Accused U.S. Vigilantes Argue They Had Backing

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KABUL, Afghanistan - Three Americans accused of torturing prisoners at a private jail played videos at their trial Monday showing a top Afghan official pledging his full support to the alleged vigilantes, then sending his security force on a raid with them.

The videos, and another showing NATO peacekeepers in a separate raid, were part of the defense's effort to prove the counterterrorism operation had the backing of the Pentagon and Afghan officials and was not a rogue mission as the prosecution alleges.

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Accused U.S. Vigilantes Argue They Had Backing

Jonathan Idema, Brent Bennett and Edward Caraba...

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