This is one of the soldiers from the Der Spiegal photo run that was going to trial. This is still a Command problem and once again no one that was in charge of these soldiers has been brought to Accountability {DeJa-Vu ['Nam] all over again}!!
Army Spc. Jeremy Morlock (file/U.S. Army/UPI)
March. 22, 2011 - A U.S. soldier facing court-martial in the deaths of three Afghan civilians will plead guilty in hopes of receiving a reduced sentence, one of his lawyers said.
Geoffrey Nathan, representing Army Spc. Jeremy Morlock, said his client admitted to the killings and other related charges and is expected to plead guilty during a hearing Wednesday at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington, The Wall Street Journal reported.
"My client is admitting on the record to three counts of murder, plus one count of conspiracy to commit assault and battery and one count of illegal drug use," Nathan said.
German news magazine Der Spiegel published three photographs of two U.S. soldiers accused of killing Afghan civilians last year. One photo showed Morlock smiling as he lifts the head of a dead, bloodied Afghan man.
A court-martial is scheduled to begin Wednesday for Morlock, 22, of Wasilla, Alaska, one of several soldiers charged in an incident last year where the Army says three Afghan civilians were slain by members of the 5th Stryker Brigade operating in Kandahar province. {continued}
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