An Internet video purporting to show a Marine singing a song that glorifies the killing of Iraqi civilians was denounced Tuesday by the US Marine Corps as "clearly inappropriate."
WASHINGTON: An Internet video purporting to show a Marine singing a song that glorifies the killing of Iraqi civilians was denounced Tuesday by the US Marine Corps as "clearly inappropriate."
The Council on American-Islamic Relations called for an investigation after drawing attention to the video, which it said was posted in March on the website YouTube.com and drew 50,000 hits.
Labeled Marine-hadji-girl, the four-minute video shows a young man in a green T-shirt, camouflage pants and combat boots on stage, playing the guitar and singing for an audience that is heard but not seen.
"I grabbed her little sister and put her in front of me. As the bullets began to fly, the blood sprayed from between her eyes, and then I laughed maniacally," CAIR quotes the lyrics as saying.
"I blew those little f**kers to eternity... They should have known they were f**king with the Marines."
It was unclear whether the Marines are attempting to determine whether the man in the video was a Marine.
The video was removed from the Internet site that originally posted it.
The Marine Corps is beset by controversy over allegations of deliberate killings of civilians by Marines in Iraq, including the death of 24 people after a roadside bombing in the town of Haditha in November.
"The video that was posted anonymously is clearly inappropriate and contrary to the high standards expected of all Marines," said Lieutenant Colonel Scott Fazekas, a Marine spokesman.
"The video is not reflective of the tremendous sacrifices and dedication demonstrated, on a daily basis, by tens of thousands of marines who have assisted the Iraqi people in gaining their freedom," he said.
"We agree with the executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations that the inappropriate actions of a few individuals should not tarnish the reputation of all American military personnel."
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