tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812043282272915800.post9085164026995062757..comments2024-02-15T21:24:23.524-08:00Comments on Today in The Endless War: War News for Thursday, March 15, 2012Cervanteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11302076828795198187noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812043282272915800.post-7647625717710016422012-03-15T14:13:12.169-07:002012-03-15T14:13:12.169-07:00It is interesting how they are protecting this guy...It is interesting how they are protecting this guy, but threw the book at Manning (and tortured him) for telling the truth and thereby saving lives.<br /><br />I believe the locals - it was more than one US soldier that did this.Dancewaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16733269960341895623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812043282272915800.post-41043159692844113252012-03-15T10:09:39.481-07:002012-03-15T10:09:39.481-07:00Connect the dots. Staff Sergeant accused of massac...Connect the dots. Staff Sergeant accused of massacre has been flown out of Afghanistan, enraging Afghans. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/15/world/asia/suspect-in-killing-of-afghans-is-flown-to-kuwait.html?ref=world" rel="nofollow">And, from the NYT</a>:<br /><br />"The question of how to proceed with the case remains extraordinarily delicate, with the Afghans seeking swift and open punishment and the military committed to its own judicial process on what could be capital charges — a trial that could take years. Already, details of the sergeant’s identity and background as well as particulars of the judicial process he faces have been withheld longer than might be routine. <br /><br />Eugene R. Fidell, who teaches military justice at Yale Law School, said it was highly unusual for the sergeant’s identity to be concealed for long. Already, the deadlines for various stages of the due process that come with detention have passed or are approaching quickly . . . <br /><br />It is not clear whether the sergeant has already made an unambiguous and admissible confession. Nor is it known what kind of physical evidence has been obtained from the scene, or by whom, or whether forensic examination of the victims has been possible.<br /><br />Yet another complicating factor, should the case go to trial as a capital offense, is the fact that the Uniform Code of Military Justice does not permit the prosecution to use deposition evidence in death-penalty cases. As a result, the sergeant would have a right to confront any witness against him “eyeball to eyeball,” Mr. Fidell said."<br /><br />What's the over/under on this guy ever being convicted of anything more than AWOL?Cervanteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11302076828795198187noreply@blogger.com