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Inmates at facility in Bagram tell investigating commission they were tortured and held without evidence by authorities.

http://bit.ly/wYs09k



Afghan government accuses US of torture and false imprisonment

The crisis besetting the US/NATO occupation of Afghanistan has been deepened over recent days. Its own puppet government, headed by President Hamid Karzai, has publicly accused the American military of torture and arbitrary detention at the largest US-run prison in the country.

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2012/jan2012/afgh-j10.shtml



Marines Urinating On Corpses

Video

And Americans wonder why many in the Muslim world hate us? http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30222.htm



Death, Desecration, and Afghanistan

By Hamilton Nolan

Do you know what is worse than having your dead body urinated upon? Being killed. Being shot. Being bombed.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30236.htm



This is the horror of war

How many other abuses took place off camera? How many Hadithas? How many My Lais?

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30258.htm



Rick Sanchez: ''There is a huge problem with journalism in the United States''

Video

Dana Loesch, a CNN contributor, made a statement on her radio show that she would ''drop trou and do it too.'' The act she was talking about was joining US Marines to urinate on dead Afghans.

http://bit.ly/ys2gf4



Is Our Military Addicted to 'War Porn'?

By Matthis Chiroux

To myself and the majority of veterans I associate with, the barbarity of these images is synonymous with our experiences within a military at war. No crime our brothers and sisters commit really surprises us anymore.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30274.htm


From Information Clearing House

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US Marines probe video depicting urination on corpses

New Orleans Times-Picayune

01/11/12

The Marine Corps said Wednesday it is investigating a video depicting what appears to be four Marines urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters. In a statement, the Marine Corps said it has not verified the origin or authenticity of the YouTube video. But it also said the actions portrayed are not consistent with Marine values...

http://tinyurl.com/6sqrrf3


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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Video Brings Accusations of War Crimes: Marines Urinating on Corpses
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/01/12

The Dignity of Corpses
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/01/19-1



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