U.S. vigilantes go on trial; leader claims Pentagon support
Thursday, July 22, 2004
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Three Americans went on trial Wednesday on charges they tortured eight prisoners in a private jail, with the group's leader saying he had tacit support from senior Pentagon officials who once offered to put his team under contract.
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