A British soldier patrols in Helmand province. Photograph: Omar Sobhani/Reuters
Taliban Hung The Limbs Of Our Friends From Trees, Says Marine Accused Of Killing Captive -- Daily Mail
* Court martial hears tensions had been building before killing
* Insurgents had paraded body parts of Marines blown up by IEDs
* Commando admits he was ashamed of shooting captured enemy
* Experienced sergeant insisted he believed gunman was already dead
Three Royal Marines accused of executing a wounded prisoner in Afghanistan had been sickened by the Taliban hanging limbs of maimed comrades in trees as trophies, a court martial heard.
Tensions had built up before the killing after insurgents paraded the body parts of close colleagues blown up by improvised explosive devices.
The gruesome detail emerged as one of the commandos admitted he was ashamed of shooting the captured enemy in the chest at point-blank range with a 9mm pistol.
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My Comment: War is ugly .... and this British court martial proceedings is revealing much of it.
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