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Military troops can be represented by military counsel at no cost to them. They can obtain civilian counsel at their own cost. I have known many over the years who took this route. It is not uncommon. Remember, Lt. Calley of the Vietnam massacres had civilian counsel on his team.

She was downright stupid to speak out. Her statements WILL be used against her. If her civilian counsel told her to speak out, they did a disservice to her case. She may indeed be facing time at the United States Disciplinary Barracks, no?

" Her statements WILL be used against her."

She's trying the case in the media. She's just a poor airhead victim of circumstances. It was tourist guy that ordered her to do it under orders from Rumsfeld to ruin her life.

Sounds ok to me. A couple of years tied up, with men's boxer shorts over her head would do her some good I guess. Stupid does as stupid is. She claims she was given an order to do what she did. I can guarantee you, GUARANTEE YOU, that I know the Army gives classes on illegal orders and how you are suppose to refuse to carry out an illegal order and report said order up your chain of command. There is always the Inspector General (IG) route to report illegal orders. If she felt she got an illegal order, she should have said something right then and there. Like an officer or sergeant saying: "private, shoot that woman crossing the street over there." The private should respond: "Excuse me sir/sergeant, but that would be murder. Your order is illegal and I will not carry it out." That private should then report the illegal order to his next higher chain of command person or IG. There are places you can do this stuff. To say she did not know is CRAP BIG TIME!