You may, or may not, remember the case of a young Afghani who was taken/arrested/seized by the US military and held in Afghanistan. He died in our custody.
This week, after a military investigation and military trials, the punishments were handed down for those who were responsible for his death:
One soldier has been sentenced to two months in prison, another to three months. A third was demoted and given a letter of reprimand and a fine. A fourth was given a reduction in rank and pay.
Just as an aside, the ranks of the four soldiers were one sergent, two specialists and a private first class. No officer was charged with any crime.
I'll leave the outrage to two blogs who can both muster more than I can today, and say it better: Body and Soul and Hilzoy at Obsidian Wings.
This is America. We should act better.
Posted by baltar at August 27, 2005 12:35 PM | TrackBack | Posted to PoliticsIsn't this the case where the commander not only didn't get punished, but he got to go to a post back in the US where he was involved with the Byrnes case? See this link to McNeill and Bagram.
Posted by: binky at August 27, 2005 01:17 PM | PERMALINK