Army apologizes after (publishing of) shocking photos of soldiers posing with corpses

[Still a Democrat]

Army apologizes after Der Spiegel publishes shocking photos of soldiers posing with corpses
By Nina Mandell

A group of U.S. soldiers who took pictures of themselves posing with an Afghan corpse were condemned by the military on Sunday after the photos were published by German news organization Der Spiegel.

Cpl. Jeremy Morlock, on trial for murdering civilians while on tour in Afghanistan, can be seen in one photo smiling as he lifts the head of a corpse by the hair. In another, PFC Andrew Holmes, who served in the same unit as Morlock, poses with the same corpse. Holmes is also charged with killing Afghan civilians. A third photo shows two dead men propped up against a pillar.

"Today Der Spiegel published photographs depicting actions repugnant to us as human beings and contrary to the standards and values of the United States Army," the Army said in a statement released by Col. Thomas Collins. "We apologize for the distress these photos cause."

The publication of the photos comes as an embarrassment to the Army, which has known about the images for months but tried to keep them sealed. Der Spiegel said the photos were seized from another member of the brigade who is not accused of murder. The photos were reportedly passed around the unit on digital storage devices. Initially, the Army even prevented defense attorneys from seeing the gruesome photos in an attempt to keep them under wraps and avoid another scandal...

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national...ing_w.html

[JuniperLea]

This is horrific... but no less so than what is done to our soldiers to turn them into heartless killers.

[Dimwitted Fool]

Morlock just plead guilty to mudering Afghanis, cutting a deal testifying against SSgt Gibbs, who came into the unit bragging about murderous skills he learned elsewhere.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011...ee-afghans

[There Is No Spoon]

What the fuck do these kids think when they do this shit? I know, they're not thinking, they're just looking for a cheap thrill in hell (Afghanistan.)