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3 US soldiers charged with murder in Iraq deaths--US soldier gets 7-month sentence in Iraq killings
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The US Governments puts guns in the hands of American soldiers, puts them in the middle of a war zone, and says, "Go get'em boys!", and this is what happens when they do.
FRANKFURT, Germany - The U.S. Army has charged three soldiers with murder for their role in the killing of Iraqis last year.
Authorities say the Iraqi men were blindfolded, shot in the head and dumped in a Baghdad canal around April 2007 in alleged retribution for casualties within the 172nd Infantry Brigade.
The Army said in a statement released Wednesday that Sgt. John Hatley, Sgt. 1st Class Joseph P. Mayo and Sgt. Michael P. Leahy Jr. — all formerly assigned to 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment — face charges premeditated murder, conspiracy to commit premeditated murder and obstruction of justice.
In all other wars, we see pictures of soldiers, even the brass, with guns, blowing the enemies brains out. Yet, when these soldiers did it, then all of a sudden it is a crime to kill people in a war. Everyone has seen, the famous picture of an officer shooting an arivn in the head, while blindfolded, and hands tied, right at the moment of impact, from the Viet Nam era. What makes this any different? Is there any justice left in the American system?
US soldier gets 7-month sentence in Iraq killings
A U.S. military judge has handed a 7-month sentence and a dishonorable discharge to a soldier who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to murder in the slaying of four bound and blindfolded Iraqis.
Spc. Belmor Ramos, 23, faced a possible sentence of life in prison but worked out a plea agreement Thursday.
He has agreed to testify against other soldiers alleged to be involved in the killing of the Iraqis, whose bodies were dumped in a Baghdad canal.
Ramos confessed to standing guard as the prisoners were killed. Three other soldiers in the unit were charged Tuesday with premeditated murder, conspiracy to commit premeditated murder and obstruction of justice.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
VILSECK, Germany (AP) — An American soldier pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to murder in the deaths of four Iraqis who were bound, blindfolded and shot last year, telling a judge he stood guard from a machine-gun turret as the men were killed.
Spc. Belmor Ramos, 23, of the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, faces a possible sentence of life in prison for conspiracy to commit murder. As part of a plea deal, however, prosecutors asked the judge for a minimum of five years and a dishonorable discharge.
The four Iraqi men were blindfolded, shot in the head and dumped in a Baghdad canal in April 2007 — allegedly in retribution for casualties in Ramos' unit.
Ramos said he agreed with the decision to kill the prisoners, and stood watch from the machine-gun turret of his Humvee when the slayings were carried out by others. He said he heard the shots, but did not personally witness the killings.
At Thursday's court-martial, Ramos' defense attorney asked for his client to be formally reprimanded and stay in the Army at a reduced rank.
"I understand I should be punished, and will accept any punishment, but I humbly ask you, your honor, that you let me stay in the Army," Ramos said before the judge called a recess to deliberate over the sentence.
Three other soldiers in the unit — Sgt. John E. Hatley, Sgt. 1st Class Joseph P. Mayo, and Sgt. Michael P. Leahy Jr. — were charged Tuesday with premeditated murder, conspiracy to commit premeditated murder and obstruction of justice.
They face a hearing to determine if there is enough evidence for them to be sent before a court-martial, but no date has been set.
Ramos, along with Spc. Steven Ribordy, 25, waived their rights to the Article 32 hearing, the equivalent to a civilian preliminary hearing.
A date for Ribordy's court-martial has not been set.
In an earlier statement, the Army said the allegations related to "the deaths of several detainees who were captured as part of combat operations last year."
That statement, released in January, said that "preliminary findings indicate the deceased detainees were not persons detained in a detention facility," indicating the men were killed shortly after being captured.
In hearings in late August, soldiers who were on the patrol said the four Iraqis who were killed, probably Sunnis, were taken into custody following a shootout with insurgents, and taken to the unit's operating base near Baghdad.
Hatley and Leahy were also charged with one count each of premeditated murder and conspiracy to commit premeditated murder in a death near Baghdad in January 2007. Leahy was also charged with being an accessory after the fact, a statement this week from the military said.
The Army did not provide details on that death.
The US Governments puts guns in the hands of American soldiers, puts them in the middle of a war zone, and says, "Go get'em boys!", and this is what happens when they do.
FRANKFURT, Germany - The U.S. Army has charged three soldiers with murder for their role in the killing of Iraqis last year.
Authorities say the Iraqi men were blindfolded, shot in the head and dumped in a Baghdad canal around April 2007 in alleged retribution for casualties within the 172nd Infantry Brigade.
The Army said in a statement released Wednesday that Sgt. John Hatley, Sgt. 1st Class Joseph P. Mayo and Sgt. Michael P. Leahy Jr. — all formerly assigned to 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment — face charges premeditated murder, conspiracy to commit premeditated murder and obstruction of justice.
In all other wars, we see pictures of soldiers, even the brass, with guns, blowing the enemies brains out. Yet, when these soldiers did it, then all of a sudden it is a crime to kill people in a war. Everyone has seen, the famous picture of an officer shooting an arivn in the head, while blindfolded, and hands tied, right at the moment of impact, from the Viet Nam era. What makes this any different? Is there any justice left in the American system?
US soldier gets 7-month sentence in Iraq killings
A U.S. military judge has handed a 7-month sentence and a dishonorable discharge to a soldier who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to murder in the slaying of four bound and blindfolded Iraqis.
Spc. Belmor Ramos, 23, faced a possible sentence of life in prison but worked out a plea agreement Thursday.
He has agreed to testify against other soldiers alleged to be involved in the killing of the Iraqis, whose bodies were dumped in a Baghdad canal.
Ramos confessed to standing guard as the prisoners were killed. Three other soldiers in the unit were charged Tuesday with premeditated murder, conspiracy to commit premeditated murder and obstruction of justice.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
VILSECK, Germany (AP) — An American soldier pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to murder in the deaths of four Iraqis who were bound, blindfolded and shot last year, telling a judge he stood guard from a machine-gun turret as the men were killed.
Spc. Belmor Ramos, 23, of the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, faces a possible sentence of life in prison for conspiracy to commit murder. As part of a plea deal, however, prosecutors asked the judge for a minimum of five years and a dishonorable discharge.
The four Iraqi men were blindfolded, shot in the head and dumped in a Baghdad canal in April 2007 — allegedly in retribution for casualties in Ramos' unit.
Ramos said he agreed with the decision to kill the prisoners, and stood watch from the machine-gun turret of his Humvee when the slayings were carried out by others. He said he heard the shots, but did not personally witness the killings.
At Thursday's court-martial, Ramos' defense attorney asked for his client to be formally reprimanded and stay in the Army at a reduced rank.
"I understand I should be punished, and will accept any punishment, but I humbly ask you, your honor, that you let me stay in the Army," Ramos said before the judge called a recess to deliberate over the sentence.
Three other soldiers in the unit — Sgt. John E. Hatley, Sgt. 1st Class Joseph P. Mayo, and Sgt. Michael P. Leahy Jr. — were charged Tuesday with premeditated murder, conspiracy to commit premeditated murder and obstruction of justice.
They face a hearing to determine if there is enough evidence for them to be sent before a court-martial, but no date has been set.
Ramos, along with Spc. Steven Ribordy, 25, waived their rights to the Article 32 hearing, the equivalent to a civilian preliminary hearing.
A date for Ribordy's court-martial has not been set.
In an earlier statement, the Army said the allegations related to "the deaths of several detainees who were captured as part of combat operations last year."
That statement, released in January, said that "preliminary findings indicate the deceased detainees were not persons detained in a detention facility," indicating the men were killed shortly after being captured.
In hearings in late August, soldiers who were on the patrol said the four Iraqis who were killed, probably Sunnis, were taken into custody following a shootout with insurgents, and taken to the unit's operating base near Baghdad.
Hatley and Leahy were also charged with one count each of premeditated murder and conspiracy to commit premeditated murder in a death near Baghdad in January 2007. Leahy was also charged with being an accessory after the fact, a statement this week from the military said.
The Army did not provide details on that death.
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