The UK and the Taliban

The British military have launched an investigation into photos of British soldiers kneeling over dead Taliban fighters. These pictures were posted to LiveLeak (a website which allows any content to be posted, and active marines regularly put pictures taken during their tour of duty). These photos were taken after an attack on Camp Bastion in Afghanistan, in which many were wounded and two American marines were killed. In one such photo you can see a member of the RAF kneeling down next to a dead Taliban giving a thumbs up. Already two members of the RAF have been withdrawn from front line duties.

The Taliban flag

            I personally think it is sick for people to take delight in others deaths. The man giving the thumbs up next to the dead Taliban should not only be discharged, but should be sent to a mental correction facility. The war in Afghanistan is not something that I would want to brag about, I don’t think that any sane person would take delight in killing someone, and giving a thumbs up next to their dead body in my mind shows that these soldiers are not all alright. The actions which the British government and military take to deal with this disgusting behavior should be swift and harsh, they should send the soldiers which still are in the middle east a lesson, that this war isn’t one to brag about, and that being proud of killing other human beings is not alright.

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UK probes ‘trophy’ pictures of dead Taliban

May 10, 2014

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Aljazeera

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2014/05/uk-probes-trophy-pictures-dead-taliban-20145105202713675.html

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