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Source/Credit: Air Force Times
By James K. Sanborn | January 11, 2012
Corps to investigate clip that appears to show dead insurgent fighters
The Marine Corps is promising to investigate a disturbing web video that appears to show Marines in Afghanistan urinating on the bloody corpses of alleged Taliban fighters, officials at the Pentagon said Wednesday.
The 40-second clip, titled “Marines peeing on taliban,” has spread to numerous websites, attracting thousands of views and hundreds of comments — some of them criticizing the men in the video and condemning the Marine Corps at large. A caption beneath the video identifies them as members of a scout sniper team assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, out of Camp Lejeune, N.C., adding “I thought Marines were suppose [sic] to do the right thing when no one is watching.”
Marine officials are working to confirm the men’s unit and their identities, said Capt. Kendra Hardesty, a Marine spokeswoman at the Pentagon. Once that information is verified, their unit will assign an officer to conduct the investigation, she said.
In the video, four men wearing what appear to be Marine combat uniforms are seen standing around three dead bodies, quietly talking and joking as the camera rolls. They are equipped with chest rigs, body armor and other specialized gear. One is holding a precision rifle.
Toward the end of the video, one of the men says “Have a good day, buddy.” Another man remarks “Golden like a shower.”
It’s not known who filmed the video, but it appears it was first uploaded to the video-sharing website YouTube by a user identified as “semperfiLoneVoice.” That account was created Tuesday and includes just this video.
Marine Corps Times emailed this YouTube user seeking comment, but did not receive a response.
In a statement, Marine officials said “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. This matter will be fully investigated.”
Marine officials learned of the video after receiving a media query from The Sun, a British tabloid, Hardesty said.
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this is ridiculous. if it is true . because such type of vedios can be produced very easily. but if it is true then we can say the American govt. is not known very much about the human rights and very inhuman.
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