US MILITARY SINKS TO NEW LOW


Afghan President Hamid Karzai has condemned a video appearing to show four uniformed U.S. Marines urinating on the corpses of three Afghan men. Karzai said in a statement: "This act by American soldiers is simply inhuman and condemnable in the strongest possible terms." The video was posted online Wednesday. In the video one Marine says, "Have a great day, buddy." Another jokes, "Golden, like a shower." The Marines said it had launched an investigation. CNN reports the Marines in the video are carrying 30-caliber sniper rifles and wearing helmets issued to members of Marine Corps sniper teams. Desecration of a body by U.S. troops could be considered a potential war crime. Local Afghan residents warned the video could derail the possibility of peace talks with the Taliban.