Taleban burning claims 'harm US'(Rumsfeld Wants Expedited Afghan Inquiry) [View All]

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4368172.stm

Reports of religious desecration have dented the US' image abroad
US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has urged military commanders to speed up their inquiry into claims that their troops burned Taleban corpses.

He said the longer it took to verify the allegations, the more harm it would do to the country's image abroad.

The probe was launched after soldiers were filmed allegedly desecrating two bodies and then taunting locals.

Mr Rumsfeld recalled the anger caused by past claims that Korans were defiled by guards at the Guantanamo Bay prison...