美國確認視頻中虐待塔利班成員遺體的美海軍陸戰隊員
U.S. investigators believe they have identified and questioned at least two of the four Marines seen on video urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban fighters.
Senior Marine officials with knowledge of the investigation say the four were members of a 1,000-man battalion from Camp LeJeune, ((in the southern U.S. state of )) North Carolina. The battalion recently completed a combat tour in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, where it lost seven of its members during clashes with the Taliban. The officials also say the four men appear to be part of the battalion's sniper team, based on their gear and weapons that they are carrying in the video. Top U.S. officials, including Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have condemned the video, Panetta calling it "utterly deplorable." On Friday, the commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan expressed his outrage over the video. General John Allen, currently traveling in the United States, said such acts must be condemned in the "strongest manner possible." He also said those responsible would be held accountable. Several officials say that if the incident is confirmed, the Marines involved could be charged with war crimes for not treating the bodies of those killed in war honorably.美國調查人員表示，他們確認並訊問了虐待塔利班成員屍體的四名海軍陸戰隊成員中的至少兩人。一段視頻顯示，4名海軍陸戰隊員在塔利班武裝分子的屍體上撒尿。瞭解此次調查的高級海軍陸戰隊官員說，這4人是北卡羅來納州有一千人的樂潔恩營的成員。這個營最近在阿富汗南部赫爾曼德省作戰，在與塔利班的衝突中損失了7名隊員。這些官員還說，根據視頻顯示陸戰隊員配備的武器和裝備，這4名男子看來是營中狙擊隊的成員。美國國防部長帕內塔和國務卿克林頓等高級官員譴責視頻中的事件。帕內塔稱，這一事件是“極其可悲的”。星期五，駐阿富汗的國際安全援助部隊指揮官對視頻中的事件表示不滿。目前在美國的約翰.艾倫將軍說，這樣的舉動必須受到“最爲強烈的”譴責。他還說，必須追究當事人的責任。有幾名官員說，如果這一事件被證實，涉嫌此事的海軍陸戰隊將被控犯有不尊重戰爭犧牲者屍體的戰爭罪。
