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  • May 2008

    • DC Sniper Demands End to Death-Row Appeals

      Associated Press  |  May 7, 08 3:10 AM CDT

      DC Sniper Demands End to Death-Row Appeals

      (Newser) - Convicted DC sniper John Allen Muhammad has called on prosecutors to help stop his attorneys from pursuing appeals to overturn his death sentence. Muhammad, convicted in the 2002 shooting spree that killed 10 strangers, said in a handwritten letter that any appeals “have been done against mine will,” the AP reports. In a recent appeal filing, attorneys argued brain damage likely rendered Muhammad incapable of making reasoned legal decisions. More »

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      crime  • death row  • appeal  • sniper

  • April 2008

    • Bill Blasts Media Over Hillary's 'Sniper' Misfire

      Politico  |  Apr 11, 08 9:04 AM CDT

      Bill Blasts Media Over Hillary's 'Sniper' Misfire

      (Newser) - Just when you thought the controversy surrounding Hillary Clinton's trip to Bosnia had died down, Bill Clinton resuscitated it with an impassioned defense of his wife's claims. During a rally at an Indiana high school, the former president lashed out at the media for treating Hillary as if "she'd robbed a bank" for suggesting that she dodged sniper fire in 1996. More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • Bill Clinton  • first lady  • Bosnia  • sniper

    • Clinton Pokes Fun at Her Sniper-Fire Gaffe

      USA Today  |  Apr 4, 08 6:55 AM CDT

      Clinton Pokes Fun at Her Sniper-Fire Gaffe

      (Newser) - Making light of a major campaign embarrassment, Hillary Clinton quipped to Jay Leno last night that she almost missed the show due to sniper fire, USA Today reports. “I was worried I wasn’t going to make it. I was pinned down by sniper fire at the Burbank airport,” Clinton joshed, making fun of her now-famous "misstatement" that she once dodged sniper fire on a visit to Bosnia. More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • Jay Leno  • first lady  • Bosnia  • sniper

  • March 2008

    • Clinton 'Misspoke' About Dodging Bosnia Sniper

      CBS  |  Mar 25, 08 4:47 AM CDT

      Clinton 'Misspoke' About Dodging Bosnia Sniper

      (Newser) - Hillary Clinton had to dodge sniper fire when she landed at the start of a goodwill tour of Bosnia in 1996—at least that’s what the senator said last week. But after an archive CBS news video showed the then-first lady smiling and waving without a single bullet whizzing by, her campaign conceded that she “misspoke.” One aide admitted the situation “was not quite as dramatic" as Clinton put it. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • first lady  • Bosnia  • CBS News  • Howard Wolfson  • sniper

  • February 2008

    • GI Gets 10 Years for Iraqi Murder

      Los Angeles Times  |  Feb 11, 08 5:12 AM CST

      GI Gets 10 Years for Iraqi Murder

      (Newser) - A US Army sniper was sentenced to 10 years in prison yesterday after a court martial found him guilty of murdering an Iraqi civilian. The Iraqi was shot when he stumbled upon the sniper's hideout, and a weapon was planted on the body to make it appear that the victim was a terrorist, reports the Los Angeles Times . More »

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      Iraq  • murder  • US Army  • Kuwait  • sniper

  • October 2007

    • Snipers Felt Pressured to Deliver Kills

      Los Angeles Times  |  Oct 5, 07 12:17 PM CDT

      Snipers Felt Pressured to Deliver Kills

      (Newser) - Army commanders pressured their elite “Painted Demons” sniper unit to up the body count, say members standing trial for murder, leading them to plant evidence and “bait” Iraqis. “It felt like, ‘What are you guys doing wrong out there?’” one sniper told the LA Times. “We needed to find a way so that we could get the bad guys.” More »

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      Iraq  • US Army  • sniper

  • September 2007

    • US Sniper Program 'Baits' Insurgents

      Washington Post  |  Sep 24, 07 10:59 AM CDT

      US Sniper Program 'Baits' Insurgents

      (Newser) - A classified Pentagon program urges snipers in Iraq to “bait” potential militants by scattering weapons and ammunition and shooting anyone who picks them up, the Washington Post reports. The program, detailed in documents from the murder trial of three snipers accused of planting evidence on victims, raises issues because civilians might pick up the items. More »

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      Iraq  • sniper

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