Photo: Corporal Jeremy Morlock told investigators his sergeant randomly picked out Afghan civilians to be killed. (ABC)Case of Accused Soldiers May Be Worst of 2 Wars -- New York Times
WASHINGTON — Over the last nine years, as the Army has cycled hundreds of thousands of soldiers through combat duty in Afghanistan and Iraq, it has also court-martialed 34 on murder or manslaughter charges in the killings of civilians in those conflict zones. Twenty-two were convicted, and 12 acquitted.
Some cases gained a measure of notoriety, including a rape and multiple killing in Iraq in 2006 that resulted in lengthy sentences for several soldiers. The Marine Corps, too, has dealt with high-profile cases, like the killing by Marines in 2005 of 24 Iraqis in Haditha — though prosecution efforts in that case largely collapsed.
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My Comment: And this is what we know .... I am sure there have been many other killings where one can say that certain rules and laws have been broken. But the idea that a "death squad" wearing U.S. uniforms was operating for pleasure in a war zone is particularly distasteful .... and the only comfort that I can get from this news is that those responsible will now suffer the full brunt of the law.
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