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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A video of US troops urinating on Taliban fighters was posted to websites in January 2012.[1][2] The video
went viral on YouTube, TMZ and other sites, causing outrage.[3][4] Officials from the United States Department
of Defense have identified all four U.S. Marines in the video and launched a criminal investigation.[5][6][7][8]
1 Content of the video
2 Perpetrators and investigation
3 Reactions
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
The video shows four men in U.S. Marine combat gear
laughing and joking as they urinate on what appear to be dead External videos
[9][10]
men somewhere in a rural part of Afghanistan. News
The video
sources describe the dead men as Taliban insurgents. There is
a wheelbarrow next to them and the scene appears as rural
farming area. One of the bodies is covered in blood and the
soldier can be heard joking "Have a great day, buddy",
"Golden like a shower" and "Yeahhhh!"[11][12] The exact location of the scene is unknown as of yet and there is
no information on whether the dead men are insurgents or local laborers.
The urinating Marines were from the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines based at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina and
a top marine general promised a criminal and internal probe.[13][14] ISAF spokesman Col. Gary Kolb told CNN,
"In extreme cases, an act such as urinating on a body could be construed as a war crime."[15] Desecrating bodies
is a crime under US military law and the Geneva conventions.[16]
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said that "the government of Afghanistan is deeply disturbed by a video that
shows American soldiers desecrating dead bodies of three Afghans."[17][18]
Arsala Rahmani, a leading negotiator in Karzai's peace council said that the film will have a "very, very bad
impact on peace efforts" and that "Looking at such action, the Taliban can easily recruit young people and tell
them that their country has been attacked by Christians and Jews and they must defend it."[19]
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![Video of US troops urinating on Taliban fighters - Wikipedia, the free enc... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_of_US_troops_urinating_on_Taliban_...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A video of US troops urinating on Taliban fighters was posted to websites in January 2012.[1][2] The video
went viral on YouTube, TMZ and other sites, causing outrage.[3][4] Officials from the United States Department
of Defense have identified all four U.S. Marines in the video and launched a criminal investigation.[5][6][7][8]
1 Content of the video
2 Perpetrators and investigation
3 Reactions
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
The video shows four men in U.S. Marine combat gear
laughing and joking as they urinate on what appear to be dead External videos
[9][10]
men somewhere in a rural part of Afghanistan. News
The video
sources describe the dead men as Taliban insurgents. There is
a wheelbarrow next to them and the scene appears as rural
farming area. One of the bodies is covered in blood and the
soldier can be heard joking "Have a great day, buddy",
"Golden like a shower" and "Yeahhhh!"[11][12] The exact location of the scene is unknown as of yet and there is
no information on whether the dead men are insurgents or local laborers.
The urinating Marines were from the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines based at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina and
a top marine general promised a criminal and internal probe.[13][14] ISAF spokesman Col. Gary Kolb told CNN,
"In extreme cases, an act such as urinating on a body could be construed as a war crime."[15] Desecrating bodies
is a crime under US military law and the Geneva conventions.[16]
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said that "the government of Afghanistan is deeply disturbed by a video that
shows American soldiers desecrating dead bodies of three Afghans."[17][18]
Arsala Rahmani, a leading negotiator in Karzai's peace council said that the film will have a "very, very bad
impact on peace efforts" and that "Looking at such action, the Taliban can easily recruit young people and tell
them that their country has been attacked by Christians and Jews and they must defend it."[19]
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