UK probes 'trophy' pictures of dead Taliban

[Judi Lynn]

Last edited Sat May 10, 2014, 07:23 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: Al Jazeera

UK probes 'trophy' pictures of dead Taliban

Two servicemen withdrawn from duty over images appearing to show a soldier posing next to dead fighter in Afghanistan.

Last updated: 10 May 2014 05:58

The British military is investigating photographs that appear to show a serviceman in Afghanistan posing beside a dead Taliban fighter.

The pictures were allegedly taken in the aftermath of a 2012 attack by the Taliban on Camp Bastion, the main British base in Afghanistan.

The images first appeared on LiveLeak, a website sometimes used by servicemen to post photographs of incidents during tours of duty.

The BBC reported that two members of the Royal Air Force Regiment - the ground-fighting force of the RAF - had been withdrawn from frontline duties while the incident is investigated.










Read more: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2014/05/uk-probes-trophy-pictures-dead-taliban-20145105202713675.html

[OnyxCollie]

1. Oops! Wrong link.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2014/05/uk-probes-trophy-pictures-dead-taliban-20145105202713675.html

[Judi Lynn]

2. How ridiculous! Totally embarrassed. Thank you for the help during this savage senile moment. n/t

[OnyxCollie]

4. This minute slip

in no way reflects upon your ability to rock this board, Judi Lynn.

[yurbud]

3. It would be more productive to finish Chilcot Inquiry and publish results

maybe that would shame our politicians into doing the same.