U.S. to Move 3 Abu Ghraib Cases to Texas

[maddezmom]

BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. military announced Thursday that the courts martial of three Army Reservists charged with abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison will be transferred from Baghdad to Fort Hood, Texas.


The trials of Sgt. Javal Davis, Spc. Sabrina Harman and Spc. Charles Graner Jr., had been set to begin next year in Baghdad.


No reason was given for the decision to move the trials to the United States. Lawyers for the accused had been pressing for a change of venue for months, in part because of problems bringing witnesses and attorneys to one of the world's most dangerous cities.


The statement said Graner's trial would begin Jan. 7 but gave no dates for the others.

more: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041111/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_prisoner_abuse&cid=540&ncid=1480

:shrug: strange??

[Tesibria]

1. well - didn't they lose the "foreign soil" argument in the past

couple months? So -- there's no real reason to keep the prisoners off US soil.

That's my theory and I'm stickin' to it -- for at least the next 10 minutes.

~Tesibria
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[VegasWolf]

2. Ahh Texas, bush's home state, Hang em High. n/t

[LosinIt]

3. Texas, known for its democracy

Right, George?