Marine plans to record racist song about killing Iraqi girl profesionally

[marmar]

Marine Plans Professional Recording of Racist Song About Killing an Iraqi Girl
Submitted by davidswanson on Thu, 2006-06-29 20:55. Media
Marine won't face charges for video
http://www.washingtontimes.com

From combined dispatches
A Marine corporal who sang in a homemade video about a bloody shootout with an Iraqi family didn't violate military law and won't be court-martialed, the Marine Corps said yesterday.

"The bottom line is there was no violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice," said spokeswoman Maj. Shawn Haney of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. "We do stand by our original statement that we feel the lyrics were inappropriate."

Commanders of Cpl. Joshua Belile, 23, will handle the matter administratively, which can include informal counseling about his actions, military officials said.

In the four-minute Internet video called "Hadji Girl" -- recorded while Cpl. Belile was stationed in Iraq -- he plays guitar and sings about a Marine who falls in love with an Iraqi girl, who invites him to her home. There, the Marine is ambushed by the girl's brother and father, who open fire with AK-47 rifles, killing the girl and the Marine kills the entire family.

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[hatrack]

1. Next stop - American Idol!

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[MidwestTransplant]

2. Sounds like a bad country song.