Army says U.S. soldiers shot detainees at Iraq canal

[unhappycamper]

Army says U.S. soldiers shot detainees at Iraq canal
By Seth Robson, Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Wednesday, July 30, 2008

GRAFENWÖHR, Germany — Four Germany-based soldiers charged with conspiracy to commit premeditated murder in Iraq allegedly took male detainees to a canal and shot them, according to details released by the Army on Tuesday.

An Article 32 hearing for Staff Sgt. Jess Cunningham, Sgt. Charles Quigley, Spc. Stephen Ribordy and Spc. Belmor Ramos is set for Aug. 26 in Vilseck, a Joint Multinational Training Command news release said.

The alleged incident took place while the soldiers — who were part of the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd "Dagger" Brigade — were near Baghdad between March 10 and April 16, 2007, according to charge specifications released by the Army.

In brief documents attached to the news release, the military said the soldiers are accused of shooting detainees on the battlefield. The Army has not said how many men were killed but did say in January that more than one detainee died.

The soldiers are charged under Article 81 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, which is conspiracy.


Rest of article at: http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=56436

[DCKit]

1. But what are we facing when the psychopaths who haven't been charged...

come home?

I'm thinking we're in for some wild times.

[NYVet]

2. No more of a wild time than going to any city in the US

that has strict gun control laws.

You know, the same ones that they had in DC where every criminal and their cousin had a gun??