[TakeshiXkun]

LOUISVILLE (Kentucky) - THREE soldiers who were expected to testify in the civilian trial of a former soldier accused of raping and killing a 14-year-old girl in Iraq are likely to refuse, federal prosecutors said.
Prosecutors asked a federal judge to force the testimony of the soldiers at the trial of former soldier Steven Dale Green. Acting US Attorney Candace Hill said the soldiers - James Barker, Paul Cortez and Anthony Yribe - may invoke their right against self-incrimination if called to testify at Green's trial, which is scheduled to start Monday in Paducah.

The three previously testified about the killing in military court. The 23-year-old Green, of Midland, Texas, has pleaded not guilty. He faces a possible death sentence on charges that he raped and shot Abeer Qassim al-Janabi, then shot and killed her family in 2006 in Mahmoudiya, Iraq.

Green is being prosecuted in federal court because he was discharged from the military before being charged. Barker and Cortez, who were assigned with Green, each pleaded guilty in military court to their roles in attack in Iraq. Barker was sentenced to 90 years in prison, and Cortez, 100 years.

Mr Hill said in the motions that the testimony of each soldier 'may be necessary to the public interest'. Barker told a military court that Green approached him with a plan to attack the family as the soldiers drank whiskey bought from Iraqi soldiers.

Barker described changing clothes, then climbing through backyards as the five soldiers left the checkpoint they had been staffing to carry out the attack.

Barker and Cortez also described how they raped the teenager with Green before Green killed the girl, her younger sister and parents.

Later, Barker testified that he had allowed investigators to draft sworn statements for him that implicated another soldier and that several portions of the document were untrue.

Cortez, of Barstow, Calif., pleaded guilty to four murders, rape and conspiracy to rape. Cortez, in his plea agreement, said while raped the girl, Green shot and killed the girl's parents and younger sister.

Cortez testified that he then acted as a lookout while Green raped the girl, and Green shot her. Cortez testified that he helped burn the girl's body and the home, then burned his clothes. -- AP

Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking...ry_368379.html

[Emolisher]

This remind me of a show, cant remember the title thou it is abt the war between US n viet and there is this few soldier hu kidnap and rape this gal and finally killed her..Among them there is this guy that never gave up to fought for justice regarding this case

[warrick]

the american soldiers must leave iraq they r doing noting but destroying the country...because of this actions by the american soldiers thts why the middle east n the arabs hate them for...

[xDarkJo]

agree... they are destroying the country....

[pop-my-nutsy]

Originally Posted by Emolisher

This remind me of a show, cant remember the title thou it is abt the war between US n viet and there is this few soldier hu kidnap and rape this gal and finally killed her..Among them there is this guy that never gave up to fought for justice regarding this case

called prisoner of war.
anyway there must be a reason why the gahmen is not recalling their troops. they looking after the country, and not allowing the rebels to cause trouble.

[TakeshiXkun]

PADUCAH (Kentucky) - A US federal jury will determine whether former soldier Steven Dale Green should be executed for raping an Iraqi teenager and executing the girl and her family, court officials said on Thursday.
It took the jurors less than two days of deliberations to find Green guilty on all 17 criminal counts, which included rape, premeditated murder and obstruction of justice.

Three other soldiers were given life sentences in the March 2006 atrocity that was devised over whiskey and a game of cards at a traffic check point in Mahmudiyah, south of Baghdad.

Green, who was named as the ringleader, was tried in civil court after being discharged from the army due to a 'personality disorder' before his role in the crime came to light.

While Green confessed to the slayings when army investigators were called to the scene the next day, the involvement of US soldiers did not come to light until stress counsellors talked to the squad several months later.

Green's mother, father and brother - who were not present during the trial at his request - are scheduled to testify on his behalf during the sentencing phase.

His attorney said Green and other soldiers changed their clothes and disguised their appearance to throw suspicion on insurgents.

Green's other defence attorney told the jury that Green had been diagnosed as having Combat Operational Stress Disorder three months before the attack, and contended that former private first class James Barker and former specialist Paul Cortez took advantage of Green's mental condition to carry out the crimes.

They also burned the body of the 14-year-old girl, Abeer al-Janabi, and their own clothes to destroy any evidence that might link them to the crime, she said.

The pair told jurors they raped Abeer, while Green took her six-year-old sister and her mother and father to another room, where he shot them to death. -- AFP

Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking...ry_373989.html

[Peuan Sanit]

They have to pay for their crimes!

They are supposed to be there to liberate the Iraqi people and not to abuse and kill them!

[BlackLegging]

MAY THEM BURN IN HELL!

[W1ll]

let the devils leave this world to meet Satan