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Video of U.S. Marines urinating on Taliban fighters

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286:, a conservative radio station, "Can someone explain to me if there's supposed to be a scandal that someone pees on the corpse of a Taliban fighter? Someone who, as part of an organization, murdered over 3,000 Americans? I'd drop trou and do it too. That's me though. I want a million cool points for these guys. Is that harsh to say? Come on people this is a war. What do people think this is. I am totally not politically correct. I told you this. They think that we are going to sit down and have tea." She added "Do I have a problem with that as a citizen of the United States? No, I don't." 2904: 31: 2914: 3263: 2826: 776: 2856: 208:" for their involvement in the urination incident. The two staff sergeants were officially charged with "posing for unofficial photographs with human casualties," failing to properly prevent or report misconduct by junior Marines under their command, the indiscriminate firing of a grenade launcher and the indiscriminate firing of an enemy machine gun. Lt. Gen. Mills referred both staff sergeants to a 2846: 2836: 36: 33: 32: 35: 186:: it now appeared that Waldhauser was being pressured by his superior rather than sitting as an impartial judge. In an attempt to correct his mistake, Gen Amos replaced Waldhauser with Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills. However, the issue of unlawful command influence would continue to dog the investigation. 271:
in their personnel file, and have them in full dress uniform stand before their Battalion, each personally apologize to God, Country, and Corps videotaped and conclude by singing the full US Marine Corps Hymn without a teleprompter. As for everyone else, unless you have been shot at by the Taliban,
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On January 13, 2012, Gen Amos formally appointed LtGen Waldhauser to serve as the CDA for the urination incident . . . The appointment of a CDA is a mechanism to place all necessary administrative and disciplinary action authority under a single military officer. The CDA serves as a court-martial
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On February 10, 2012, Gen Amos formally withdrew LtGen Waldhauser's CDA designation . . . explain the action as follows: 'I believe some of my comments during our recent conversation could be perceived as possibly interfering with your independent and unfettered discretion to take action in these
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A press release from Lt. Gen Mills' headquarters stated: "We hold Marines to a high standard of ethical behavior. The Marine Corps takes misconduct by Marines very seriously and is committed to holding accountable those who are responsible." The press release also indicated that "disciplinary
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and also limits their potential punishments. The maximum punishments available under a Special Court Martial is one year of confinement, a two-thirds forfeiture of pay for one year, a reduction in rank to Private and a bad conduct discharge.
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Both SSgt Chamblin and SSgt Deptola pled guilty. Pursuant to pretrial agreements, SSgt Chamblin was sentenced to be reduced in rank and fined, while SSgt Deptola was sentenced to a reduction in rank.
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next to them and the scene appears as rural farming area. One of the bodies is covered in blood and the Marines can be heard joking "Have a great day, buddy", "Golden like a shower" and "Yeahhhh!".
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cases. To protect the institutional integrity of the military justice process, and to avoid any potential issues, I withdraw your CDA designation.'
182:, and they discussed the case. Amos expressed his desire for the Marines involved to be punished harshly. These conversations created the issue of 2908: 339: 3114: 2790: 2144: 1910: 1832: 1721: 1658: 1296: 331: 168: 1086: 435: 870: 410: 3193: 3129: 2413: 2272: 1973: 1968: 342:, has seriously damaged the image of American troops before the Afghan public, and was according to the Taliban one of their reasons for their 1163: 2795: 2408: 1920: 854: 521: 355: 895: 3228: 2740: 2636: 2320: 2139: 2101: 2074: 2069: 156: 917: 938: 2939: 2330: 2315: 2267: 2262: 1930: 1653: 1643: 1391: 330:
incident said that he did it because of the American Marines who urinated on bodies in the video. The released video eroded, along with
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said, "The Marines were wrong. Give them a maximum punishment under field grade level Article 15 (non-judicial punishment), place a
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spokesman Col. Gary Kolb told CNN, "In extreme cases, an act such as urinating on a body could be construed as a war crime."
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Joseph W. Chamblin and Edward W. Deptola—have been charged in the middle of September 2012 for "violations of the
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Within a day of the video's release, internal and criminal investigations were initiated by the Marine Corps.
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On August 27, 2012 the U.S. Marine Corps announced that three Marines involved in the incident received
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is deeply disturbed by a video that shows American soldiers desecrating dead bodies of three Afghans."
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Subsequent investigation would reveal that the incident took place around July 27, 2011 during a
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said "I have seen the footage, and I find the behavior depicted in it utterly deplorable."
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actions against other Marines involved in the incident will be announced at a later date."
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Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History
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The video caused outrage in Afghanistan, the Middle East and across the world. An
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to conduct an internal investigation. Additionally, Gen. Amos directed the
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Report of Investigation: General James F. Amos, United States Marine Corps
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to conduct a criminal investigation. Desecrating bodies is a crime under
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was posted to websites in January 2012. The video was widely viewed on
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A Taliban spokesman said: "First they killed the Afghans with
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production that was the scene of tough fighting at the time.
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US Department of Defense Inspector General (July 23, 2014).
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on what appear to be dead men somewhere in a rural part of
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Chamblin has published his view of the events in a book.
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Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations
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the burning of the Muslim holy book Quran by US troops
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Jim Miklaszewski and Courtney Kube (27 August 2012).
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Graham Bowley; Matthew Rosenberg (12 January 2012).
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Video of U.S. Marines urinating on Taliban fighters
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Video of US troops urinating on Taliban fighters
Taliban
YouTube
TMZ
Afghanistan
Middle East
U.S. Marine
urinate
Afghanistan
Taliban insurgents
wheelbarrow
counter-insurgency operation
Musa Qala District
Helmand Province
opium poppy
3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines
Camp Lejeune
North Carolina
Marine Corps Commandant
James F. Amos
LtGen Steven A. Hummer
Naval Criminal Investigation Service
U.S. military law
Geneva Conventions
ISAF
Thomas Waldhauser
United Arab Emirates
unlawful command influence
non-judicial administrative punishments
Staff Sergeants

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