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freydo
'Repugnant': U.S. army apologises for graphic photos of soldiers with civilian corpses as violence is feared in Afghanistan
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
Last updated at 8:01 PM on 21st March 2011'The actions portrayed in these photographs remain under investigation and are now the subject of ongoing U.S. court-martial proceedings, in which the accused are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.'
Der Spiegel magazine says it has identified one of the soldiers in the photographs as Cpl Jeremy Morlock of Alaska.
He is one of five soldiers accused of the premeditated murder of three Afghan civilians earlier this year.
Morlock agreed to plead guilty in late February and get a shorter prison term if he testified against the other accused soldiers.
Four other soldiers based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord have been charged with murder and conspiracy in the case - they deny the charges.
Seven others have been charged with conspiracy to cover up the alleged murders.
Other charges include the mutilation of corpses, the possession of images of human casualties and drug abuse.
In one of the photos, Morlock is seen grinning as he lifts up the head of a corpse by the hair, turning it towards the camera.
Accused: In this courtroom sketch, U.S. Army Cpl Jeremy Morlock, of Alaska, centre, is shown at his trial for the murder of three innocent Afghans
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dinah
Train them to kill. What the fuck did you expect to happen?
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freydo
Then why are they being charged with murder?
And what have they been doing over there for 10 years?
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Was New Boy
The photos, the army statement said, stand "in stark contrast to the discipline, professionalism and respect that have characterized our soldiers' performance during nearly 10 years of sustained operations."
That is so true when we kill people and yes women an children too we what to killl them in the most professionalism possible and with discipline and respect too!
God bless America!!!
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jwfacts
Political correctness even extends to war now?
Train them to kill. What the fuck did you expect to happen?
Exactly.
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Glander
I have seen similar (and worse) photos from just about every conflict that has occured since the invention of photography, including the Civil War. This is nothing new. It just reveals the naivete of many sheltered people who have an unrealistic understanding of the word "war".
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SixofNine
Train them to kill. What the fuck did you expect to happen?
Political correctness even extends to war now?
Sorry, but these are fucking insane comments. These men are on trial because they are apparently murderers. They were not "trained" to murder civilians (quite the opposite in fact), and it isn't being "politically correct" to hold them accountable.
Was Hugh Thomson being "politically correct" at My Lai? By your cynical standards, he was.
