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Perry: Urinating on Corpses Not 'Despicable'

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Thought it was inappropriate for secretary of defense to say so.

Rick Perry said that the troops who urinated on Taliban corpses were not “despicable,” and that it was inappropriate for the president or the secretary of defense to say so about American servicemen. Perry said the troops “made a mistake and they need to be punished. But the fact of the matter is when the secretary of defense calls it a despicable act … let me tell you what’s despicable: cutting Danny Pearl’s head off and posting a video of it online.”

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