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Soldiers Describe Baiting of Insurgents
Under a program developed by a Defense Department warfare unit, Army snipers have begun using a new method to kill Iraqis suspected of being insurgents, planting fake weapons and bomb-making material as bait and then killing anyone who picks up them up, according to testimony presented in a military court.
From the AP: U.S. Snipers Allegedly `Baited' Iraqis
Gary Myers, an attorney for Sgt. Evan Vela, said Monday his client had acted ''pursuant to orders.''
''We believe that our client has done nothing more than he was instructed to do by superiors,'' Myers said in a telephone interview.
And of course......
The Army on Monday declined to confirm such a program exists.
Under a program developed by a Defense Department warfare unit, Army snipers have begun using a new method to kill Iraqis suspected of being insurgents, planting fake weapons and bomb-making material as bait and then killing anyone who picks up them up, according to testimony presented in a military court.
From the AP: U.S. Snipers Allegedly `Baited' Iraqis
Gary Myers, an attorney for Sgt. Evan Vela, said Monday his client had acted ''pursuant to orders.''
''We believe that our client has done nothing more than he was instructed to do by superiors,'' Myers said in a telephone interview.
And of course......
The Army on Monday declined to confirm such a program exists.
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