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Army Recommends Death for Accused GIs
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| 9/2/06
| AP
Posted on 09/02/2006 11:42:57 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
PHOENIX - An Army investigator has recommended the death penalty for four soldiers accused of murder during a raid in Iraq.
Lt. Col. James P. Daniel Jr. made the recommendation in report obtained Saturday by The Associated Press.
Daniel found several aggravating factors that warrant a sentence of death in the case of four soldiers accused of killing three men during the May raid in the Salahuddin province.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: accused; army; courtmartial; death; deathsentence; gis; recommends; salahuddin
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To: jrooney
He was a MARINE.
Ten seconds of google is your friend.
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posted on
09/02/2006 12:46:36 PM PDT
by
SJSAMPLE
To: NormsRevenge
'Death penalty' for serving soldiers killing in an enemy country and in the fog of war. What did that US general say at the Battle of the Bulge..Nuts.. Its much better said in the British vernacular.....Complete and Total Bollocks.
62
posted on
09/02/2006 12:47:07 PM PDT
by
Brit1
('Suppers Ready.' (23 mins and 32 seconds of Heaven))
To: SJSAMPLE
Thanks, already repsonded. I do not google. Any search engine that will work with and supply information to a communist country like China about users, while refuses to work with their own governement, I do not use.
63
posted on
09/02/2006 12:48:57 PM PDT
by
jrooney
( Hold your cards close.)
To: jrooney
No problem.
My Army has its own share of assholes, too.
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posted on
09/02/2006 12:49:34 PM PDT
by
SJSAMPLE
To: knarf
"PHOENIX - An Army investigator has recommended the death penalty for four soldiers accused of murder during a raid in Iraq. Lt. Col. James P. Daniel Jr. made the recommendation in report obtained Saturday by The Associated Press. Daniel found several aggravating factors that warrant a sentence of death in the case of four soldiers accused of killing three men during the May raid in the Salahuddin province."
Pretty dumb reporter....either can't spell allegedly or can't properly use it in a sentence...
65
posted on
09/02/2006 12:49:45 PM PDT
by
The Unknown Nobody
(You can't hit stupid with a brick and build a house...)
To: jrooney
Glad I am not fighting in todays Army. hell I) was in Vietnam six months before I found out the good guys wore black pajamas too.
66
posted on
09/02/2006 12:50:00 PM PDT
by
Americanexpat
(A strong democracy through citizen oversight.)
To: NormsRevenge
Gee, guys, could we at least have a trial first?
67
posted on
09/02/2006 12:50:21 PM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(Democrats are guilty of whatever they scream the loudest about.)
To: SJSAMPLE
Yeah, they are everywhere unfortunately.
68
posted on
09/02/2006 12:50:44 PM PDT
by
jrooney
( Hold your cards close.)
To: Gay State Conservative
I'd hate like hell to see some modern day replay of "Breaker Morant" happen to any of our guysMy favorite movie of all time.
To: ccmay
Geeze, maybe we should open up some Viet Nam atrocity crimes and bring Kerry among others to trial? We are actually threatening to execute our troops for killing suspected terrorists in a war? Your post is insane. And yes, I was a proud naval officer.
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posted on
09/02/2006 12:54:35 PM PDT
by
Salais
(conservative soccer mom)
To: jrooney
He may have some serious issues, but my guess is that he would defend our soldiers in this case. He is not my favorite guy, but everyone has good and bad qualities. I believe him to be very loyal to the troops.
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posted on
09/02/2006 12:54:39 PM PDT
by
ga medic
To: NormsRevenge
Must appease the Muzzies.
72
posted on
09/02/2006 12:55:00 PM PDT
by
beelzepug
(I suffer no fool lightly!)
To: All
Why isn't this in the breaking news? I'm sick to my stomache...just came home from some Saturday errands and the story was there on my screen by the Associated Press. I checked breaking news and didn't see it so I searched for the exact title, Army Recommends Death for GIs. This is absolutely sickening......why the hell do these good men bother to protect our country? I don't really mean that it's just so insane!!!!!
73
posted on
09/02/2006 12:55:57 PM PDT
by
jhw61
To: kinoxi
What were the 'several aggravating factors'? The "several victims" were all "insurgents."
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posted on
09/02/2006 12:56:02 PM PDT
by
BykrBayb
("We will not be silent. We are your bad conscience. The White Rose will give you no rest." Þ)
To: ccmay
I don't think this is the case you are thinking of. As I understand it this case is about soldiers who say they were told to kill men of military age and they came across men using women and children as shields- they basically seperated the men from the women and kids and killed the men.
I think the case you are thinking about is the soldiers that were supposed to be on a checkpoint and are accused of leaving the checkpoint to rape a young girl- then they are accused of killing the girl and her family to cover it up.
75
posted on
09/02/2006 1:00:07 PM PDT
by
Tammy8
(Build a Real Border Fence, and secure the border!!!)
To: NormsRevenge
Lt. Col. Daniel concluded that the slayings were premeditated... This is war, and the enemy are civilians. As far as I can see, you could only conclude that this was premeditated on the basis that the soldiers were following orders. Where does that take this case?
To: ccmay
Certainly if I were part of the same unit as these men, I'd see it as an opportunity to erase the shame they had brought on their comrades. You're recommending an honor killing? Where have I heard that before?
77
posted on
09/02/2006 1:02:06 PM PDT
by
BykrBayb
("We will not be silent. We are your bad conscience. The White Rose will give you no rest." Þ)
To: NormsRevenge
This doesn't sound like an award of the Medal of Honor to me....
78
posted on
09/02/2006 1:05:46 PM PDT
by
alloysteel
(When in doubt, forge ahead anyway. To outsiders, it looks the same as boldness. Or plain crazy.)
To: jrooney
No, I'm someone else. Don't know Mr. K.
I think I may be confusing two separate incidents. The one that really incensed me was the alleged rape and murder of the 14 year old girl but the topic of the thread seems to be something else.
And would every one getting hot under the collar please go back and read what I said about *IF* they are guilty. I am not in favor of a kangaroo court. *IF* **IF** ***IF*** they are found guilty, they deserve death.
Of course they are presumed innocent now, but *IF* they are found guilty, then you would have to be a jingoistic moron indeed to think they should escape the harshest punishment simply because they wear our uniform.
79
posted on
09/02/2006 1:14:42 PM PDT
by
ccmay
(Too much Law; not enough Order)
To: Fresh Wind
We don't need no steenkin' trial!
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posted on
09/02/2006 1:15:47 PM PDT
by
BykrBayb
("We will not be silent. We are your bad conscience. The White Rose will give you no rest." Þ)
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