But it's ok to piss on American civil liberties, human rights, torture, rendition, assassinations and invade other countries killing thousands of civillians across the world....THAT'S ok.
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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta condemned as "utterly deplorable" a video that purports to depict four US Marines urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters. He said such behavior is "entirely inappropriate for members of the United States military" and those responsible will be held accountable.
The Marine Corps said on Wednesday it would investigate the YouTube video but had not yet verified its origin or authenticity. The case has been referred to the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, the Navy's worldwide law enforcement arm.
The video, posted on the Internet, shows men in Marine combat gear, standing in a semi-circle over three bodies. It is not clear whether the dead were Taliban or civilians or someone else. The title on the posting called them Taliban insurgents but it was unclear who added that title, Marine Corps officials in Washington said.
The reaction from Afghanistan was angry.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned the video as "completely inhumane." The Afghan Defense Ministry called it "shocking." And the Taliban issued a statement accusing US forces of committing numerous "indignities" against the Afghan people.
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