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  • Ringleader of US army "kill team" sentenced to life for murder of Afghans

    11/11/2011 3:32:50 PM PST · by Cardhu · 14 replies · 1+ views
    Telegraph ^ | November 11th 2011 | Staff
    STAFF SGT Calvin Gibbs, the ringleader of a rogue US army unit responsible for the "thrill kills" of Afghan civilians has been jailed for life, after a military jury convicted him of three murders. A five-member military panel found Gibbs guilty at the end of a week-long court martial, and said he should serve at least ten years behind bars before being eligible for parole. He was convicted on 15 counts in all, including three of premeditated murder for his role in three killings in southern Afghanistan between January and May last year. The prosecution portrayed Gibbs as the leader...