Army: Soldiers plotted to kill Afghan civilians

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http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ifw7ZiXQ5YR3y3cPAiHa_MKJSXSAD9HQPJM80

The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Aug 27, 2010 8:20:10 EDT

SEATTLE — Five soldiers accused of killing civilians in Afghanistan are now facing additional charges of conspiracy to commit premeditated murder — a plot that allegedly began when one soldier discussed how easy it would be to "toss a grenade" at Afghan civilians, The Seattle Times reported Wednesday.

The five soldiers were charged with murder in June for the deaths of three Afghan civilians in Kandahar Province this year. According to charging summaries newly released by the Army, additional allegations of conspiracy have since been filed against those soldiers, and seven others have been charged in connection with the conspiracy or with attempting to cover it up.

The new charges arose from the investigations into the killings and into a brutal assault on an enlisted man who had informed on soldiers smoking hashish, The Times reported. The informant reported hearing soldiers talk about killing civilians.

[sabrina 1]

1. 'That page has gone AWOL'

Error page not found!

It does go to the Army Times site, but the story is not there ... maybe an error in the direct link?

[NNN0LHI]

2. They pulled the link and I found another and edited the OP

[sabrina 1]

3. Interesting, I wonder why? Do they often do that or maybe

they were instructed to do it? It's certainly not a very edifying story especially considering the Wikileaks docs' revelations. Anyhow, thanks for the response.

[WinkyDink]

4. Democracy is messy.

[DeSwiss]

5. K&R

GET THE FUCK OUT!!!