this apparent desecration of the dead as a violation of our nation’s military regulations and of international laws of war prohibiting such disgusting and immoral actions."

CAIR adds, "If verified as authentic, the video shows behavior that is totally unbecoming of American military personnel and that could ultimately endanger other soldiers and civilians."

TMZ broke the story ... the U.S. Marine Corp is conducting an investigation into the footage to find out when the video was shot, where it was shot and if the men are indeed U.S. Marines.

How dare they piss on friends of the Bush family?

When will people learn? The enemy isn't overseas - more often than not, it's right in our own backyard...

[Nitro Express]

How dare they piss on friends of the Bush family?

When will people learn? The enemy isn't overseas - more often than not, it's right in our own backyard...

I think we should load up a fleet of these with piss and dump it on the Bush family and their friends.

[Matt White]

Sad......but not unexpected

Young soliders doing stupid & at times horrible things?

How many US soliders did much worse during WW II?

Just magnified in this day & age........drop the hammer on 'em and move on.....fucking retards.....