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  • First GI Faces Court-Martial Over Abuse

    05/10/2004 3:15:00 AM PDT · by Happy2BMe · 28 replies · 219+ views
    First GI Faces Court-Martial Over Abuse 05:32 AM EST - May 10, 2004 The Associated Press BAGHDAD, Iraq The U.S. military next week will begin the first in a series of courts-martial in the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse allegations, trials that could bring new revelations on whether the mistreatment of Iraqis was an aberration or stemmed from pressure from commanders.Spc. Jeremy C. Sivits of Hyndman, Penn., a member of the 372nd Military Police Company, will face a military court in Baghdad on May 19 - less than a month after photos of prisoners being abused and humiliated were first broadcast...
  • Prisoner release halted in wake of terror attacks [Let's hope it stays that way]

    08/12/2003 4:50:56 AM PDT · by yonif · 1 replies · 161+ views
    Jerusalem Post ^ | Aug. 12, 2003 | THE JERUSALEM POST INTERNET STAFF
    Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has aparently suspended all releases of Palestinian prisoners following this morning's double terror attack. According to news reports, all 77 prisoners who were set for release today will be kept in Israeli prisons, until further notice. The directive was issued after the prisoners had already been loaded onto buses for their rides home. The buses turned around and returned to the prisons, according to news reports.