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| US attacked on mistreatment of dead Talibs |
| 2005-10-20 |
| US mistreatment claims inquiry From correspondents in Iraq October 20, 2005 THE US-led coalition force in Afghanistan said today it was investigating media claims that US soldiers burned the bodies of two suspected Taliban militants and used the evidence to threaten locals. The allegations were made in a report broadcast on SBS yesterday which said the soldiers afterwards used the burning to insult villagers to try to make them co-operate with coalition troops. Members of the US 173rd Airborne said they burned the suspected militants for health reasons after the bodies had been left out in the open for more than 24 hours, according to SBS's Dateline program. SBS loves to attack the US. Because you don't win media awards for unbiased coverage. In Australia, you win media awards for criticising the establishment, embarrassing Governments enough to force an inquiry or measurable change of policy. That is the criteria. THat impresses media judges. Walkleys, here we come! That means salary increases, job promotion, kudos. The fact that insulting a culture by burning a dead body shouldn't mean diddley squat when you are at war doesn't factor in to anything. No walkleys for that because Multiculti media award culture says that the worst crime you can commit is to offend a minority culture. Worse than killing someone or being killed in war. The allegations were being investigated by the Army Criminal Investigation Division, a statement from the coalition force based at the Bagram Airfield north of the capital Kabul said. "This command takes all allegations of misconduct or inappropriate behaviour seriously and has directed an investigation into circumstances surrounding this allegation," coalition commander Major General Jason Kamiya said. If the allegations are substantiated, "corrective action will be taken," he said. Why? Burn the bodies in pig fat and face 'em West! If it helps win the war by disrespecting the muslims, who gives a rats? Should be officially approved. "This command does not condone the mistreatment of enemy combatants or the desecration of their religious and cultural beliefs," Maj-Gen Kamiya said. But we don't criticise them for hacking the heads of journalists, we just have to ponder why do they hate us... The report said the suspected Taliban deaths occurred during an ambush of a US patrol in which one American and one Afghan army soldier were killed ahead of Afghanistan's parliamentary elections last month. US officials used the burning of the bodies, deeply offensive to Muslims who bury their dead within 24 hours, to taunt villagers suspected of harbouring insurgents, it said. The program showed footage of the burning corpses and replayed broadcasts of inflammatory messages from US troops to villagers. "Attention Taliban, you are all cowardly dogs," one message reportedly said. "You allowed your fighters to be laid down facing west and burned. You are too scared to retrieve their bodies. This just proves you are the lady boys we always believed you to be." Another stated: "You attack and run away like women. You call yourself Talibs but you are a disgrace to the Muslim religion and you bring shame upon your family. Come and fight like men instead of the cowardly dogs you are." The Geneva Convention requires soldiers to dispose of war dead in an honourable fashion and "if possible, according to the rites of the religion to which the deceased belonged." Geneva convention does not apply to non-uniformed combatants which the Taliban fighters were not. How convenient to leave that out. |
| Posted by:anon1 |
| #15 They look and smell like Jawas [or at least tall ones], so what would do with them? |
| Posted by: Anginemp Hupolurong7319 2005-10-20 23:07 |
| #14 Michael Jackson was burned once during a Pepsi commerical, and all he said was "Ouww". Okay, what did one burning taliwacker say to the PsyOpns guy? Stop, you're burning me up! |
| Posted by: Captain America, esq 2005-10-20 21:29 |
| #13 There are plenty of people in Afghanistan who despise the Taliban. Next time PLEASE just drop these Taliban (dead or alive) off with THEM! Then simply be prepared to say: "Oh crap, they BURNED them???" it's best to have practiced saying this on front of a mirror |
| Posted by: Justrand 2005-10-20 21:08 |
| #12 Hey, these people like blowing themselves up. The fellas were just helping them spontaeously combust. No harm in that... |
| Posted by: Ol Dirty American 2005-10-20 17:47 |
| #11 Smokin' Talibs! Do they sizzle or simply simmer? |
| Posted by: Elmising Glolutch1824 2005-10-20 17:19 |
| #10 Worms and buzzards gotta eat too... |
| Posted by: mojo 2005-10-20 17:15 |
| #9 Mmmmmm... dude kebab! |
| Posted by: Homer Simpson 2005-10-20 17:01 |
| #8 "Hey....what are you all talking about? I used those white phosphorous grenades just to destroy their uniforms and equipment...." |
| Posted by: Mark E. 2005-10-20 16:25 |
| #7 You mean we should of used naplam? |
| Posted by: plainslow 2005-10-20 15:04 |
| #6 An enemy combatant can hope for nothing more than swift onset lead poisoning. Many other more percussive alternatives do not even leave sufficient remains to identify. Of course, our troops' actions can only be far more heinous than that of those who merely saw someone's head off at a languid pace. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2005-10-20 12:26 |
| #5 This is disappointing. Where are the insults referring to the talib's mustaches or their monkey and pig sires? I'm sure a First Sargeant could have shamed the talibs into committing suicide on the spot with insults incorporating goats, girls, and (and nonexisting taliban) gonads. Send these soldiers to a refresher course at the Defence Insult School. |
| Posted by: ed 2005-10-20 12:25 |
| #4 "if possible, according to the rites of the religion to which the deceased belonged." Why should our soldiers tend to the Muslim religous rites of people who regarded them as infidels and tried to kill them? Why should anyone have to participate in religous rites outside their own religion? I'm not for abusing bodies, but dead enemies should not get special priviledges. |
| Posted by: Darrell 2005-10-20 12:20 |
| #3 "Offensive to Muslims"? What isn't? Oh, I know. Next time just cut the heads off. They seem cool with that. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-10-20 11:56 |
| #2 This is really upsetting. What a waste of good pig fodder! |
| Posted by: Dar 2005-10-20 11:50 |
| #1 Shoot...sounds like a waste of good lighter fluid to me. |
| Posted by: anymouse 2005-10-20 11:38 |