Marine sentenced to 21 months in Iraqi’s killing

[Judi Lynn]

Marine sentenced to 21 months in Iraqi’s killing
Seven Marines, one sailor charged in case of civilian death near Hamdania

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - A Marine has been sentenced to 21 months in custody for his role in the April 26 death of an Iraqi civilian near Hamdania.

Lance Cpl. Jerry Shumate Jr., 21, pleaded guilty Tuesday to aggravated assault and conspiracy to obstruct justice in connection with the death of an unarmed Iraqi civilian. He is the fourth serviceman to plead guilty in the case.
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They testified that the group planned to kidnap and kill a known insurgent and, when they couldn’t get to him, some members of the squad went into a neighboring house and instead kidnapped Awad, who prosecutors have described as a disabled father of 11 and a former police officer.

Prosecutors say squad members tied Awad up, put him in a hole and shot him, then placed an AK-47 in his hands and a shovel in the hole to make it appear he was an insurgent planting explosives.
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15829765/

[matcom]

1. 21 months

come home G.I. and get caught with a bag of pot on you. you'll do MUCH more time than you will be doing for fucking MURDER

:argh:

[ixion]

2. yeah, that's the truth

it's a really screwed up world we live in. :crazy:

[Toots]

3. 21 months is probably the remainder of his time in service

21 months for murder....only in Bush* Amerika where high crimes are rewarded...My God how low we have sunk..

[Joe Chi Minh]

4. I wouldn't think this will go unnoticed in the Moslem world. How

to win friends and influence people.

How low have you sunk? Almost as low as the UK. We're all Hitler's "lesser breeds without the law" in corporate Britain, not just everyone on the other side of the channel.

[NotGivingUp]

5. 21 MONTHS????? how about 21 years!! this is outrageous.

[saigon68]

6. More thugs get a pass

I'm sure Juba will be hard at work to even this outrage