Afghan “Kill Team” Leader Treated Locals Like “Savages” | AlterNet
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Jeremy Morlock, described as Gibbs’ “right hand man,” said his former boss had frequent conversations about “drop weapons,” or weapons found on the battlefield which could be planted on a body.
“He had a general disdain for Afghans, and called them savages,” Morlock — who agreed to testify against Gibbs as part of a deal in which he pled guilty in March — told the court martial, expected to last a week.
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The third alleged murder took place on May 2 in the village of Quala Day. Holding a grenade, Gibbs singled out an elderly man named Mullah Allah Dad and led him away from the compound where he lived with his wife and children.
At close range, “he tossed it (the grenade) at the individual and it exploded.”
“Had he ever posed any sort of threat at any time?” asked Leblanc. “No sir” Morlock replied.
“How did Sergeant Gibbs react?”
“Not much, it was just another kill,” Morlock said.