If I was a family member of this girl I wouldn't trust the USA to touch her body. The USA has no credibility here. This should be investigated by a third party who didn't have anything to do with raping and killing the girl.
You think if a gang of thugs was charged with raping and murdering my daughter I would want the friends of those thugs doing the investigation into who did it? I don't think so.
Don
http://abcnews.go.com/International/print?id=2199920U.S. Military Fears Outcome of Rape Trial
With Incomplete Evidence, Military Commanders Fear Outcome of Soldiers' Rape Trial
By RYAN LENZ
The Associated Press
BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. military officials fear that religious hurdles in exhuming the body of a teenager could complicate the prosecution of American soldiers accused of raping and murdering the girl and create a political nightmare for the U.S. mission here.
Given the seriousness of the allegations, U.S. officials believe a vigorous prosecution is essential and punishment should be severe if the five U.S. soldiers and one former soldier are convicted.
Anything short of that would be seen by Iraqis as a cover up and could shatter remaining support for the U.S. presence here.
Five soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division are accused of raping and murdering Abeer al-Janabi near the town of Mahmoudiya on March 12. A sixth soldier is accused of failing to report the crime.
The soldiers allegedly saw the victim at a checkpoint in the town and plotted the attack for a week, according to federal court documents. Three of her family members were killed in the assault.
A photograph of the girl's Iraqi identity card, viewed by The Associated Press in Baghdad, showed the girl was 14 at the time of the attack, with her birthdate listed as Aug. 19, 1991. The identity card was issued in 1993 and shows a picture of the girl as a toddler.
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