• Photos published of alleged U.S. atrocities in Afghanistan
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[quote]The German news outlet Der Spiegel has published photographs of what appear to be two U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan posing over the bodies of dead Afghans - images which threaten to further complicate the American military effort there. Two images show the soldiers kneeling by a bloody body sprawled over a patch of sand and grass. A third shows what appears to be two bodies propped up, back to back, against a post in front of a military vehicle. Der Spiegel identifies the soldiers as Spc. Jeremy Morlock and Pfc. Andrew Holmes, who are both facing charges relating to the wrongful deaths of Afghan civilians. Specifically, Holmes is charged with the premeditated deaths of three civilians, possessing a dismembered human finger, wrongfully possessing photographs of human casualties, and smoking hashish. He is also accused of conspiring with Morlock to shoot at a civilian and then toss a grenade so it would look like the soldiers were under attack. Morlock is charged with three counts of murder. He is accused of killing one Afghan civilian in January 2010 with a grenade and rifle; killing another in May 2010 in a similar manner; and shooting a third to death in February 2010. U.S. military rules also prohibit "taking or retaining individual souvenirs or trophies," which the photographs may be construed as. The trial for the two soldiers is being conducted at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington. Morlock's court martial is slated to begin Wednesday, while the start date for Holmes' court martial has not been publicly announced. The U.S. Army released a statement Monday calling the photographs "repugnant to us as human beings and contrary to the standards and values of the United States Army." "We apologize for the distress these photos cause," the statement said. Army officials asserted in the statement that ongoing court-martial proceedings related to the alleged atrocities "speak for themselves. The photos appear in stark contrast to the discipline, professionalism and respect that have characterized our soldiers' performance during nearly 10 years of sustained operations." They also stressed that the "United States Army is committed to adherence to the Law of War and the humane and respectful treatment of combatants, noncombatants, and the dead. ... Soldiers who commit offenses will be held accountable as appropriate." In all, officials have charged 12 U.S. soldiers in what they called a conspiracy to murder Afghan civilians and cover it up, along with charges they mutilated corpses and kept grisly souvenirs. Five of the soldiers face murder charges, while seven others are charged with participating in a coverup. All of the accused men were members of a 2nd Infantry Division brigade operating near Kandahar in southern Afghanistan in 2009 and 2010.[/quote] Source: [url]http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/21/photos-published-of-alleged-u-s-atrocities-in-afghanistan/?hpt=T2[/url] :siren:NSFW:siren: [media]http://www.spiegel.de/images/image-194553-galleryV9-ocbh.jpg[/media] [I]This image shows the body of Gul Mudin, the son of a farmer, who was killed on Jan. 15, 2010. A member of the "kill team" is posing behind him. SPIEGEL published just three photos out of the some 4,000 images and videos it has seen. Court martial proceedings against the soldiers involved in the killings are to begin soon.[/I] [media]http://www.spiegel.de/images/image-194584-galleryV9-ghyz.jpg[/media] [i]In this image, a different soldier poses with the same corpse. The US Army on Monday apologized for the behavior of the soldiers involved in the "kill team."[/i] [media]http://www.spiegel.de/images/image-194596-galleryV9-pvhp.jpg[/media] [I]Court martial proceedings are currently being prepared against 12 suspects. This photo of two dead men comes from the collection of one of the suspects. Correction: The incident depicted in this image is not part of the court martial proceedings against members of the "kill team". It does nevertheless come from the collection of one of the suspects.[/I]
Here we go again.
This stuff needs to stop.
American soldiers are seeming more and more like general dicks.
Oh for fuck's sake. It's not a rabbit, you redneck idiots just killed a human being. Gah fuck this pisses me off.
[QUOTE=Sharpshooter;28737988]American soldiers are seeming more and more like general dicks.[/QUOTE] It's every countries army. Just that America gets more publicity.
and this is exactly what the usa is doing in libya right now.
Every army inevitably consists the bottom of the barrel of Society. It just so happens the cameras are on the US.
killing innocent civilians edit: fuck you caboose [highlight](User was permabanned for this post ("Alt of permabanned user" - Swebonny))[/highlight]
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why do we have to war :saddowns:
[QUOTE=CabooseRvB;28738044]Every army inevitably consists the bottom of the barrel of Society. It just so happens the cameras are on the US.[/QUOTE] and that somehow justifies this or lessens the gravity of the situation? stop it with this bullshit excuse
[QUOTE=Zoplo;28738047]killing innocent civilians edit: fuck you caboose[/QUOTE] Sources please. [QUOTE=JDK721;28738076]and that somehow justifies this or lessens the gravity of the situation? stop it with this bullshit excuse[/QUOTE] Who said I was trying to make this lighter?
[QUOTE=CabooseRvB;28738079]Sources please.[/QUOTE] He's a troll, check his profile, move along Caboose.
This isn't new, actually. There was a pretty big uproar on facepunch when the stories behind these men were first published, this is just a resurgence because they're publishing the pictures of it now
Oh goddamnit. Why Why must you kill the civilians. [QUOTE=Zoplo;28738040]and this is exactly what the usa is doing in libya right now.[/QUOTE] That's a good one.
[QUOTE=Zoplo;28738040]and this is exactly what the usa is doing in libya right now.[/QUOTE] Did retardation just gradually come?
[QUOTE=Regulas021;28738098]This isn't new, actually. There was a pretty big uproar on facepunch when the stories behind these men were first published, this is just a resurgence because they're publishing the pictures of it now[/QUOTE] it's an update to the original story these pictures were just released today
it's bad but this doesn't represent all of the united states army, but in before everyone thinks it does
God dammit :sigh:
So whats the purpose of the thread? To stir up the angsty teens to post stuff like "wow the US military are such dicks"? Yes, the guys who did it obviously were scumbags, and they are also all being charged with murder/conspiracy charges.
[QUOTE=Noble;28738246]So whats the purpose of the thread? To stir up the angsty teens to post stuff like "wow the US military are such dicks"? Yes, the guys who did it obviously were scumbags, and they are also all being charged with murder/conspiracy charges.[/QUOTE] you sound pretty defensive. this is just one of several atrocities that have been committed in iraq/afghanistan. don't try to downplay it like it's a once in a life time occurrence.
I don't know why anyone critical of the US military has to be an angsty teen to you guys.
[QUOTE=JLea;28738291]I don't know why anyone critical of the US military has to be an angsty teen to you guys.[/QUOTE] obviously anyone criticizing amurikan military is an angsty teen
Anyone else reminded of the helicopter crew laughing like idiots as they murdered a dozen innocent people?
OK So some soldiers were extremely out of line and now they are being punished.
[quote]U.S. military rules also prohibit "taking or retaining individual souvenirs or trophies[/quote] That kind of sucks, my uncle has a Walther P38 he got off a dead German during Market Garden.
[QUOTE=Explosions;28738408]OK So some soldiers were extremely out of line and now they are being punished.[/QUOTE] "Some"? Stuff like this has been happening since the beginning of both wars. Abu Ghraib ring any bells? At what point does the "Isolated incident, doesn't represent the whole army" excuse start to wear thin? In ten years of continuous warfare [i]this shit hasn't stopped happening[/i].
gotta love professional militaries
[QUOTE=Explosions;28738408]OK So some soldiers were extremely out of line and now they are being punished.[/QUOTE] Exactly what I was thinking, It was a isolated incident the acts of a few people don't mean that the entire military is slaughtering civilians. Until there is real proof that these soldiers were ordered by higher authorities to do this shit, I am saying they are isolated incidents.
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