Sarah Palin's buddy posed with innocent murder victims
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US Army Apologizes for Horrific Photos from Kill Team in Afghanistan
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,752310,00.html
'Repugnant': U.S. army apologises for graphic photos of soldiers with civilian corpses as violence is feared in Afghanistan
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1368314/German-newspaper-publishes-su
ppressed-photos-U-S-soldiers-posing-partially-naked-Afghan-corpse.html
US Army 'kill team' in Afghanistan posed for photos of murdered civilians
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/21/us-army-kill-team-afghanis
tan-posed-pictures-murdered-civilians
Der Spiegel Runs Graphic Photos Of Afghan Killings (GRAPHIC PHOTOS)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/21/der-spiegel-afghanistan-photo
s_n_838417.html?ref=tw
US Congress demands immediate arrest and death penalty for Dictator Hussein Obama
http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.asp?b=18&t=47925
Executed while handcuffed...
Commanders in Afghanistan are bracing themselves for possible riots and public fury triggered by the publication of "trophy" photographs of US soldiers posing with the dead bodies of defenceless Afghan civilians they killed.
Senior officials at Nato's International Security Assistance Force in Kabul have compared the pictures published by the German news weekly Der Spiegel to the images of US soldiers abusing prisoners in Abu Ghraib in Iraq which sparked waves of anti-US protests around the world.
They fear that the pictures could be even more damaging as they show the aftermath of the deliberate murders of Afghan civilians by a rogue US Stryker tank unit that operated in the southern province of Kandahar last year.
Some of the activities of the self-styled "kill team" are already public, with 12 men currently on trial in Seattle for their role in the killing of three civilians.
Five of the soldiers are on trial for pre-meditated murder, after they staged killings to make it look like they were defending themselves from Taliban attacks.
Other charges include the mutilation of corpses, the possession of images of human casualties and drug abuse.
All of the soldiers have denied the charges. They face the death penalty or life in prison if convicted.
The case has already created shock around the world, particularly with the revelations that the men cut "trophies" from the bodies of the people they killed.
An investigation by Der Spiegel has unearthed approximately 4,000 photos and videos taken by the men.
The magazine, which is planning to publish only three images, said that in addition to the crimes the men were on trial for there are "also entire collections of pictures of other victims that some of the defendants were keeping".
The US military has strived to keep the pictures out of the public domain fearing it could inflame feelings at a time when anti-Americanism in Afghanistan is already running high.
In a statement, the army said it apologised for the distress caused by photographs "depicting actions repugnant to us as human beings and contrary to the standards and values of the United States".
The lengthy Spiegel article that accompanies the photographs contains new details about the sadistic behaviour of the men.
In one incident in May last year, the article says, during a patrol, the team apprehended a mullah who was standing by the road and took him into a ditch where they made him kneel down.
The group's leader, Staff Sergeant Calvin Gibbs, then allegedly threw a grenade at the man while an order was given for him to be shot.
Afterwards, Gibbs is described cutting off one of the man's little fingers and removing a tooth.
The patrol team later claimed to their superiors that the mullah had tried to threaten them with a grenade and that they had no choice but to shoot.
On Sunday night many organisations employing foreign staff, including t
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3rd photo is an obvious 'shop. 4th photo is old, old, old news. It is from the Abu Ghraib scandal.
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I note for the record that the pictures show soldiers and dead folks. It does not mean the people were murdered, that they were killed by US action, or that they were innocent. Without that context the pictures are what they are...soldiers and dead people...nothing more.
H
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I heard about this and was thoroughly disgusted and angry. Yes, in every war there are those gung ho enough to take pride ( 
) in their slaughter. It's one of the things I hate most about the military; their mindset. Those doing it don't belong in the Army; glee at any person's death is unconscionable.
Doesn't matter how they died or who they were. Things like this are just plain WRONG and those who participate should be held accountable! I think whoever's in charge should be checked out, too; usually mentality starts from those higher up.
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Originally posted by Niki2:
Doesn't matter how they died or who they were.
The only thing that matters in this is how they died and who they were.
For example, suppose they were incompentent bad guys who accidently blew themselves up. Or were bad guys killed while attacking US or US allies. Or suppose they had just finished torturing a woman for learning to read. Or suppose they were innocent people killed by American soldiers out of control. Your analysis equates the killing of innocent people by out of control US soldiers with the killing of bad guys who deserved a good killing by someone other then the US.
Context is everything and while a picture may be worth a thousand words, it still may not tell the whole story.
H
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Quote:These soldiers are part of a group of 12 soldiers (called "the kill team") who are being prosecuted for going on a murder spree killing civilian Afghans and taking trophy body parts and trophy pictures. Basically, they are being accused of being a gang of serial killers. Der Spiegel published only 3 out of 4000 photos they obtained.
Originally posted by Hero:
It does not mean the people were murdered, that they were killed by US action, or that they were innocent. Without that context the pictures are what they are...soldiers and dead people...nothing more.
It's not just "nothing more." This is evidence. Just follow the original links and read the articles.
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Remember, if you can show a pattern of such behavior among a group of soldiers, that's just "a few bad apples", and shouldn't be held against the entire military. Likewise, Enron and the behavior of BP were just "bad apples", and shouldn't be held against corporations.
However, show ONE welfare cheat or ONE overpaid public-sector worker, and that's proof that you have to completely get rid of those systems. Ditto NPR, even if you have to fake the footage to make the fundraiser look bad!
"Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservatives." - John Stuart Mill
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Originally posted by Hero:
I note for the record that the pictures show soldiers and dead folks. It does not mean the people were murdered, that they were killed by US action, or that they were innocent. Without that context the pictures are what they are...soldiers and dead people...nothing more.
Hey Moron...READ THE NEWS ARTICLES!
The soldiers in the photos ARE NOW ON TRIAL IN USA FOR MURDERING THE DEAD PEOPLE IN THE PHOTOS. THE SOLDIERS ARE FACING THE DEATH PENALTY.
The 4,000 photos are exhibits in that murder case, thus are part of the public record. But "National Security" is trying to censor the other 3,997 photos. Where's Wikileaks when you need it?
I only hope these troops have a more competent prosecutor than you.
The soldiers in that Abu Ghraib death photo have already been sent to prison by a court of martial law.
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Originally posted by Kwicko:
Remember, if you can show a pattern of such behavior among a group of soldiers, that's just "a few bad apples", and shouldn't be held against the entire military. Likewise, Enron and the behavior of BP were just "bad apples", and shouldn't be held against corporations.
However, show ONE welfare cheat or ONE overpaid public-sector worker, and that's proof that you have to completely get rid of those systems. Ditto NPR, even if you have to fake the footage to make the fundraiser look bad!
"Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservatives." - John Stuart Mill
I agree with this post. Nice to see you coming around. Unless you forgot that
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Originally posted by Kwicko:
Remember, if you can show a pattern of such behavior among a group of soldiers, that's just "a few bad apples", and shouldn't be held against the entire military. Likewise, Enron and the behavior of BP were just "bad apples", and shouldn't be held against corporations.
However, show ONE welfare cheat or ONE overpaid public-sector worker, and that's proof that you have to completely get rid of those systems. Ditto NPR, even if you have to fake the footage to make the fundraiser look bad!
NPR made itself look bad. The footage wasn't faked.
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