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  • Ex-US commander at Iraq jail faces trial (aiding the enemy, initially faced death sentence)

    10/14/2007 6:50:13 AM PDT · by Libloather · 14 replies · 216+ views
    Yahoo ^ | 10/13/07
    Ex-US commander at Iraq jail faces trialSat Oct 13, 2:25 PM ET BAGHDAD - A former U.S. commander at the jail that held Saddam Hussein will face trial next week on charges of aiding the enemy by providing a cell phone to detainees and acting inappropriately with an interpreter, the military said Saturday. Army Lt. Col. William H. Steele, a reservist from Prince George, Va., pleaded guilty on Oct. 7 to three of seven charges, which carry a maximum sentence of six years in prison, forfeiture of pay and dismissal from the Army, according to the military. He will be...