'Repugnant': U.S. Army Apologises For Graphic Photos Of Soldiers With Civilian Corpses As violence Is Feared In Afghanistan -- The Daily Mail
* U.S. army forced to issue an apology over 'trophy' photos of soldiers grinning over bloodied Afghan corpses.
* Commanders in Afghanistan bracing themselves for public fury and possible riots
* German newspaper Der Spiegel, who obtained the photographs, said there are thousands more showing other victims
The U.S. Army has been forced to apologise over what they have deemed as 'repugnant' photographs of grinning American soldiers standing over bloodied and partially-naked Afghan bodies they had allegedly killed.
The pictures were published by German news organisation Der Spiegel and were among 4,000 they have obtained.
Meanwhile, commanders in Afghanistan are bracing themselves for a public backlash and possible riots over the 'trophy' photographs, especially since it has been alleged that the Afghan civilians were unarmed and innocent.
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More News On The Release Of Pictures Of US Soldiers Posing With Dead Afghan Civilians
The Photos -- Spiegel Online
US Army Apologizes for Horrific Photos from Afghanistan -- Spiegel Online
US Army apology for photos of soldiers with Afghan body -- BBC
Photos Stoke Tension Over Afghan Civilian Deaths -- New York Times
Army condemns 'repugnant' photos -- Politico
Photos published of alleged U.S. atrocities in Afghanistan -- CNN
U.S. Army Apologizes For 'Repugnant' Photos Of Dead Afghans -- NPR
German newspaper publishes suppressed photos of U.S. soldiers posing with partially naked Afghan corpse -- The Daily Mail
US apologises for 'repugnant' actions of soldiers in Afghanistan -- The Telegraph
Photos showing soldiers, victim published -- UPI
Der Spiegel publishes photos of U.S. soldiers and Afghan corpses -- Stars And Stripes
Der Spiegel publishes photos of U.S. soldiers with slain Afghan -- Seattle Times
Army apologizes after Der Spiegel publishes shocking photos of soldiers posing with corpses -- New York Daily News
Der Spiegel publishes photos of U.S. soldiers posing with dead Afghan civilian -- Washington Post
Army Apologizes After Published Photos Show U.S. Soldiers Posing With Afghan Corpse -- FOX News
US soldiers posed with dead Afghan -- Al Jazeera
U.S. army apologizes over "repugnant" Afghan photos -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Photos of soldiers posing with corpse prompts Army apology -- Military Times
US Army 'kill team' in Afghanistan posed for photos of murdered civilians -- The Guardian
Trophy Photos of Army’s ‘Kill Team’ With Afghan Civilians Could Be Worse Than Abu Ghraib -- New York Magazine
My Comment: I have been following this case since the beginning (last year). I was aware of the photos .... I had heard that this kill team always wanted "photo trophies" of their kills .... but I am surprised that Der Spiegel was able to not only get a hold of these three pictures .... but 4,000 more.
Clearly .... someone was in a position to grab these photos and leak it to Der Spiegel. The consequences of this leak will be to only inflame an already hostile environment for our troops in Afghanistan .... and yes .... lives are going to be lost.
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