US Marine sniper unit photographed with 'Nazi SS' flag (updated with photo)

[Cali_Democrat]

Last edited Thu Feb 9, 2012, 04:00 PM - Edit history (1)

Breaking according to BBC:



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16973868

US Marine sniper unit photographed with 'Nazi SS' flag
9 February 2012 Last updated at 13:35 ET

US Marine scout sniper unit in Afghanistan posed for a photo in front of a flag resembling the logo of the Nazi SS, the Marine Corps says.

In a statement, a Marine spokesman said use of the SS symbol was not acceptable, and that the Corps had now addressed the issue.

The spokesman did not specify what action had been taken

Marines in the September 2010 photo, taken in Sangin, Afghanistan, are no longer in that unit, he added.

[Lawlbringer]

1. Were they just showing their support for Ron Paul? n/t

[roguevalley]

15. stupid dumb shits. idiotic beyond words.

[izquierdista]

2. Not acceptable in what way?

Because it's too close to the truth?

[limpyhobbler]

3. "The spokesman did not specify what action had been taken"

They should give more details...were they just moved to another unit.

[gratuitous]

6. Oh, that would just be lookin' backwards to the past

We could argue all day about who was photographed with a Nazi flag, but the truth is, our star-spangled fightin' men are on the front lines of freedom, so, uh, U!S!A!

[zbdent]

4. I'm sure that will endear him

to Israelis ...

[lpbk2713]

5. What I would like to know ...

How many rpm's is Chesty Puller doing right about now?

[xchrom]

7. 'wrong' doesn't even begin to cover that. Nt

[Chuuku Davis]

8. I honestly thought that was

the real Scout/Sniper symbol for some units.

[LarryNM]

9. Photo probably Intended to convey the Message it did

Person who allegedly took the photo, Tayler Jerome, is into such right wing propaganda organizations as Generation Opportunity according to his Facebook page.

[MrScorpio]

10. White supremacists have made a point of infiltrating the US Military

I'm really not surprised by this

[Blue_Tires]

11. not really shocking

there has been a pretty long history of open or thinly veiled neo-nazism in the armed forces...I remember when McVeigh and OKC happened and the WaPo and NYT went to Bragg to retrace his steps and this was one of many rocks they kicked over...

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12. Maybe they're Kiss fans?

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[Cali_Democrat]

13. Updated to include photo. n/t

[mmonk]

14. My deceased vet father who blew a gasket when I bought a Mercedes

would not have been pleased had he seen that (he fought the Nazis).

[roguevalley]

16. my cousin forest who was airborne and saw this shit wouldn't either. >:(