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March 29, 2011

U.S. Army Further Apologizes For New 'Kill Team' Photos 
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The U.S. Army has issued another apology to the people of Afghanistan
after Rolling Stone magazine published more photos of U.S. troops posing
with the corpses of Afghan civilians. Similar photos appeared last week
in the German magazine Der Spiegel and were broadcast on Democrayc
Now!.The Pentagon said, "The photos published by Rolling Stone are
disturbing and in striking contrast to the standards and values of the
United States Army." The photos include images of a group of U.S. Army
soldiers accused of killing unarmed Afghan civilians in cold blood.
Rolling Stone also published a graphic video of US soldiers shooting and
killing two Afghans on a motorcycle. The video was taken on patrol with
a helmet-mounted camera. Soldiers later shared the video with others in
clear violation of Army standards.



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