Obama Carries Torch of Contempt for Humanity
cb editor note:
Afghanistan – “The institution of the Marine Corps will not rest until the allegations and the events surrounding them have been resolved”, “We remain fully committed to upholding the Geneva Convention, the Laws of War, and our own core values.” Gen. James F. Amos, the commandant of the Marine Corps. excerpt Washington Post 2012
Guantanamo – Army Private Brandon Neely, describes body searches undertaken for no legitimate security purpose, simply to sexually invade and humiliate the prisoners. A key part of the Bush program included invasion of the bodies of prisoners in a way that might be deemed rape by instrumentality under US federal and state criminal statutes. excerpt Harpers, 2009
Abu Ghraib – human rights violations in the form of physical, psychological, and sexual abuse, including torture, reports of rape, sodomy and homicide of prisoners held in the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. These acts were committed by military police personnel of the United States Army together with additional US governmental agencies. excerpt Wiki 2004.
Disgusting Video of US Soldiers Desecrating Afghani Corpses
Local Editor – moqawama.org
Newly-surfaced video footage has shown US marines treating dead members of the Taliban militant group with utmost immorality.
The video, which was posted on the video-sharing website YouTube as well as other websites on Wednesday, shows four US Marine Corps in camouflage uniforms making lewd jokes, while urinating on the bodies of three Afghanis.
It was not immediately known where and when the incident took place.
The caption refers to the corpses as “dead Talibans,” but it was unclear if they were civilians or fighters killed after a battle. The bodies are dressed in Afghan-style clothing; the chest of one male corpse appears to be soaked in blood.
The US Marine Corps has said it would investigate the video, calling the actions of the troops caught on the video disgusting. “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,” it said in a statement.
The desecration of the corpses has drawn the anger of the Muslims in the US. A US-based Muslim civil rights group condemned the heinous incident in a letter to US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta.
Meanwhile, residents in the southern city of Kandahar as well as in the capital Kabul staged rallies on Thursday to slam the desecration of the corpses, saying the US marines committed crimes.
The demonstrators said “Since they’ve committed such a crime, we don’t want them anymore on our soil, we don’t like foreign soldiers to be on our soil and they have to leave.” …source
