US denies criminal wrongdoing in Taleban body burnings

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http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2005/November/subcontinent_November923.xml§ion=subcontinent

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - The US military on Saturday denied its troops committed any criminal wrongdoing in the burning of two Taleban rebels’ bodies, claiming they did so for hygienic reasons, but said four soldiers face disciplinary action over the incident. snip

“This posed an increasing health concern for our soldiers,” Kamiya said. “The criminal investigation proved there was no violation of the rules of war.”

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1. Using cremation to taunt other militants.

They're gonna hate us for centuries over shit like this.

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2. No violation of rules huh?

OK.... The taunting and psyops were just a spur-of-the-movement inspiration. I mean, they were burning anyway. Might as well not let the oppurtunity "go to waste". (sarcasm)

Then the 4 mercenaries burned in Fallujah weren't desecrated, it was only for "hygenic" purposes.

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3. This sounds like some double talk one would expect from Kim Jong-il n/t