Posted on 01/13/2012 6:04:20 AM PST by LS
Edited on 01/13/2012 6:21:44 AM PST by Sidebar Moderator. [history]
The buzz today is Drudge's headline, "P@$$ed" and the associated Wapo blog
Most Freepers know that I'm as far from a conspiracy theorist as one gets. But this seems too convenient. You have:
a president whose polling is tanking, whose re-elect is deeply in trouble, and whose policies cannot possibly improve things in the next eight months;
a president who despises the military (there is a new book out by Michael Hastings, The Operators, reporting that Obama in Baghdad didn't want to shake any more soldiers' hands or sign books http://www.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeedpolitics/book-depicts-cranky-obama-on-baghdad-visit;
a president who desperately wants out of Afghanistan and Iraq and who has refused to take the recommendations of his senior generals;
and now, out of nowhere, a video of Marines "desecrating" the bodies of Taliban killers suddenly appears. (For the record, I seem to recall Patton urinating in the Rhine and it was cheered by the press. Also, for the record, I seem to recall Taliban/al-Qaeda types actually cutting off the heads of living Americans, and I'm supposed to get upset by urinating on the dead body of an enemy? Sorry, gotta meditate on that one).
Also for the record, to me the video is extremely staged. The bodies are neatly positioned, the Marines lined up, and obviously this wasn't spur-of-the-moment passion, er, erupting. At the end, the photographer apparently says, "Is that it?" So the video was meant to be released.
As I say, I'm no conspiracy theorist, but for an administration desperate to be hailed for something positive and desperate to radically reduce the size of the military, this little incident seems tailor made.
Doh, I’m still inept at posting links. Can someone clean up the two links for me, pretty-please?
Is the date the video was made public knowledge yet? How old is it?
Has it been in the wings, waiting for an operative to spring to the MSM?
Good points. They are acting as though it just came out.
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And some of us remember American bodies being hung from bridges.
No kidding.
One can believe that since the lame-stream media loves and adores our Nation's Military they only have their best interests for our Nation and Nation's Military in their hearts. {Dripping sarcasm}
The lame-stream would never offer aid and comfort to America's enemies. That has never happened, and there are no instances which can be referenced. {more Dripping sarcasm}
Our Nation's lame-stream media has been more than lame-stream, or Drive-By, as Rush coined. Saddened by the lame-stream leaving NO DOUBT whose side they are truly pulling for in this war, yet no surprised.
i’m reminded of a video that came out early inthe war depicting us troops raping an arab woman. turns out to have been a porn film adn those in it were the actors. i’m wondering similar worries here...
This is why traditionally the militaty has HATED diaries and any other “archival” type devices in war. THESE GUYS WERE STUPID TO TAKE PICS OF THIS!
My only issue is that it should not have been filmed.
War is hell.
Hmmmmm.....Another thought: Or Barry wants an excuse to give away the store in "negotiations", and the fallout from the pi$$ing incident provides the admin cover....
I would just like to know who took the video.
ditto
Yo, Marines! Got no problem with US Marine alpha males doing what alpha males do, piss on dead to mark their territory
But guys....just like Vegas! What goes on in Vegas stays in Vegas, ditto with taliban battle scenes
as ususal....its the video taping stupid!
They just KILLED these guys, so lets not talk about disrespecting the bodies.
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