Fury from Auschwitz survivors at Marine sniper squad seen in Afghanistan with SS flag

[Ulysses31]

Whether intentional or not it's pretty hard not to notice the similarities

Fury from Auschwitz survivors as U.S. Marines sniper squad is seen in Afghanistan with 'SS' flag (but they say it refers to 'scout sniper' team NOT Hitler's henchmen)

* Marine Corps confirms incident in September 2010 in Sangin, Afghanistan
* Former Marines outraged and say 'heads need to roll' in investigation
* But military probe found flag was used to identify team as scout snipers

This shocking photo shows a U.S. Marines team posing in front of a Nazi SS flag in Afghanistan.

The Marine Corps today confirmed one of its scout sniper teams posed in front of the notorious flag in September 2010 in Sangin province but insisted the issue has since been addressed internally.

Former Marines have been left outraged by the picture and are calling for a full investigation, but military officials say they have already probed the photo and confirmed it was not racially-motivated.

Outrage: The Marine Corps today confirmed one of its scout sniper teams posed in front of the notorious flag in September 2010 in Sangin province but insisted the issue has since been addressed internally

Mistake: A military probe found the SS symbol was meant to identify the Marines as scout snipers, not Nazis


‘Heads need to roll and this needs to be fully investigated,’ said Mikey Weinstein, of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation in Washington D.C. ‘This is a complete and total outrage.’

The photo shows a flag with what appear to be the letters 'SS' in the shape of jagged lightning bolts. The symbol resembles that used by SS units in World War Two.

Use of the SS symbol is not acceptable, and the issue has been looked into by the Marines, Lt Col Stewart Upton said. The Marines are no longer with the unit they were assigned to at the time.

Mr Weinstein said he has been flooded with calls from former Marines offended by the photo and from one member of his group who is a survivor of the concentration camp in Auschwitz, Poland.

Criminal organisation the SS, or Schutzstaffel, was the police and military force of the Nazi Party, which was distinct from the general army. Members pledged an oath of loyalty to Adolf Hitler.

SS units were held responsible for many war crimes and played an integral role in the extermination of millions of Jews along with gypsies and other people classed as undesirables.

Mr Weinstein said his organisation was sending a letter to the head of the Marine Corps and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta.

Master Gunnery Sergeant Mark Oliva, a spokesman at Camp Pendleton, California, said the photo was brought to the attention of the 1 Marine Expeditionary Force inspector general in November.

He found there was no intent on the part of the Marines to identify themselves with a racist group and the probe found the SS symbol was meant to identify the Marines as scout snipers, not Nazis.

But Sergeant Oliva added that it was nonetheless not acceptable. This is the second time this year the Marine Corps has had to do damage control for actions of its troops.

The Marine Corps is currently investigating a group of Marines recorded on video urinating on the dead bodies of Taliban fighters. Those Marines were based at Camp Lejune, North Carolina.


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[Hondarobot]

Re: Fury from Auschwitz survivors at Marine sniper squad seen in Afghanistan with SS

I wouldn't really call that a shocking photo. The SS flag is a stupid idea, though.

 

[Ace Bandage]

Re: Fury from Auschwitz survivors at Marine sniper squad seen in Afghanistan with SS

Okay, if you want it to stand for scout sniper, that's fine. But guess what, when people see those stylized sig runes, they think Schutzstaffel. So that means that you have to change your font.

If you had a navy blue flag with SS written on it in Times New Roman, there wouldn't be any fuss over that picture because it wouldn't look like an homage to a group responsible for the deaths of millions of people. If you walked around with a red flag that had a swastika in the middle, you'd get the same reaction. Justifiably so. Sometimes a little historical perspective and common sense go a long way in clearing up problems like this.

 

[Jenkum]

Re: Fury from Auschwitz survivors at Marine sniper squad seen in Afghanistan with SS

It is an outrage, it is disrespectful to the Germans to compare them with these American war criminal scumbags

 

[Ike Stain]

Re: Fury from Auschwitz survivors at Marine sniper squad seen in Afghanistan with SS

Yeah, I have to support these guys, what we ask them to do, but for fucks sake, change the fucking font!

They definitely deserve to get at least chewed out.

 

[Elwood70]

Re: Fury from Auschwitz survivors at Marine sniper squad seen in Afghanistan with SS

This part especially bears repeating...

Sometimes a little historical perspective and common sense go a long way in clearing up problems like this.

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

Re: Fury from Auschwitz survivors at Marine sniper squad seen in Afghanistan with SS

It is an outrage, it is disrespectful to the Germans to compare them with these American war criminal scumbags

Shit Sniffer, when are you just going to kill yourself?

 

[Mayhem]

Re: Fury from Auschwitz survivors at Marine sniper squad seen in Afghanistan with SS

Where was the outrage at the logo of the band KISS?

 

[DR. B]

Re: Fury from Auschwitz survivors at Marine sniper squad seen in Afghanistan with SS

Where was the outrage at the logo of the band KISS?

hmmmm, interesting. humans, we're such hypocrites

 

[Sam Fisher]

Re: Fury from Auschwitz survivors at Marine sniper squad seen in Afghanistan with SS

Is that the word ARMY right under the word KISS?

 

[Hondarobot]

Re: Fury from Auschwitz survivors at Marine sniper squad seen in Afghanistan with SS

I'd somewhat like to try and have an exchange of dialog with Sam Fisher, but he'd probably weird out and get gay. . .

:rofl2:

 

[DR. B]

Re: Fury from Auschwitz survivors at Marine sniper squad seen in Afghanistan with SS

This message is hidden because Sam Fisher is on your ignore list.

LOL!!!!

 

[Hondarobot]

Re: Fury from Auschwitz survivors at Marine sniper squad seen in Afghanistan with SS

No doubt. The point being, this picture is a non event.

 

[Ike Stain]

Re: Fury from Auschwitz survivors at Marine sniper squad seen in Afghanistan with SS

Where was the outrage at the logo of the band KISS?

Probably because they were wearing makeup and skin-tight leather studded outfits, no one took it too seriously. Plus they were led by a full-blooded Jew. But I do remember there being some controversy, now that you mention it.

 

[Bearded_Menace]

Re: Fury from Auschwitz survivors at Marine sniper squad seen in Afghanistan with SS

Okay, if you want it to stand for scout sniper, that's fine. But guess what, when people see those stylized sig runes, they think Schutzstaffel. So that means that you have to change your font.

If you had a navy blue flag with SS written on it in Times New Roman, there wouldn't be any fuss over that picture because it wouldn't look like an homage to a group responsible for the deaths of millions of people. If you walked around with a red flag that had a swastika in the middle, you'd get the same reaction. Justifiably so. Sometimes a little historical perspective and common sense go a long way in clearing up problems like this.

Agree 100%. Somebody really dropped the fuckin ball on this one. I mean honestly, who over the age of 18 doesn't know what those two lightning bolt shaped S characters mean?

 

[Sam Fisher]

Re: Fury from Auschwitz survivors at Marine sniper squad seen in Afghanistan with SS

So does this mean that the Jews are also offended by the current Volkswagen, Passat, Mercedes, and BMW companies?

Where and when will this fucking shit end?

 

[Kingfisher]

Re: Fury from Auschwitz survivors at Marine sniper squad seen in Afghanistan with SS

So does this mean that the Jews are also offended by the current Volkswagen, Passat, Mercedes, and BMW companies?

Where and when will this fucking shit end?

Don't forget the Swiss banks, the South American places that harbored the Nazi's and the... and the... and the...

 

[zeeblofowl_1969]

Re: Fury from Auschwitz survivors at Marine sniper squad seen in Afghanistan with SS

They are the elite of the elite of the Marine Corps. Whatever flag they want is ok with me and if someone doesn't like it fuck em.

These men are nothing but heros end of story!!!


Semper Fi

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

Re: Fury from Auschwitz survivors at Marine sniper squad seen in Afghanistan with SS

I am wearing my "Pork eating Crusader" t-shirt proudly but these guys could probably use a little more tact. It's not like they're taking a whiz on the corpses of enemy combatants or anythi............oh yeah, they did that, too, didn't they?

 

[sid-sexy]

Re: Fury from Auschwitz survivors at Marine sniper squad seen in Afghanistan with SS

The first thing I thought was, wow, the Marines we use now are mercenaries from the Kiss Army? As confirmed by Mayhem etc. I wasn't alone.

I understand that Auschwitz survivors are sensitive about that stuff, and they should be, and anyone who's not sensitive to that fact should cut their own throat, but a mistake is just a mistake. Anyway I gotta believe the "outrage" is coming more from the PC press trying to make a story. You know they're our guys right? You understand that they didn't mean it the way you took it, right? So good, end of story. Stop making something out of nothing.