http://www.wtfnews.org/ Stories tagged marine en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 01:31:04 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/marines-wife-killed-for-refusing-rough-sex/ Investigators claim that a Marine's wife was killed after refusing to take part in sadomasochistic sex at a northern San Diego County home. A judge on Wednesday released court documents, including search warrant affidavits. In them, investigators say 22-year-old Brittany Killgore apparently didn't know about the sexual lifestyle of Marine Staff Sgt. Louis Perez when she accepted his invitation to a dinner cruise on April 13. ]]> Fri, 31 Aug 2012 04:26:08 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/marines-wife-killed-for-refusing-rough-sex/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/outcry-after-military-veteran-detained-for-anti-government-facebook-posts/ A former Marine involuntarily detained for psychiatric evaluation for posting strident anti-government messages on Facebook has received an outpouring of support from people who say authorities are trampling on his First Amendment rights. Brandon J. Raub, 26, has been in custody since FBI, Secret Service agents and police in Virginia's Chesterfield County questioned him Thursday evening about what they said were ominous posts talking about a coming revolution. In one message e... ]]> Tue, 21 Aug 2012 07:41:41 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/outcry-after-military-veteran-detained-for-anti-government-facebook-posts/ http://www.wtfnews.org/world-news/man-paints-himself-green-to-look-like-the-hulk-with-permanent-nuclear-submarine-paint/ A PRANKSTER was red in the face after painting himself green – when his new color wouldn’t wash off. Incredible … it started as a prank but now he’s staying green. Brazilian man Enrique dos Santos, 35, a swimming pool attendant, was trying to look like superhero The Hulk but used a paint reserved for ballistic missiles and nuclear submarines. The comic book fan tried to scrub off the glossy green in the shower, but the substance stained his skin. And more ... ]]> Wed, 30 May 2012 13:05:12 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/world-news/man-paints-himself-green-to-look-like-the-hulk-with-permanent-nuclear-submarine-paint/ http://www.wtfnews.org/science-technology/killer-whale-submarine-for-sale/ A US retailer is advertising a submarine shaped like a killer whale - for more than £60,000. Hammacher Schlemmer's $100,000 Killer Whale Submarine can breach from the water, just like a real whale. It has pectoral fins with control levers, and a 255-horsepower supercharged Rotax axial-flow engine. Underwater, it can go 40 kilometres per hour, while it can hydroplane on the surface at up to 80km/h. The submarine doesn't go v... ]]> Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:03:56 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/science-technology/killer-whale-submarine-for-sale/ http://www.wtfnews.org/world-news/us-marines-urinate-on-corpses-video-claim/ THE US Marine Corps said today it would investigate a video that has surfaced on the internet, purporting to show US servicemembers urinating on dead Taliban fighters in Afghanistan. In the video, four men in Marine uniforms and combat gear are shown exposing their genitals and urinating on three dead bodies. One of the deceased has large blood stain on his chest. The person who posted the video included a description that reads "scout sniper team 4 with 3rd battalio... ]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:37:33 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/world-news/us-marines-urinate-on-corpses-video-claim/ http://www.wtfnews.org/world-news/iran-sentences-u-s-man-to-death-for-alleged-spying/ An Iranian court has convicted an American man of working for the CIA and sentenced him to death, state radio reported Monday, in a case adding to the accelerating tension between the United States and Iran. Iran charges that as a former U.S. Marine, Amir Mirzaei Hekmati received special training and served at U.S. military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan before heading to Iran for his alleged intelligence mission. The radio report did not say when the verdict was issued. Under Ir... ]]> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:56:44 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/world-news/iran-sentences-u-s-man-to-death-for-alleged-spying/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/russian-officials-say-some-crew-still-trapped-in-burning-nuclear-sub/ Some of the crew of a burning Russian nuclear submarine were still inside and seven others had been evacuated to hospitals after inhaling toxic fumes, officials said Friday. The Defense Ministry said there has been no radiation leak from the fire, which began Thursday at an Arctic shipyard where the submarine Yekaterinburg was in drydock. Fire brigades are still struggling to put out the fire. ]]> Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:21:53 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/russian-officials-say-some-crew-still-trapped-in-burning-nuclear-sub/ http://www.wtfnews.org/entertainment/justin-timberlake-holds-true-to-his-word-attends-marine-corps-ball-with-youtube-date/ JUSTIN Timberlake stayed true to his word and accompanied a US Marine to a military ball after she invited him via YouTube, Radar Online reports. Timberlake accepted Corporal Kelsey De Santis' invitation to the Marine Corps Ball in Virginia, during a July promotional event for his movie, Friends with Benefits. His costar Mila Kunis had previously agreed to attend another Marine Corps Ball in North Carolina with Sgt. Scott Moore after he asked her to be his date - al... ]]> Sun, 13 Nov 2011 20:23:04 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/entertainment/justin-timberlake-holds-true-to-his-word-attends-marine-corps-ball-with-youtube-date/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/marine-stabbing-method-used-to-kill-nurse-michelle-beets/ DURING six years as a US Marine Walter Ciaran Marsh learnt a stabbing technique he would one day use to murder his former boss out of revenge for poor job references, a jury was told yesterday. Marsh faced the first day of a Supreme Court trial after pleading not guilty to murdering Royal North Shore hospital emergency manager Michelle Beets, who was stabbed in the chest and had her throat slit as she arrived home from work on April 27. In his opening to the jury of se... ]]> Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:56:05 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/marine-stabbing-method-used-to-kill-nurse-michelle-beets/ http://www.wtfnews.org/entertainment/mila-kunis-breaks-date-with-marine/ Mila Kunis has reportedly broken her word -- and, along with it, one lonely Marine's heart. Contrary to reports earlier this week, it appears that the "Black Swan" actress won't be attending the Marine Corps Ball with Sgt. Scott Moore in North Carolina this November -- because she has filming commitments that will keep her too busy for traveling. ]]> Thu, 14 Jul 2011 04:36:25 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/entertainment/mila-kunis-breaks-date-with-marine/