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  • September 2008

    • 3 Soldiers Charged in Iraqis' Murder

      Associated Press  |  Sep 17, 08 12:08 PM CDT

      3 Soldiers Charged in Iraqis' Murder

      (AP) - Three soldiers have been charged with murder for their alleged role in the killing of four Iraqis last year, the US Army said today. The Iraqi men were blindfolded, shot in the head, and dumped in a Baghdad canal around April 2007 in retribution for casualties suffered by the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, Army officials said. More »

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      Iraq  • murder  • US military  • Baghdad  • war crimes  • Army  • military law

  • August 2008

    • Civilian Jury Acquits Ex-Marine of Iraqi Murders

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 29, 08 2:53 AM CDT

      Civilian Jury Acquits Ex-Marine of Iraqi Murders

      (Newser) - A former Marine sergeant accused of killing Iraqi prisoners has been acquitted by a California jury, reports the Los Angeles Times. Jose Luis Nazario, 28, wept as he heard the verdict. It's the first time in modern history a civilian jury has ruled on actions taken in combat, and promised to test jurors' ability to comprehend what one serviceman described as the "chaos and fear" of war. More »

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      Iraq  • prisoners  • military law  • Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act

  • July 2008

    • Army Can Execute Death-Row Soldier, Bush Rules

      Associated Press  |  Jul 28, 08 7:20 PM CDT

      Army Can Execute Death-Row Soldier, Bush Rules

      (AP) - President Bush today approved the execution of an Army private, administration officials said. It was the first time in over a half-century that a president has affirmed a death sentence for a member of the US military. Bush OK'd the military's request to execute Ronald A. Gray, convicted in connection with a spree of four murders and eight rapes in the Fayetteville, NC, area over eight months in the late 1980s while stationed at Fort Bragg. More »

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      George W. Bush  • capital punishment  • military law  • Dwight Eisenhower

    • Supreme Court Goofs Up Key Fact in Child Rape Decision

      New York Times  |  Jul 2, 08 2:36 AM CDT

      Supreme Court Goofs Up Key Fact in Child Rape Decision

      (Newser) - The Supreme Court misconstrued a key fact in reaching its recent decision banning the death penalty for child rape, reports the New York Times . Swing justice Anthony Kennedy mistakenly noted in his decision that child rapists did not face the death penalty in federal jurisdiction. But in fact the rape of a child was made a military capital crime when the military code of justice was revised in 2006. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • death penalty  • Anthony Kennedy  • child rape  • military law

  • June 2008
  • May 2008

    • Okinawa Marine Gets 4 Years for Teen Sex Abuse

      Reuters  |  May 16, 08 8:40 AM CDT

      Okinawa Marine Gets 4 Years for Teen Sex Abuse

      (Newser) - The US marine accused of raping a 14-year-old Japanese girl was sentenced by court martial today to four years in prison, after pleading guilty to abusive sexual conduct, Reuters reports. The other charges against 38-year-old Sgt. Tyrone Hadnott, including rape and kidnapping, were dropped. With his plea deal, Hadnott will serve only three of the four years. He was dishonorably discharged.   More »

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      Japan  • US military  • Okinawa  • child rape  • military law  • court martial  • Tyrone Hadnott

  • April 2008

    • US Charges Marine With Okinawa Rape

      CNN  |  Apr 25, 08 9:32 AM CDT

      US Charges Marine With Okinawa Rape

      (Newser) - The US military has charged a Marine with rape of a child, adultery, and kidnapping after an assault on a 14-year-old girl in Okinawa, CNN reports. Japanese officials had released the Marine earlier this year after the girl, apparently not wanting to be in the public eye, dropped the allegations. But US officials investigated for violations of the military justice code. The incident has infuriated residents of Okinawa. More »

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      Japan  • US military  • Okinawa  • child rape  • military law  • court martial  • Tyrone Hadnott

  • October 2007

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