U.S. Marines Charged for Urinating On Taliban Corpses

[cory777]

Source: TMZ

Two U.S. Marines have been charged in connection with a video TMZ posted, showing at least two American soldiers urinating on the corpses of deceased Taliban fighters, TMZ has learned ... and the men are also facing allegations involving a grenade launcher.

The USMC tells TMZ, the Marines -- Staff Sergeants Joseph W. Chamblin and Edward W. Deptola -- have been charged for "violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice" for their involvement in the urination incident.

The USMC says the incident is believed to have taken place during a counter-insurgency operation in Afghanistan on or about July 27th, 2011.

Chamblin and Deptola were also charged with other misconduct that allegedly took place, which includes:




Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2012/09/24/marines-charged-urinating-corpses-taliban-video/

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[Blue_Tires]

1. I can't imagine they'd get more than a reprimand...

[jody]

2. And all the beer they can drink at every bar near any military post? nt

[Incitatus]

12. They just created propaganda for the enemy.

That may result in more militants recruited and more Americans dead.

[Missycim]

17. Sorry I doubt this will do anything to help recruting

our mere presence does that.

[Ash_F]

3. Charged with "-- Failing to stop the indiscriminate firing of weapons"

What? They thought they'd slip that one in there and nobody would notice? Were these even Taliban fighters? I see no weapons.

[raouldukelives]

14. They appear to be males over the age of 10.

So yeah, I think we classify them as militants. I'm not sure if they are militants before they die or after. Possibly in much the same way Mormons convert dead people, we tag them as Taliban.

[Agnosticsherbet]

4. If they are facing trail, it is a Coutsmartial...

rather than non-judicial punishment.

[DeSwiss]

5. ''The fish stinks from the head......''

"If we are going to talk about rules of war...we have to start with the powerful people who chose to put those soldiers there. The No.1 war crime is starting a war...All other war crimes emanate from that first crime." ~Abby Zimet

[dixiegrrrrl]

11. Agreed.

[Solly Mack]

6. :(

[Tom Ripley]

7. The Few. The Proud. The Incontinent.

[AngryAmish]

10. well done sir

[Tom Ripley]

13. Thank you.

[Bigmack]

8. Never mind the actual charges.. they are really being charged with fucking up ...

.. by getting caught... with being caught on video.

And the worst crime of all... bringing a shitstorm of bad press down on the Corps.

That last is a Capital Offense in the Corps.

[E-Z-B]

9. Soldiers are supposed to make their superior's jobs easier, not more difficult

[Missycim]

18. not to pick nits

but they are Marines, soldiers are Army

[dawn frenzy adams]

15. Marines charged.

The body to the left, in the blue, looks like a child. Is it?

[ripcord]

16. My first thought