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DC Sniper Demands End
to Death-Row Appeals

'Murder this innocent
black man,' he pleads

Associated Press Associated Press May 7, 08 3:10 AM CDT
(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 »

More about:  crime • death row • appeal • sniper

Bill Blasts Media Over Hillary's 'Sniper' Misfire

'You woulda thought that she'd robbed a bank,' wails ex-prez

Politico Politico Apr 11, 08 9:04 AM CDT
(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 »

More about:  Hillary Clinton • Bill Clinton • first lady • Bosnia • sniper

 Clinton Pokes Fun at 
Her Sniper-Fire Gaffe 

Senator jokes to Leno that she almost missed the show

USA Today USA Today Apr 4, 08 6:55 AM CDT
(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 »

More about:  Hillary Clinton • Jay Leno • first lady • Bosnia • sniper

Clinton 'Misspoke' About Dodging Bosnia Sniper

Dem backtracks as Obama camp pounces

CBS CBS Mar 25, 08 4:47 AM CDT
(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 »

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

GI Gets 10 Years for Iraqi Murder

Sniper tried to cover tracks after killing unarmed civilian

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

More about:  Iraq • murder • US Army • Kuwait • sniper

Snipers Felt Pressured to Deliver Kills

Soldiers on trial: Army encouraged 'baiting' to increase body counts

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

More about:  Iraq • US Army • sniper

US Sniper Program 'Baits' Insurgents

Iraqis who pick up planted weapons
shot immediately

Washington Post Washington Post Sep 24, 07 10:59 AM CDT
(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 »

More about:  Iraq • sniper

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