Soldier under investigation after posting `gay terrorist' video on Facebook
Tue. May 25, 2010 12:00 AM by GoPride.com News Staff
soldier posts `gay terrorists' video on facebook
photo credit // wral-tv north carolina
Voice heard taunting little Iraqi boys
Washington, D.C. -
A soldier based in Alaska is now under investigation after posting a video on his Facebook page titled "future gay terrorists."
WRAL-TV in North Carolina first broadcast the video from Spc. Robert A. Rodriguez's Facebook page.
It shows two little Iraqi boys standing on a road, while a voice off-camera asks them questions in English which they do not seem to understand. Some of the questions are laced with anti-gay slurs.
"Are you going to grow up to be a terrorist?" the voice also asks.
The boys give the thumbs-up.
"Yeah. All right. Cool. Yeah, terrorist. Are you going to plant IEDs?" the voice asks. "Yeah, awesome!"
At this point, the older boy seems to realize they are being mocked, and he pushes the younger boy's arm down.
"The incident is currently under investigation, and the Army will take appropriate action based on the findings of the investigation," Major Bill Coppernoll told the Associated Press. "It is disgraceful and clearly inconsistent" with military expectations.
The military is trying to establish if Spc. Rodriguez shot the video or just posted it.
WRAL-TV in North Carolina first broadcast the video from Spc. Robert A. Rodriguez's Facebook page.
It shows two little Iraqi boys standing on a road, while a voice off-camera asks them questions in English which they do not seem to understand. Some of the questions are laced with anti-gay slurs.
"Are you going to grow up to be a terrorist?" the voice also asks.
The boys give the thumbs-up.
"Yeah. All right. Cool. Yeah, terrorist. Are you going to plant IEDs?" the voice asks. "Yeah, awesome!"
At this point, the older boy seems to realize they are being mocked, and he pushes the younger boy's arm down.
"The incident is currently under investigation, and the Army will take appropriate action based on the findings of the investigation," Major Bill Coppernoll told the Associated Press. "It is disgraceful and clearly inconsistent" with military expectations.
The military is trying to establish if Spc. Rodriguez shot the video or just posted it.