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Marine Corps says snipers posted with Nazi SS symbol in Afghanistan
Fox News ^ | February 10th, 2012 | Fox News

Posted on 02/10/2012 4:37:35 AM PST by KantianBurke

SAN DIEGO – The Marine Corps on Thursday once again did damage control after a photograph surfaced of a sniper team in Afghanistan posing in front of a flag with a logo resembling that of the notorious Nazi SS -- a special unit that murdered millions of Jews, gypsies and others. The Corps said in a statement that using the symbol was not acceptable, but the Marines in the photograph taken in September 2010 will not be disciplined because investigators determined it was a naive mistake. The Marines believed the SS symbol was meant to represent sniper scouts and never intended to be associated with a racist organization, said Maj. Gabrielle Chapin, a spokeswoman at Camp Pendleton, where the Marines were based.

Rabbi Marvin Hier, founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, headquartered in Los Angeles, said he does not buy the explanation that posing with the flag was an innocent mistake and insisted the American public has a right to know what happened.

"If you look at any book on the Nazi period, this is the dreaded symbol of the SS, and to have a Marine Corps unit adopt it and put it beside the American flag when 200,000 Americans died to free the world of that dreaded symbol is just beyond the pale," he said.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; marines; ss
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Color me skeptical that the Marine in question who owned the flag had no idea about its origins. And while one should roll their eyes about the hoopla surrounding peeing on dead insurgents, Nazi idolatry has no place in our military.
1 posted on 02/10/2012 4:37:48 AM PST by KantianBurke
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To: KantianBurke

These guys are bad asses that kill the enemy and instill terror. Let them work.


2 posted on 02/10/2012 4:43:21 AM PST by 762X51
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To: 762X51

Yes, they are badasses, and we should let them work. Nazi insignia, however, have no place in anyone’s military.


3 posted on 02/10/2012 4:46:21 AM PST by dinodino
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To: 762X51

"Nuts"

4 posted on 02/10/2012 4:48:16 AM PST by KantianBurke (Where was the Tea Party when Dubya was spending like a drunken sailor?)
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To: KantianBurke
"The image has since surfaced on an Internet blog, sparking widespread outrage and calls for a full investigation and punishment, including bringing those in the photograph and anyone who condoned it to court martial."

Liberals, always out to ruin peoples lives. Chew them out and move on.
5 posted on 02/10/2012 4:53:37 AM PST by Old Teufel Hunden
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To: 762X51

Has anyone a picture of what this supposed SS symbol looked like? That might add some context - maybe it is a stretch to interpret as Nazi-like.


6 posted on 02/10/2012 4:54:04 AM PST by 2harddrive
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To: KantianBurke
The Corps said in a statement that using the symbol was not acceptable, but the Marines in the photograph taken in September 2010 will not be disciplined because investigators determined it was a naive mistake.

A result, no doubt, from receiving a public school education.

7 posted on 02/10/2012 4:54:09 AM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: KantianBurke
"Nuts", times two...
Photobucket
8 posted on 02/10/2012 4:56:10 AM PST by PowderMonkey (WILL WORK FOR AMMO)
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To: KantianBurke

I agree with you about Nazi idolatry. But considering how many high school grads can’t even find the Pacific Ocean on a map, I find it believable that they were really that clueless.


9 posted on 02/10/2012 4:56:39 AM PST by mockingbyrd
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To: KantianBurke

The keyword in the media slur against the Marines is “resembling”. Note that the current regime and their worthless adherents does not resemble the Nazis.


10 posted on 02/10/2012 4:56:44 AM PST by MrBambaLaMamba (This Message Contains Privileged Attorney-Client Communications)
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To: 2harddrive

11 posted on 02/10/2012 4:56:47 AM PST by KantianBurke (Where was the Tea Party when Dubya was spending like a drunken sailor?)
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To: KantianBurke

I saw a picture of this on CNN this morning. It’s a real stretch to compare it to a Nazi flag.


12 posted on 02/10/2012 4:57:15 AM PST by McGruff (Think Brokered Convention)
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To: 2harddrive

It doesn’t just “resemble” the SS symbol, it is the SS symbol! I wonder who came up with that bright idea…

13 posted on 02/10/2012 4:58:32 AM PST by cartan
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“It’s a real stretch to compare it to a Nazi flag.”

Not true. See post 11.


14 posted on 02/10/2012 4:59:15 AM PST by KantianBurke (Where was the Tea Party when Dubya was spending like a drunken sailor?)
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To: KantianBurke

Photoshop job?


15 posted on 02/10/2012 5:04:01 AM PST by Fresh Wind ('People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook.' Richard M. Nixon)
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Looks just like the S’s in the KISS logo.

http://rockenestadopuro.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/kiss-logo.jpg


16 posted on 02/10/2012 5:04:54 AM PST by Vigilantcitizen
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To: MrBambaLaMamba

Those are just the last two letters in the rock group “KISS”

Want to see a Nazi symbol on Fashion Wear look at Columbia Sports wear logo, a double swastika. Big deal.

It is getting to where a fellow can’t go out in a white hood anymore without somebody taking offense.

Chill out political correctness goobers.


17 posted on 02/10/2012 5:05:28 AM PST by urbanpovertylawcenter (where the law and poverty collide in an urban setting and sparks fly)
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To: Fresh Wind

Sadly no. The Corps had an investigation and initiated corrective action.


18 posted on 02/10/2012 5:05:38 AM PST by KantianBurke (Where was the Tea Party when Dubya was spending like a drunken sailor?)
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To: Fresh Wind

Sadly no. The Corps had an investigation and initiated corrective action.


19 posted on 02/10/2012 5:05:50 AM PST by KantianBurke (Where was the Tea Party when Dubya was spending like a drunken sailor?)
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To: KantianBurke

How are a bunch of young guys supposed to know that flag had anything to do with Nazis? People need to get their panties out of a wad about symbols - they mean different things to different people. Grow a spine America.


20 posted on 02/10/2012 5:08:18 AM PST by greatvikingone
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