Thursday, May 05, 2005

Lynndie England won't be going away just yet

In what military legal experts describe as a ``shocker,'' the judge put the case of former Abu Ghraib prison guard Pfc. Lynndie England back at square one.

Col. James Pohl tossed out the plea agreement that the reservist reached with prosecutors after Pvt. Charles Graner Jr., the reputed ringleader of the abuse, testified Wednesday on her behalf.

Pohl found that Graner's statements contradicted England's previous testimony and declared a mistrial.

  Guardian article

And of course, that Marine that shot the wounded man in a mosque was found not guilty.
A Marine corporal shown on film killing a wounded and apparently unarmed Iraqi insurgent in a mosque during last year's assault on Fallouja broke no rules and would not be punished, the Marine Corps announced Wednesday.

  LA Times article

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