US military says charges 3 over prisoner deaths

[muriel_volestrangler]

The U.S. military said on Monday three U.S. soldiers had been charged over the deaths of three male prisoners in Iraq on May 9.

It said the soldiers faced charges including "murder, attempted murder, conspiracy, communicating a threat, and obstructing justice." It was not immediately clear whether all three faced the murder charge.

"Three members of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division have been charged in connection with the deaths of three male detainees," the U.S. military said in a statement.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060619/ts_nm/iraq_usa_prisoners_dc

Thanks to rodeodance for the link.

On edit: BBC has details when the men were killed:

The detainees were killed during a military operation near the Thar Thar Canal in southern Iraq on 9 May.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5096660.stm

[sabra]

1. More bad apples...

:sarcasm:

[Democrats_win]

3. It´s hard when your leaders were taken from the bottom of the barrel.

[rodeodance]

2. and the story of the claimed civilian shooting has yet to come out.

[Chango]

4. Rush to judgement!

yaddda yadda yadda......

[Solly Mack]

5. Bush is the alternate universe Johnny Appleseed

Bush's "bad apples" are popping up everywhere

[rodeodance]

6. Reuters has full story here

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060619/ts_nm/iraq_usa_prisoners_dc;_ylt=Aq3eL49O2ztflwBNeqhw13Cs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3b2NibDltBHNlYwM3MTY-

[rodeodance]

7. "murder, attempted murder, conspiracy, communicating a threat, and

obstructing justice."

....... 10 minutes ago

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Monday three U.S. soldiers had been charged in the deaths of three male prisoners on May 9.
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It said the soldiers faced charges including "murder, attempted murder, conspiracy, communicating a threat, and obstructing justice." It was not clear whether all three faced the murder charge.

"Three members of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division have been charged in connection with the deaths of three male detainees," the U.S. military said in a statement.

[rodeodance]

8. k

[UpInArms]

9. This is working out so well for the military and the Iraqis -

:sarcasm:

I'm just certain that the BabHag would think this is just wonderful. You know they were just oppressed by SH before and this is so very good for them all. (the Iraqis, I mean)

and Rumsfailed is leading our military to the mightiest victory ever! :sarcasm:

btw - when will Dimson give him his Medal of Freedom?

[rodeodance]

10. this incident was very recent--May 9

[saigon68]

11. More Thug murders by Rustics to ponder

More of the low hanging fruit enlisted to kill

[Barrett808]

12. Army charges 3 GIs with murder in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The U.S. Army has charged three soldiers in connection with the deaths of three Iraqis who were in military custody in northern Iraq last month, the military said Monday.

The Multinational Corps-Iraq said three members of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division have been charged in connection with the deaths of three male detainees during an operation near Thar Thar Canal in northern Salahuddin province on May 9.

"A noncommissioned officer and two soldiers each have been charged with violating several articles of the Uniform Code of Military Justice including murder, attempted murder, conspiracy, communicating a threat, and obstructing justice," an announcement said.

It added that "on the day the alleged murders occurred, the unit commander ordered an inquiry to determine the circumstances surrounding the deaths of the three detainees."

(more)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060619/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_soldiers_charged

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[proud2BlibKansan]

14. Yep America is took charge there

But why is it our responsibility? Or our right?

[Barrett808]

16. "Charging a man with murder in this place..."

"How many people had I already killed? There was those six that I know about for sure. Close enough to blow their last breath in my face. But this time it was an American and an officer. That wasn't supposed to make any difference to me, but it did. Shit...charging a man with murder in this place was like handing out speeding tickets in the Indy 500. I took the mission. What the hell else was I gonna do? But I didn't know what I'd do when I found him."

Captain Willard, Apocalypse Now

[Amonester]

15. Duplicate (of duplicate. . .)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2346098

(Review rules for Latest Breaking News Forum. Thanks.)

[Barrett808]

17. Well, I did a search...

Maybe we need a better search engine...<bats eyes at mods>...

[Amonester]

18. Just tested the search engine and the 3 OPs showed up:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php

It was a one keyword search though. DU Search Engine Test passed.

Edit: I thought the link would lead to my search results. Sorry. The keyword was: murder (search Latest Breaking News).

[Barrett808]

19. But search on "Army charges 3 GIs with murder in Iraq"

Only my post shows up.

[Amonester]

20. I just edited my previous post.

Sorry for my search results link not working.

[Barrett808]

21. So it seems the best practice is not to search on whole headlines

N'est-ce pas?

[Amonester]

22. Seems so.

Not all headlines are the same at sources. I suggest to search for one keyword first, then two to make sure, maybe (I'm not an expert on searches).

[Eugene]

23. Army says 3 soldiers shot 3 Iraqis execution-style - Boston Globe

This story gives different details than the Reuters version in reply #6.

Army says 3 soldiers shot 3 Iraqis execution-style

Witness allegedly was threatened

By Bryan Bender, Globe Staff | June 20, 2006

WASHINGTON -- The Army said yesterday it has charged three soldiers with premeditated
murder and other criminal offenses for shooting to death three unarmed Iraqis last month
and then later threatening to kill a fellow soldier if he revealed details to
investigators.

The soldiers from the Third Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division allegedly
shot the three Iraqis execution-style after detaining them during a raid on a suspected
insurgent training camp May 9 near Thar Thar Canal , southwest of Tikrit, military
officials said. The US military said at the time that more than 200 people were detained
during the operation.

The three defendants -- Private Corey R. Clagett , Staff Sergeant Raymond L. Girouard ,
and Specialist William B. Hunsaker -- are accused of killing three males of "apparent Middle
Eastern descent" at the Muthana Chemical Complex north of Baghdad by shooting them at close
range, according to the official Army charges made public yesterday.

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Full article: http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2006/06/20/army_says_3_soldiers_shot_3_iraqis_execution_style
(Boston Globe - free registration may be required)

[saigon68]

24. These people can get jobs at Black Water

They like to execute people