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| US Soldier Sentenced to 24 years in Prison for Killing Afghan Civilians |
| 2011-03-25 |
| [Tolo News] Spc. Jeremy Morlock, a US soldier who had killed 3 unarmed Afghan civilians was sentenced to 24 years in prison. The decision was made by military judge Lt Col Kwasi Hawks after Morlock pleaded guilty for the murder of 3 Afghan civilians. Morlock, 22, was accused of being the key person to lead the murder of 3 unarmed Afghans in the southern province of Kandahar in the first half of 2010. He has admitted that the plan was to shoot and kill Afghan civilians. The questiong at the court took place on Wednesday during which Morlock said he and other soldiers had first planned to murder unarmed Afghan civlians in 2009. He has also admitted to have smoked hashish while in service in Afghanistan. Under the plea deal, Morlock has also agreed to testify against others involved in the killings. Five others from the 5th Stryker Brigade are also to be court-martialled. Before being eligible for parole, Jeremy Morlock will have to serve at least 8 years. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #14 unarmed civilian in afghanistan sounds like an oxymoron too me |
| Posted by: chris 2011-03-25 22:45 |
| #13 Love the non-coverage of this by the mainstream media. I would think that the NYT would have this on the front page for weeks and weeks./sarc. |
| Posted by: remoteman 2011-03-25 17:04 |
| #12 You'd think the hashish would have mellowed him out but I guess if you're a psychopath it doesn't matter. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-03-25 11:40 |
| #11 Morlock- natural born killer's name. |
| Posted by: Fi 2011-03-25 11:09 |
| #10 I think we can turn down the PC filters on this one. no pandering here... except to justice. Morlocks indeed. |
| Posted by: abu do you love 2011-03-25 09:44 |
| #9 The hell with the judge's name, it's the defendant's that blows my mind. Seriously, he's a fucking Morlock? I don't think J. Haji Afghani is anyone's idea of an Eloi, but I suppose we ought to be grateful Jeremy didn't eat his victims... |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2011-03-25 08:36 |
| #8 Kwasi Hawks was a colleague of mine back when he was a just a little captain. Good dude. Yes, he's black, and it's totally irrelevant. If you're looking for a military judge who's an incompetent, biased snake in the grass who can always be counted on to make the wrong decision, and be an asshole about it, Col. John Head is the name that should make you recoil. |
| Posted by: RandomJD 2011-03-25 08:13 |
| #7 This guy should have hung for what he did. But he was smart enough to drop the dime first on his colleagues. He should name his first child Barak. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2011-03-25 07:14 |
| #6 He, he, he, Besoeker. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-03-25 04:42 |
| #5 Staff Judge Advocate. Say g(r)om....when are those French Fockers and their "no fly zone" feckless, kinetic revenge colleagues going to come to YOUR aid in combating the decades of bombings, murder, and genocide of Israeli citizens by the Paleo goons, Humus, and others? What about your "human rights?" Where is the OUTRAGE? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2011-03-25 04:35 |
| #4 SJA? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-03-25 04:24 |
| #3 Please correct JAJ above to SJA. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2011-03-25 04:15 |
| #2 The decision was made by military judge Lt Col Kwasi Hawks Sounds like your typical |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2011-03-25 04:14 |
| #1 Tom Horn. |
| Posted by: Dribble2716 2011-03-25 03:44 |