US Soldiers Accused of Murder in Afghanistan

1st U.S. Soldier of Alleged "Kill Team" Targeting Afghan Civilians Faces Military Tribunal for War Crimes

Army Specialist Jeremy Morlock is the first of twelve US soldiers accused of forming a secret "kill team" in Afghanistan that murdered unarmed Afghan civilians at random and collected body parts, such as fingers, for trophies. They are also accused of using hashish, dismembering and photographing corpses, and possessing human bones such as a skull and leg bones. The Army is attempting to prevent the release of dozens of photographs that reportedly show Morlock and other soldiers posing with the murdered Afghan civilians. Democracy Now 9-29-10 Filed under Afghanistan