US drops charge against Abu Ghraib accused

[theHandpuppet]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200502/s1296898.htm

US drops charge against Abu Ghraib accused

The US Government has dropped the main charge against a female soldier who posed in front of a pyramid of naked Iraqis at Abu Ghraib prison.

The charge against Sabrina Harman, over viewing and failing to prevent other soldiers from forcing detainees to masturbate, was dropped without discussion. The charge carried a maximum sentence of five years.

Harman now faces five counts of maltreatment, one count of of conspiracy and one count of dereliction of duty.

When charges were filed in March, she faced a maximum 17-year sentence.

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[underpants]

1. So they aren't going to prosecute for following DoD approved policy?

Signed by Rummy none the less.

Look the soldiers screwed up-mainly by documenting it (stupid)-and should pay some consequence but it should be reduced from the normal sentence because:

a.they were never trained for that task
b.they were horribly under staffed
c.they were just following orders unlawful or not from what 3 chains of command?

Rummy and W should be the ones facing charges.

[bobthedrummer]

2. Softcore necrophilia when she posed with the corpse with her big smile

now she gets off on sexual/masturbation charges-why? Cheerleaders don't pose with corpses. This could be the damn secret socities at work.

[Vidar]

3. Shrub likes to reward his craven minions.

[truth2power]

4. Afraid of what she can disclose at trial. n/t

[jimfromthebronx10469]

6. that comment i very much..

agree with.. she had too much prior knowledge from higher-ups:hi: :hi: :hi: :dem:

[Rose Siding]

5. She was the one who attatched the wires! -CRAZY defense outlined

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She is also accused of attaching wires to a hooded detainee and telling him he would be electrocuted if he fell off the box on which he was standing.

Attorneys for Harman argued that charges related to the photographs of hooded detainees should be dismissed, because victims must be aware of abuse in order to be abused.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200502/s1296898.htm

So...if someone is unconscious or comatose, no abuse! An infant, no abuse! A HOOD, no abuse! lalalalalala you can't seeeee me.