U.S. sets two more Iraq prison courts martial

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L1237052.htm

BAGHDAD, May 12 (Reuters) - Two more U.S. soldiers will be court-martialled over abuses of Iraqi prisoners, U.S. military spokesman Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt said on Wednesday.

Staff Sergeant Ivan "Chip" Frederick will face several charges including maltreatment of detainees, assault and a charge of indecency relating to watching detainees commit a sexual act, Kimmitt told a news conference. Sergeant Javal Davis is accused of maltreatment and assault among other charges.

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[saigon68]

1. The cover up rolls on.

This will be devastating to morale--(what little exists) when the whole story comes out

The little troopie PFC taking the fall and the big Genera; skating to the $500,000.00 per year job at NORTHRUP.

But the real world of Criminal Law shows that the Black man who steals groceries gets 15 years to life and the Enron directors get 8-14 months (if caught)

And so it goes in Amerika-- a place where our soldiers mirror the actions of Pilate's men in Jerusalem in Caesar's time

[UpInArms]

2. trying to keep the implausible theory

that there are only a "few bad apples" alive in the propaganda mill.

[Judi Lynn]

3. Two more Americans formally charged in Abu Ghraib case

Two more Americans formally charged in Abu Ghraib case


By FISNIK ABRASHI
The Associated Press
5/12/04 12:38 PM


BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Two more American soldiers have been ordered to stand trial in the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal, Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt announced Wednesday.

Sgt. Javal Davis, 26, of Maryland and Staff Sgt. Ivan L. "Chip" Frederick II of Buckingham, Va., were ordered to undergo a general court-martial, Kimmitt said. He said the trial date and venue had not been set.

Spc. Jeremy C. Sivits, of Hyndman, Pa., goes on trial May 19 before a special court-martial, which cannot levy as severe a sentence as a general court-martial.

Davis has been charged with conspiracy to maltreat detainees, dereliction of duty for failing to protect detainees from abuse, maltreatment of detainees, rendering false official statements and assault.

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