{"id":13803,"date":"2012-08-28T18:06:09","date_gmt":"2012-08-28T22:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theredphoenixapl.org\/?p=13803"},"modified":"2012-08-28T18:06:09","modified_gmt":"2012-08-28T22:06:09","slug":"probe-us-burned-100-qurans-in-afghanistan-in-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redphoenix.news\/es\/2012\/08\/probe-us-burned-100-qurans-in-afghanistan-in-february\/","title":{"rendered":"Probe: US Burned 100 Qurans in Afghanistan in February"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/redphoenixnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/quran.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13804\" title=\"quran\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/redphoenixnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/quran.jpg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color:#000000;\">No Criminal Charges for Burners, Officials Say<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><strong>by Jason Ditz<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#000000;\">The investigation into February\u2019s huge scandal in which US soldiers burned copies of the Quran at the Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan has come to an end, with officials concluding that the action was far greater than anyone thought.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#000000;\">According to investigators, the troops actually<\/span> <span style=\"color:#0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/asia\/afghanistan\/9502439\/US-troops-burned-100-copies-of-the-Koran-in-Afghanistan.html\"><span style=\"color:#0000ff;\">burned some 100 copies<\/span><\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color:#000000;\">of the Quran in the incident, which sparked mass rioting across Afghanistan and which led, after \u201c<\/span><span style=\"color:#0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2012\/02\/24\/obama-consulted-team-before-apologizing-over-quran-burnings\/\"><span style=\"color:#0000ff;\">consultations<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;\">\u201d<\/span> <span style=\"color:#000000;\">to something of an apology from the Obama Administration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#000000;\">And just like the Marines <span style=\"color:#0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2012\/08\/27\/no-criminal-charges-for-marines-who-urinated-on-afghan-corpses\/\"><span style=\"color:#0000ff;\">who are<\/span><\/a><\/span> getting off more or less scot-free for desecrating corpses in Afghanistan on video, as was announced earlier today, those responsible for the Quran burnings likewise will<\/span> <span style=\"color:#0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/8301-202_162-57501006\/no-criminal-charges-in-koran-corpse-incidents\/\"><span style=\"color:#0000ff;\">not face any<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;\"> criminal charges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Officials say six Army soldiers involved in the burnings received \u201cadministrative punishments,\u201d likely little more than a reprimand, while a Navy sailor involved ended up entirely off the hook, with no reprimand at all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2012\/08\/27\/probe-us-burned-100-qurans-in-afghanistan-in-february\/\"><span style=\"color:#0000ff;\">Fuente<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No Criminal Charges for Burners, Officials Say by Jason Ditz The investigation into February\u2019s huge scandal in which US soldiers burned copies of the 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