Confession Video: US Soldier (From Wasilla, Alaska) Describes Thrill Kill of Innocent Afghans

[Turborama]

Source: ABC

By MATTHEW COLE and BRIAN ROSS -
Sept. 27, 2010 -

Dressed in a t-shirt and Army shorts, a 22-year-old corporal from Wasilla, Alaska casually describes on a video tape made by military investigators how his unit's "crazy" sergeant randomly chose three unarmed, innocent victims to be murdered in Afghanistan.

Corporal Jeremy N. Morlock is one of five GI's charged with pre-meditated murder in a case that includes allegations of widespread drug use, the collection of body parts and photos of the U.S. soldiers holding the Afghan bodies like hunter's trophies. All five soldiers were part of the 5th Stryker Combat Brigade, of the 2nd Infantry Division, based at Ft. Lewis-McChord, Washington. In charging documents released by the Army, the military alleges that the five, Staff Sgt. Calvin R. Gibbs, Spec Adam C. Winfield, Spec. Michael S. Wagnon II, Pfc. Andrew H. Holmes and Morlock were involved in one or more of three murders that took place between January and May of this year.

An Article 32 hearing for Morlock, the military equivalent of a grand jury, is scheduled later today at Fort Lewis-McChord, Washington.

On the tape, obtained by ABC News, Morlock admits his role in the deaths of three Afghans but claims the plan was organized by his unit's sergeant, Calvin Gibbs, who is also charged with pre-meditated murder.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/us-soldier-describes-thrill-kill-innocent-civilians-afghanistan/story?id=11732681

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Video and partial transcript at the link.

Australian Troops on trial over Afghan deaths

Source: Al Jazeera English

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US trial begins

The Australian announcement came on a day the first of 12 US soldiers also charged with crimes in Afghanistan, was to appear before a military tribunal to decide whether his case should proceed to court-martial. The charges against the soldiers range from killing civilians to http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2010/09/2010994272865650.html">keeping body parts as war trophies.

Army Specialist Jeremy Morlock, 22, from Wasilla, Alaska, was to face charges on Monday of premeditated murder in the deaths of three Afghan civilians, assaulting a fellow soldier and "wrongfully photographing and possessing visual images of human casualties".

Earlier this month, investigators said Morlock and another soldier, Calvin Gibbs, had attempted to derail the investigation, and had displayed the finger bones in threatening to kill another man if he reported the drug use within the platoon to the authorities.

Reports of grisly photos of Afghan bodies being posed for photos by American troops could be among the more inflammatory revelations to emerge from the case. The photos referred to in the charging documents "have not been released ... as yet to the public", Major Kathleen Turner, a US army spokeswoman, said on Sunday.

More: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2010/09/20109279130858721.html

[SpiralHawk]

1. Must be something toxic to the soul in the waters of Wasilla

'fer sure

[HereSince1628]

2. BUT, being from Wasilla, what's the truth content of this?

The kid is from an environment known to produce charismatic narcissisississtisshits.

[olegramps]

3. Tea-bagger heroes. Palin's pals purifying the planet.

[BB1]

15. Palin's planet purifying platoon

proven psychopats.

[Solly Mack]

4. k/r

[hlthe2b]

5. Good God ... 22 years old...

How does anyone become so perverted and such a psychopath at 22 years old--unless they were that way to begin with? I'll be very curious to hear about his upbringing and earlier life.

Damn...

[Bigmack]

13. You'd be surprised...

at the number of "regular kids" who do this kind of thing.... war can take an ex-altar boy and do strange things to them.

I'll repost my comment from another thread...

Warriors throughout history have taken "trophies".

Only the naive Americans could imagine that their own warriors wouldn't.

War is an ugly business, and if Americans don't want their warriors involved in attrocities, they need to stop the endless war we are in.

[Downwinder]

14. The Toledo Blade did an award winning story on Tiger Force in Viet Nam.

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=SRTIGERFORCE

[feslen]

6. notice how this isn't in mainstream "news"?

not a shock. the military obviously teaches honoring life.

[Turborama]

9. If ABC's GMA isn't "mainstream" news, what is? n/t

[activa8tr]

7. It's not about ONLY ONE GUY from AK, is it? It's about a group of

them from all over. From the article: "orporal Jeremy N. Morlock is one of five GI's charged with pre-meditated murder in a case"

I'm afraid we have raised a generation with some real psychopathic killers, just like every OTHER generation has done so.

Although I'd like to blame this upon the influence of Sarah Palin's being Mayor of Wasilla and poisoning the town, I'm afraid this is a bigger issue than that myth could ever be.

I hate Sarah P as much as the rest of the DUers, but Sarah didn't do this one, uh ah!

[Turborama]

8. No, it isn't. The second paragraph makes that clear.

After reading both articles mentioning it, I added the town and state of his place of origin to the subject line as a matter of interest

There is no mention of Sarah Palin in the OP or either of the two articles.

[Downwinder]

12. The military helped develop his character, n/t

[COLGATE4]

10. Another 'Thrilla from Wasilla'

[chrisa]

11. "I was just following orders" is not an excuse.

I would rather die by friendly fire trying to arrest a Sargeant that is purposely killing Civilians than follow such an immoral, insane order.

[gratuitous]

16. Sure it is

And once the offenders are "disciplined," then the person giving the orders is judged by a panel of his closest pals: Aggravating circumstances are ignored, exonerating circumstances are played up, and the accused goes home to re-start his life. Oh, maybe he loses the swanky benefits he was supposed to get, but he'll be walking around free and if at all possible can pick up his life again to live out his days.

The victims aren't quite so fortunate, but they're just a bunch of foreigners who shouldn't have gotten in the way of The Greatest Military the World Has Ever Seen. So that's really on them.

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