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Military Court in Germany Convicts US Soldier in Iraq Murders
A 28-year-old US Army medic has been sentenced by a US military court in Germany to life in prison with the possibility of parole for his role in murdering four Iraqi prisoners in 2007.
The US military court in Vilseck, Germany, on Friday evening, Feb. 20, found Sgt. Michael Leahy guilty of murder for his role in the execution-style killings of four Iraqi detainees.
MILITARY: Court-martial delayed in Fallujah killings
CAMP PENDLETON —- A military judge on Wednesday delayed the start of a court-martial for a Marine accused of killing enemy prisoners to give the defense a chance to get the same high-quality expert assistance to which prosecutors have had access.
Jury selection was supposed to begin Tuesday in the court-martial of Sgt. Jermaine Nelson, who has pleaded not guilty to charges of unpremeditated murder and dereliction of duty.
AP: Soldier pleads guilty to assault in Iraq death
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — An Army staff sergeant who was facing a murder charge in the death of an Iraqi detainee pleaded guilty to assault on Wednesday and received more than a year’s confinement.
Staff Sgt. Hal M. Warner was sentenced to 17 months’ confinement, had his rank reduced to private and was given a bad conduct discharge. He pleaded guilty to charges of assault, maltreatment of a subordinate and making a false statement.
LA Times: Iraqi who hurled shoes at Bush on trial
In a sometimes raucous 90-minute court appearance, Muntather Zaidi, the Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at President George Bush during a news conference in Baghdad, went on trial Thursday in a jammed courtroom on charges of assaulting a visiting head of state. After hearing from three witnesses — one of whom did not appear but presented a written statement — the judge adjourned the trial until March 12 while technicalities are sorted out, but it was evident that Zaidi has plenty of backers, even among learned legal scholars.
Obama Indicates He Doesn’t Back Lawmakers’ Calls to Probe Bush Abuses
As Democratic leaders struggle over what to do about the Bush administration’s past abuses, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy joined those advocating a “truth and reconciliation commission” that would seek facts, not jail time.
“We could develop and authorize a person or group of people universally recognized as fair minded, and without axes to grind,” Leahy said during a speech at Georgetown University’s Law Center on Monday. “Their straightforward mission would be to find the truth” about controversies such as torture of detainees and warrantless wiretaps.
