It just gets sadder, and sadder. The truly sad thing is, that the right
wing lemmings here will somehow act like this isn't a big deal!

Report: U.S. Troops Burned Taliban Bodies
By MERAIAH FOLEY, Associated Press Writer

Wednesday, October 19, 2005


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(10-19) 22:12 PDT SYDNEY, Australia (AP) --


The U.S. military said Wednesday it was investigating a report carried
on an Australian television network that claimed American soldiers in
Afghanistan burned the bodies of two Taliban fighters and then used the
action to taunt other Islamic militants.


The SBS television network broadcast video footage that purportedly
showed U.S. soldiers burning the bodies of the suspected Taliban
fighters in the hills outside the southern village of Gonbaz, near the
former Taliban stronghold of Kandahar.


The network said the footage was taken by a freelance journalist,
Stephen Dupont, who told The Associated Press he was embedded with the
173rd Airborne Brigade of the U.S. Army earlier this month. Dupont said
the burnings happened on Oct. 1.


In the footage, which was seen by the AP, two soldiers who spoke with
American accents later read taunting messages that the SBS said were
broadcast to the village, which was believed to be harboring Taliban
soldiers.


Dupont said the soldiers responsible for the taunting messages were
part of a U.S. Army psychological operations unit.


The U.S. military said the Army Criminal Investigation Division had
opened an investigation into alleged misconduct that included "the
burning of dead enemy combatant bodies under inappropriate
circumstances."


"This command takes all allegations of misconduct or inappropriate
behavior seriously and has directed an investigation into circumstances
surrounding this allegation," Maj. Gen. Jason Kamiya said in a
statement the U.S. base in Bagram, Afghanistan.


Shortly after the bodies were burned, the soldiers from the
psychological operations unit allegedly read out taunting messages
about the act over a loudspeaker to the nearby village, according to a
transcript of the program.


"Taliban, you are all cowardly dogs. You allowed your fighters to be
laid down facing west and burned. You are too scared to come down and
retrieve their bodies," said one message read by a soldier, according
to the transcript.


The footage did not show the messages being broadcast, though it did
show some military vehicles were fitted with speakers and playing loud
music.


Dupont told the AP the messages had been broadcast in the local dialect
but were translated into English for him by members of the Army
psychological operations unit.


He declined to provide further information, however, saying his agent
was now handling all queries about the footage.


Cremation of bodies is not part of Islamic tradition, which calls for
remains to be washed, prayed over, wrapped in white cloth and buried
within 24 hours.


Dupont said the soldiers who burned the bodies said they did so for
hygiene reasons. However, Dupont said the incendiary messages later
broadcast by the U.S. army psychological operations unit indicated they
were aware that the cremation would be perceived as a desecration.


"They used that as a psychological warfare, I guess you'd call it. They
used the fact that the Taliban were burned facing west (toward Mecca),"
Dupont told SBS. "They deliberately wanted to incite that much anger
from the Taliban so the Taliban could attack them ... . That's the only
way they can find them."


Ameer Ali, the head of the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils,
said burning a body would be considered a desecration in the Islamic
faith.


The SBS report suggested the deliberate burning of bodies could violate
the Geneva Conventions governing the treatment of enemy remains in
wartime. Under the Geneva Conventions, soldiers must ensure that the
"dead are honorably interred, if possible according to the rites of the
religion to which they belonged."


Furthermore, the rules state that bodies should not be cremated,
"except for imperative reasons of hygiene or for motives based on the
religion of the deceased."

When you see the pics Guzzi-boy then believe it.

if rules are broken, then hold the breakers accountable.

No spin about it Caesarhead.

On 20 Oct 2005 05:08:13 -0700, presented the group with
another cut'n'paste, which he may not have read.

Kevin, perhaps you should post it another half dozen times.

Have you discussed your potty training with an adult in your life? How can you
make comments about another's wife, yet go bananas when someone mentions either
of your parents?

Do you see any logic in this?


--
John H

"The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant: It's just that they know so much that isn't so."

Ronald Reagan

Harry,
Are you hectoring JohnH again?


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
PocoLoco wrote:
On 20 Oct 2005 05:08:13 -0700, presented the group
with
another cut'n'paste, which he may not have read.

Kevin, perhaps you should post it another half dozen times.

Have you discussed your potty training with an adult in your life? How
can you
make comments about another's wife, yet go bananas when someone mentions
either
of your parents?

Do you see any logic in this?


--
John H


Pot, kettle, black.

On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 09:46:12 -0400, "The One and Only Smithers"
wrote:

Harry,
Are you hectoring JohnH again?


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
PocoLoco wrote:
On 20 Oct 2005 05:08:13 -0700, presented the group
with
another cut'n'paste, which he may not have read.

Kevin, perhaps you should post it another half dozen times.

Have you discussed your potty training with an adult in your life? How
can you
make comments about another's wife, yet go bananas when someone mentions
either
of your parents?

Do you see any logic in this?


--
John H


Pot, kettle, black.


Hee, hee. Makes no sense, but cute.

Do you reckon he memorized the rest of O'Reilly from night before last?

--
John H

"The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant: It's just that they know so much that isn't so."

Ronald Reagan

"PocoLoco" wrote in message
...
On 20 Oct 2005 05:08:13 -0700, presented the group with
another cut'n'paste, which he may not have read.

Kevin, perhaps you should post it another half dozen times.

Have you discussed your potty training with an adult in your life? How can
you
make comments about another's wife, yet go bananas when someone mentions
either
of your parents?

Do you see any logic in this?

Kevin is "Stuck on Stupid"



--
John H

"The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant: It's
just that they know so much that isn't so."

Ronald Reagan

Harry is cute isn't he, Kevin and Harry bring joy to all who reads their
words of wit. ; )

Is it just me, or have you noticed that both Kevin and Harry seems to harbor
some very deep seated anger.

"PocoLoco" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 09:46:12 -0400, "The One and Only Smithers"
wrote:

Harry,
Are you hectoring JohnH again?


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
PocoLoco wrote:
On 20 Oct 2005 05:08:13 -0700, presented the group
with
another cut'n'paste, which he may not have read.

Kevin, perhaps you should post it another half dozen times.

Have you discussed your potty training with an adult in your life? How
can you
make comments about another's wife, yet go bananas when someone
mentions
either
of your parents?

Do you see any logic in this?


--
John H


Pot, kettle, black.


Hee, hee. Makes no sense, but cute.

Do you reckon he memorized the rest of O'Reilly from night before last?

--
John H

"The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant: It's
just that they know so much that isn't so."

Ronald Reagan

On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 09:54:33 -0400, "P Fritz"
wrote:


"PocoLoco" wrote in message
.. .
On 20 Oct 2005 05:08:13 -0700, presented the group with
another cut'n'paste, which he may not have read.

Kevin, perhaps you should post it another half dozen times.

Have you discussed your potty training with an adult in your life? How can
you
make comments about another's wife, yet go bananas when someone mentions
either
of your parents?

Do you see any logic in this?

Kevin is "Stuck on Stupid"

Well, I'm trying not to get into calling names, but he sure does make it rough.
I honestly believe he can work through some of his problems with the right help.
I would like to see some of his liberal friends giving him some help also, but I
can understand their reluctance to do so. He'd probably start calling them names
also!

--
John H

"The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant: It's just that they know so much that isn't so."

Ronald Reagan

On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 10:02:44 -0400, "The One and Only Smithers"
wrote:

Harry is cute isn't he, Kevin and Harry bring joy to all who reads their
words of wit. ; )

Is it just me, or have you noticed that both Kevin and Harry seems to harbor
some very deep seated anger.

I know you may have some doubts about my ability to diagnose psychological
problems, but I *did* minor in Psychology.

Therefore, I will say again, the problem is their potty training. The anger they
demonstrate here is totally misdirected, unless one of us was involved in their
potty training.

I wasn't.

Were you?

--
John H

"The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant: It's just that they know so much that isn't so."

Ronald Reagan

"PocoLoco" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 09:54:33 -0400, "P Fritz"

wrote:


"PocoLoco" wrote in message
.. .
On 20 Oct 2005 05:08:13 -0700, presented the group
with
another cut'n'paste, which he may not have read.

Kevin, perhaps you should post it another half dozen times.

Have you discussed your potty training with an adult in your life? How
can
you
make comments about another's wife, yet go bananas when someone
mentions
either
of your parents?

Do you see any logic in this?

Kevin is "Stuck on Stupid"

Well, I'm trying not to get into calling names, but he sure does make it
rough.
I honestly believe he can work through some of his problems with the right
help.
I would like to see some of his liberal friends giving him some help also,
but I
can understand their reluctance to do so. He'd probably start calling them
names
also!

I've run into the "kevin types" many times before.......there seems to be a
lot of them in the construction trades.....the name calling and threats of
physical violence is all they have.


--
John H

"The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant: It's
just that they know so much that isn't so."

Ronald Reagan