US military confirm the video is authentic and that Marines from the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment from Camp Lejeune North Carolina.

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta condemned the bad behavior on Thursday and telephone Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai to say he (Leon Panetta) found the images deplorable. Quoting Defense Secretary Panetta, “This conduct is entirely inappropriate for members of the United States military and doesn’t reflect the standards or values our armed forces are sworn to uphold.”

The video was uploaded to YouTube and other websites and runs for about one minute. It shows four men in Marine combast gear standing around three corpses on the ground – urinating on them. One was heard to have said, “Have a great day, buddy.”

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai called the act “inhuman.” And the Taliban condemned the video (as expected) saying that US forces have committed war crimes against them for the past 10 years of war. Taliban recent negotiations with the US will not be stopped due to this incident.

There have been other misdeeds by US forces in the War on Terrorism. In Iraq, there was the abuses see at the Abu Ghraib prison.

But, the Taliban have also been tainted with their own misdeeds. In 1996, they brutally killed Mohammad Najibullah, the deposed communist president who was seeking refuge at a U.N. compound in Kabul. His corpse was castrated and hung from a traffic light on a busy street for everyone to see.

From the Uniformed Code of Military Justice, the desecration of the bodies of enemy combatants is a court-martial offense.

Now for my take on the matter…

Those Marines were Morons!

The four who had their peckers out to do the deed and the jerk holding the camera to record the event. If your going to take a piss on a dead enemy corpse, don’t take any pictures or video of yourself doing it! You can think it – just don’t do it for real guys!

Our young troops must also be made aware of the “larger” picture and how stupid mistakes can affect national policy or our nation’s image. Today, Uncle Sam got a bit of that golden splatter on his pants leg.

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1. Online Wall Street Journal. “In Damage Control Bid, Pentagon Calls Karzai Over Video” by JULIAN E. BARNES in Washington and MARIA ABI-HABIB in Kabul. January 12, 2012. ( http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204409004577156434037860096.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLETopStories ).
2. The Jawa Report. “Taliban Condemns Marine Pi$$ing Video As Inhumane” January 12, 2012. ( http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/210743.php ).

China has been building up is ships and anti-ship weapons in recent years. China may try so to flex its muscle and limit access to those seas. And the US Navy is working on a strategy to keep the south China sea and Western Pacific open to international shipping.

Quote: “Over the long term, China will have the greatest potential, I view, to affect the economic and the security dynamics throughout the region and perhaps the world,” he said. “Their economic strength has grown. They have great regional capability and capacity, and it’s growing.

“And under circumstances, that capability could limit access in the region.” Admiral Jonathan Greenert stated.

Almost half of the US Navy is deployed to the Pacific now. end quote.

Council on Foreign Relations analyst Max Boot is an advisor to the Mitt Romney presidential campaign, has told the governor that many of China’s neighbors – including Vietnam, are looking towards the United States for leadership.

“The Chinese navy has become very aggressive in trying to push out the navies of the Philippines, Japan and other local powers to extend Chinese sovereignty beyond what international law would allow. Everybody would like to see China have a peaceful rise.” Mr. Boot said.

Mr. Boot also added the following: “I think we have to preserve the balance of power in the Pacific. But unfortunately, right now, I see the balance of power tilting against us. And I see a further tilt unless we actually increase our defense spending and expand the size of our Navy, in particular, which I think is at a dangerously low level.”
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1. The Washington Times. “Navy readies for Chinese power grab on shipping” by Rowan Scarborough. January 11, 2012. (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jan/10/navy-readies-for-chinese-power-grab-on-shipping/).

Quote: Argentine patrol commanders carrying out interceptions near the South American coast told Spanish captains they were in violation of Argentina’s “legal” blockade of sea channels to the Falklands. end quote.

Argentina is operating a blockade of the Falkland Islands now? Too bad the American Mainstream News Media wanted to talked about a shopper spraying pepper spray or about (now former) presidential candidate Hermain Cain’s female problems. Our news media has focus on Iran getting ahold of one of our drones.

But the ‘forgotten’ Falklands don’t rate any mention on the news channels. Until some blood is spilt and only then will we ‘hear’ about the Falklands.

There was a warning letter sent to the Spanish government in Madrid Spain, that the Falklands, South Gerogia, and the South Sandwich Islands and adjoining maritime spaces are an integral part of the Argentine territory.

President Cristina Kirchner has steadily become more beligerent towards Britain’s South Atlantic possessions. And shes been busy for the past few years.

Argentina’s claim of the Falkland Islands has been backed by a newly formed block of South American and Caribbean countries (CELAC). On December 3rd, CELAC gave unanimous approval to Argentina’s claim to those islands.

Mrs. Kirchner used the last UN General Assembly meeting to put forth Argentina’s claims of sovereignty was on a par with Palestinian claims to it’s statehood.

The blockade is economic warfare and the Falkland’s lifeline is most affected by this. Quote: It(Argentina) announced permits were required by all ships using Argentine waters en route to the Falklands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, all of which are UK controlled.

Argentina declared vessels were “operating illegally” in the South Atlantic if they did not request permission to enter Argentine waters. The authorities declared their willingness “to put an end to all those illegal fishing activities”. end quote.

So far, only the sealanes have been threathen. But Mrs. Kirchner also wants to expand that to the air bridge.

And what are Great Britain’s options right now? For now, the British Foreign Office has submitted a official complaint about Argentina’s actions. quote: “We are aware that Argentina has recently challenged vessels transiting between the Falklands and the port of Montevideo,” the spokesman said. “The UK has protested to Argentina. We consider that it is not compliant with international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. end quote.

In my other blog (link below) back in March of this year, I wrote about the the UK getting rid of its aircraft carriers before their replacments are built and operational. For now, Great Britain doesn’t have that ace up its sleeve to use. In my opionion, it would be only a submarine war if this conflict goes hot again.

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1. Telegraph. “” by Fergus MacErlean. December 5, 2011. ( http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/falklandislands/8936750/Argentina-launches-naval-campaign-to-isolate-Falkland-Islands.html ).
2. Aerospace Technology Paranormal and UFO News blog. “There was once a British Royal Navy” by shanksow. March 28, 2011. (http://aerospacedreams.blogspot.com/2011/03/there-was-once-british-royal-navy.html).  image from AFP/Getty of Port Stanley, Falkland Islands.

So this is great news overall. But this blogger still thinks that this was a war the US should have stayed out of. To me, it was just another “Operation Useless Dirt.”

Quoting Reuters:  His body, bloodied, half naked, Gaddafi’s trademark long curls hanging limp around a rarely seen bald spot, was delivered, a prize of war, to Misrata, the city west of Sirte whose siege and months of suffering at the hands of Gaddafi’s artillery and sniper made it a symbol of the rebel cause.

A quick and secret burial was due later on Friday.

“It’s time to start a new Libya, a united Libya,” Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril declared. “One people, one future.” end quote.

For 42 years, this bastard ruled Libya, was a thorn in the side of Western civilization. Connected to the 1988 Lockerbie, Scotland, Pan Am flight 103 bombing and crash which killed 270 people.

Supposely, he was discovered in his hiddy hole – a sewage pipe from which he was hauled out of. He was then shot in the arm and then into a truck where the truck was caught in a crossfire. Gaddafi was struck in the head and it was uncertain which side: loyalists or Rebels, that can claim his death.

There is some brief video footage of his capture, beating and being hauled away to which gunshots were heard (that might have actually ended his life??).

Gaddafi’s son Mo’tassim, was also seen in that video, bleeding-but alive. But later, he too was killed.  Does this end this latest “Operation Useless Dirt?”  Hell no!  There are other places in Africa for the USA to butt its nose into as far as our current President thinks.

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1. Reuters. “Gaddafi killed in hometown, Libya eyes future” by Rania El Gamal and Tim Gaynor. October 20, 2011. ( http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/20/us-libya-idUSTRE79F1FK20111020 ).
2. Huff Post. “Muammar Gaddafi Killed, Captured In Sirte: (GRAPHIC VIDEO)”. October 20, 2011. ( http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/20/muammar-gaddafi-killed_n_1021462.html?ref=muammar-gaddafi ).
3. Wikipedia. “Muammar Gaddafi” ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muammar_Gaddafi).

The US-born radicalize Islamist cleric and al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki has beenrubbed out (to use a old fashion gangester term) by one of our (in)famous CIA Drones!

The drone fired two missiles at a convoy on Friday that mission controllers believed to contain Anwar al-Awlaki and his party.

In the reuters article, it was reported that we missed getting him back in May this year. The US increased the number of drone strikes in Yemen to keep al Qaeda off balance – especially after the successful hit on Osama bin Laden in May.

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1. The Jawa Report. “American Traitor Anwar al-Awlaki Killed in Yemen! Upd: Traitor Who Threatened Rusty’s Family, Samir Khan (aka, Inshallahshaheed) Also Dead!!!! Yemen rumors: Awlaki Dead, Awlaki Alive” by Rusty. September 30, 2011. (http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/209597.php).
2. Reuters.com. “CIA drone kills U.S.-born al Qaeda cleric in Yemen” by Erika Solomon and Mohammed Ghobari. September 30, 2011. (http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/30/us-yemen-awlaki-idUSTRE78T0W320110930).

North Korean Mini Sub

Well. Time has flown by hasn’t it?  It is now one year after the April 20, 2010, Deepwater Horizon oil Rig explosion.  BP, on the first year anniversary; is sueing other companies.  Transocean, Cameron International and Halliburton.