US soldier kept Afghans' fingers as war trophies..

[Avisheik]

Is there any physical punishment in US penal code, cause this guy deserves the worst.

 

[Luftwaffe]

Not Surprising..

American mutilation of Japanese war dead - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Oldman1]

Yeah and the afghans keep the american troops dead bodies as trophies.

Sure they do. They also behead Afghan bodies as well. Can't believe Muslims would treat other Muslims like that as well. Keeping bodies of Americans is one thing but Muslims.

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Sure they do. They also behead Afghan bodies as well. Can't believe Muslims would treat other Muslims like that as well. Keeping bodies of Americans is one thing but Muslims.

Terrorists have no religion.



Talk abt us soldiers killin afghan civies!

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

Sergeant denies killing Afghan civilians, admits to cutting off fingers - CNN.com

Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington (CNN) -- An Army staff sergeant accused of leading a rogue "kill squad" charged with murdering three Afghan civilians took the stand Friday during his court martial and denied carrying out the killings. But he admitted to cutting off body parts as part of what prosecutors called a gruesome practice of keeping battlefield trophies.
Staff Sgt. Calvin Gibbs' surprise testimony came a week after his court martial began. It is the first time Gibbs has publicly presented his version of what happened with the platoon he led from the Army's 5th Stryker Brigade.

He is the highest-ranking soldier charged in what prosecutors say was a rogue "kill squad" that allegedly targeted Afghan civilians and made the deaths look like casualties of legitimate engagement with insurgents. Gibbs has pleaded not guilty.
Twelve soldiers have been charged in the case. Three have pleaded guilty to murders in the case and agreed to testify against fellow soldiers.

Gibbs has also been charged with removing body parts from his alleged victims, such as teeth and fingers, to keep as souvenirs; planting "drop weapons" to fake attacks on soldiers; and intimidating several of his own unit members to prevent them from speaking out against the unit's alleged murder plots and rampant drug use.

Gibbs said Friday he never murdered civilians but admitted that in January 2010, he kept fingers he removed from the body of a dead Afghan man against Army regulations. The man is one of three Gibbs is accused of murdering.

Gibbs testified that he later gave the fingers to the soldier that prosecutors say shot the man. "I was numb to the situation," Gibbs told the court about why he had ripped the fingers from the corpse. "I wasn't thinking, it's sickening. I am embarrassed."

Defense attorney Phillip Stackhouse showed a photo of Gibbs and two other soldiers posing with the body of a different Afghan man. Gibbs has been charged with shooting the man in February 2010 in cold blood and planting an AK-47 near the body to make it look as if the man was an insurgent.

Another soldier -- Private Jeremy Morlock -- testified previously that Gibbs fired the weapon to make it look like they had come under attack first.

On Friday, Gibbs maintained the man had shot on the three soldiers as they patrolled a village in Kandahar Province and he had fired to protect himself and fellow soldiers. In a calm voice, the sergeant denied testimony from fellow soldiers that he goaded his men into targeting civilians.

But Gibbs admitted to violating Army regulations by cutting fingers off the bodies of dead Afghans and posing for photographs with the corpses.

"People want to prove they were there," Gibbs replied when asked by Stackhouse why they took the photos. Gibbs testified that he then cut off the man's finger. "That was the finger he tried to kill me with, I was pretty pissed off about it," Gibbs told the court.

The sergeant faces a life sentence in military prison if convicted.

 

[CENTCOM]

The actions of one, or a few individuals, do not reflect the character, intent or actions of the entire U.S military. This is true not only for military personnel but human beings in general. People often make the mistake of judging an entire nation, culture, ethnicity or religion based on the actions of a few. This is a mistake committed by people from across the globe for various reasons, but mostly because we as human beings have a tendency to oversimplify complex or multidimensional issues. Unfortunately, this horrible crime is used as propaganda by terrorists and extremists to stir more and more hatred among people.

It is completely untrue to state that the U.S. military tries to hide incidents such as these. Long before this report was published, those 12 individuals were already being charged for their crimes. The actions of those individuals were, as we have said before, repugnant and contradictory to the U.S military Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement. These actions do not go unchecked for long, and the individuals are held responsible and accountable for their actions and crimes. We apologize for the distress these images, and the actions of these individuals, have caused. Like every other crime, unfortunately one cannot reverse the incident and prevent a crime. However, we have and we will make sure that justice is served.

On the other hand, there are countless numbers of U.S soldiers who have fought for years in Afghanistan to protect Afghan men, women, children and soldiers from brutal Taliban attacks and to prevent the Taliban from establishing their tyrannical rule over Afghanistan. They have provided medical aid to countless civilians and Afghan security forces in critical conditions. It is unjust to discredit their sacrifices for the actions of a few.

MAJ David Nevers,
DET – U.S. Central Command
U.S. Central Command

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

Sir, hello and thank you

are you a spokesperson for US CENTCOM?

 

[A.Muqeet khan]

Guys it's a dirty war, let's not get all emotional over this. Some US troops keeping Afghan militant body parts as trophies and Taliban would do the same, as they are fond of beheading. It's a dirty war.

on both sides but wait and see the remarks that would soon follow kinda remind me of the time when billy said "hey he was not a christian how can a christen kill so many people he claimed to be a christian but he wasnt a christian cause they cant do no such thing (a reference to the killer of norway )" and what happens when Muslims do that " the Muslim threat is emerging day by day they have this sharia law and they will impose it on you and ........" guys if u want to be partial be partial at both sides

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yep he is what do u expect i mean only they can be this formal in here