Afghan Government: U.S. ‘Very Lenient‘ (punishment for burning bodies)

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http://www.heraldnewsdaily.com/stories/news-00105549.html

Afghan Government: U.S. ‘Very Lenient‘


KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghanistan ‘s government said Monday the U.S. military has been "very lenient" in punishing American soldiers for burning the bodies of two Taliban rebels in an incident caught on camera.

"The punishment is very lenient," said Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesman Naveed Moez. "The burning of the bodies is against our Islamic and Afghan traditions. It is totally unacceptable and it should not be repeated by any means under any circumstances again."

Islam bans cremation. Afghan media have reported the alleged desecration but have not broadcast the images, and there have been no demonstrations over the incident. Still, some clerics and students compared the images to photographs of U.S. troops abusing prisoners at Iraq ‘s Abu Ghraib prison.

American commanders immediately launched an inquiry and vowed that anyone found guilty would be punished, amid fears the incident could undermine public support for their efforts against a stubborn insurgency four years after the Taliban‘s ouster.

[TomInTib]

1. What if Iraqis had used the "hygiene" excuse when they

Bar B Qued those Blackwater mercs in Fallujah?

I'm sure we sanitize all of that depleted uranium in the interest of "hygiene" as well.