Army's new Photo Scandal: Photos released by LA Times show American troops posing with human remains
Sadly, this behavior is a common part of war.
Put young people in a situation like that, train them to hate the enemy and this is what you sometimes get
(just look at the suicide bombers that they are posing with.)
Now the Facebook generation is once again breaking through the
censorship to bring such common features of war to a mass audience, like TV did in the late sixties.
Are these the same photos that Der Spiegel published last year which the Pentagon apologized for?
(was going to post this in LBN if maddezmom hadn't already posted the original Los Angeles Times article here) --
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-afghan-photos-20120418,0,5032601.story
U.S. troops posed with body parts of Afghan bombers (warning graphic photos at the link)
Here's Salon's take on it:
[font face="New York" size="5"]The armys new photo scandal[/font] (Salon) By Tim Fitzsimons, GlobalPost
Photos released by the LA Times show American troops posing with the corpses of Afghan suicide bombers
The Los Angeles Times released photos on Wednesday showing American troops posing with the mangled corpses of Afghan suicide bombers, leading the Pentagon to issue a strongly worded statement condemning the actions in the pictures, which were taken in 2010.
The photos were provided to the newspaper by a soldier distressed about the actions of his division. (semi-related link -- courtesy LG) He sent 18 photos saying they pointed “to a breakdown in leadership and discipline that he believed compromised the safety of the troops,” the newspaper wrote. The Army requested the newspaper withhold the images.
In a statement, the Pentagon said, “The secretary is also disappointed that despite our request not to publish these photographs, the Los Angeles Times went ahead. The danger is that this material could be used by the enemy to incite violence against U.S. and Afghan service members in Afghanistan.” The Pentagon promised to take all measures necessary to protect troops from a public backlash.
“These images by no means represent the values or professionalism of the vast majority of U.S. troops serving in Afghanistan today,” Pentagon spokesman George Little said.
The LA Times quoted its editor, Davan Maharaj, as saying, “After careful consideration, we decided that publishing a small but representative selection of the photos would fulfill our obligation to readers to report vigorously and impartially on all aspects of the American mission in Afghanistan, including the allegation that the images reflect a breakdown in unit discipline that was endangering U.S. troops.”
The U.S. military is still reeling from the January release of a video showing Marines urinating on Afghan corpses, and riots in February following the news that troops burned copies of the Quran, Islam’s holy book. Those riots killed 30 Afghans and six Americans. In March, Army sergeant Robert Bales went on a shooting rampage and killed 17 Afghan civilians, including 9 children. Bales has been charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder, according to the Associated Press.
CNN reported that the paper told the Pentagon about the pictures in March, which resulted in a criminal investigation. George Wright, an Army spokesman, said, “such actions fall short of what we expect of our uniformed service members in deployed areas,” according to the LA Times.
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Not sure what that signifies but the other side seems to be just as hate-filled.
Or it's just a cultural disconnect: they're willing to kill themselves on the off chance of blowing up an American; we're willing to kill innumerable Afghans so long as an American doesn't die.
from Occupationists and Invaders.
It is amazing...if one thinks about it for more than a second or two...isn't it? 
they know to get them out of there...even if they never thought of "Court Martial."
It's what happens when Soldiers realize they are fighting for NOTHING but their OWN SURVIVAL and know the "Folks at Home" will just laugh at them throwing up a burned foot or arm in front of a Camera ...and Laughing hysterically at it.
It's the Stuff the Limbaugh and Faux Military GET OFF ON... Great Video/Great Theater and NOTHING CHANGES.
It's WAR...and it's never PRETTY...except on CNN and other Propaganda Sources. 
The question is... are they motivated by hatred, or morbid curiosity and fatigue?
I'll give them that. I sure as hell wouldn't want to be over there examining burned corpses for body parts..
And most of us here who haven't had to do that...wouldn't want to do it and maybe those here who have never want to revisit it ever again and will understand how WAR causes folks to act in ways they might not do in "home situations."
Still there are always the "Jokers" who thrive off gruesomeness and war and killing. Those are the ones that one worries about when they get home. But, the others will also be worries because of the PTSD.. So, the costs of War are very high. 
It corrupts the souls of the good-hearted and makes the Jokers meaner.
they were going to the US Invasion of these Countries to AVENGE 9/11.. IDEALSTS many...those lacking JOB but figuring it's a good GiG to get money for College another.
THEY WERE DUPED...
We don't know the background of this latest group of Soldiers who are ACTING OUT with Afghani Body Parts...but, it would be interesting to know their background because WAR...ENDLESS WAR and using people as SPEAR/ CANNON/GUN FIRE throughout the Ages has ALWAYS caused a backlash from those who have to do the GRISLEY/DIRTY/CLEAN UP Stuff!
After awhile WAR/DEATH/DESTRUCTION...and HUMAN TOLL becomes too much for even the MOST MACHO amongst us.
