GIs Charged in Detainee Death
Three U.S. soldiers have been charged in the drowning death of an Iraqi man who was forced to jump off a bridge into the Tigris River north of Baghdad in January, the military said Friday.
A fourth soldier faces charges for allegedly ordering a second Iraqi to jump. That man survived.
Two of the soldiers are charged with manslaughter, assault, conspiracy, false statements and obstruction, according to officials of the 4th Infantry Division. A third is charged with manslaughter and making a false statement, and the fourth is charged with assault and making a false statement.
Three U.S. soldiers have been charged in the drowning death of an Iraqi man who was forced to jump off a bridge into the Tigris River north of Baghdad in January, the military said Friday.
A fourth soldier faces charges for allegedly ordering a second Iraqi to jump. That man survived.
Two of the soldiers are charged with manslaughter, assault, conspiracy, false statements and obstruction, according to officials of the 4th Infantry Division. A third is charged with manslaughter and making a false statement, and the fourth is charged with assault and making a false statement.
it's good that you're outraged
Date: 2004-07-02 12:22 pm (UTC)Re: it's good that you're outraged
Date: 2004-07-02 12:47 pm (UTC)That's like a whole different category of scandal.