Trophy Photos of Army’s ‘Kill Team’ With Afghan Civilians Could Be Worse Than Abu Ghraib
U.S. forces in Afghanistan are preparing for possible riots in the wake of Der Spiegel's decision to publish three "trophy photos" of U.S. soldiers posing with the Afghan civilians they killed. Senior NATO officials in Kabul say that the images could be more damning than the photos from Abu Ghraib because the Afghan civilians were deliberately murdered by a rogue U.S. Stryker tank unit that operated in Kandahar last year. The existence of the photos came to light last year during the court martial of five soldiers accused of killing three unarmed Afghan civilians. According to the AP, the photos, from the print edition of the magazine, show Corporal Jeremy Morlock from Wasilla, Alaska, grinning as he lifts the head of a corpse by the hair. The images are just a handful from a collection of 4,000 images and videos.The Spiegel feature also brings to light more grisly details about the killings. During an incident last May, the article says the team forced a mullah to kneel down in a ditch. The unit's leader, Sergeant Calvin Gibbs, then threw a grenade at the man while ordering him to be shot. Gibbs allegedly cut off the man's little fingers and removed a tooth. READ ENTIRE ARTICLE
SADISTIC WARCRIMES ARE "STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE" FOR U.S. MILITARY ~~~ NOTHING NEW
WARNING GRAPHIC
MURDER OF NONCOMBATIVE RESCUE WORKERS
SO CALLED "SPORT KILLING" BY "CONTRACTORS"
U.S. forces in Afghanistan are preparing for possible riots in the wake of Der Spiegel's decision to publish three "trophy photos" of U.S. soldiers posing with the Afghan civilians they killed. Senior NATO officials in Kabul say that the images could be more damning than the photos from Abu Ghraib because the Afghan civilians were deliberately murdered by a rogue U.S. Stryker tank unit that operated in Kandahar last year. The existence of the photos came to light last year during the court martial of five soldiers accused of killing three unarmed Afghan civilians. According to the AP, the photos, from the print edition of the magazine, show Corporal Jeremy Morlock from Wasilla, Alaska, grinning as he lifts the head of a corpse by the hair. The images are just a handful from a collection of 4,000 images and videos.The Spiegel feature also brings to light more grisly details about the killings. During an incident last May, the article says the team forced a mullah to kneel down in a ditch. The unit's leader, Sergeant Calvin Gibbs, then threw a grenade at the man while ordering him to be shot. Gibbs allegedly cut off the man's little fingers and removed a tooth. READ ENTIRE ARTICLE
SADISTIC WARCRIMES ARE "STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE" FOR U.S. MILITARY ~~~ NOTHING NEW
WARNING GRAPHIC
MURDER OF NONCOMBATIVE RESCUE WORKERS
SO CALLED "SPORT KILLING" BY "CONTRACTORS"
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