The collapse this week of the prosecution of a Marine for a civilian massacre in Haditha, Iraq — a striking outcome, even in a military justice system with a mixed record of charging soldiers for war crimes — has not only outraged Iraqis but also stunned some American military law specialists.
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Haditha Massacre Case
Posted in Assassination, Created Terror, Middle East, Military Industrial Complex, North America
Also tagged Haditha, Iraq, US, war crimes, Wuterich
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The Fruits of Elite Immunity
Less than three years ago, Dick Cheney was presiding over policies that left hundreds of thousands of innocent people dead from a war of aggression, constructed a worldwide torture regime, and spied on thousands of Americans without the warrants required by law, all of which resulted in his leaving office as one of the most reviled political figures in decades.
Posted in Created Terror, North America, Politics
Also tagged Cheney, Crime, Torture
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Iraqis angry over Abu Ghraib ringleader’s release
Charles Graner, 42, was on Saturday freed on parole from the US Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas after serving over six and a half years of a 10-year sentence, US army spokeswoman Rebecca Steed told AFP, saying he was released early for good conduct and through work rehabilitation programmes.
Posted in Created Terror, Middle East, Prison Industrial Complex
Also tagged Abu Ghraib, Graner, Iraq, Torture, US
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Pakistan frees US Embassy employee after bullets found in luggage
A U.S. Embassy employee was released after being held for questioning in Pakistan on Tuesday when airport security officials discovered bullets in his luggage, police said.