|
|
Translate:
              “Surge” in War Crimes?
Thursday, January 31st, 2008
U.S. Army unit Probed for killing Iraqi prisoners The US Army has opened a criminal investigation into an allegation of “battlefield deaths” of detainees captured by a US brigade that operated last year in southwest Baghdad, an army spokesman said. The allegation involved the 2nd Combat Brigade of the 1st Infantry Division, which returned to its home base in Schweinfurt, Germany in November after a 15-month tour in Iraq, said Paul Boyce, an army spokesman. Boyce said the investigation was triggered by “what appears to be an allegation of at least one, and likely more battlefield deaths involving captured detainees.” “The allegation is that this may in fact be some sort of a battlefield crime and we are pursuing this to determine the facts, the circumstances and further investigative leads,” he said. Boyce said the 1st Infantry Division’s 2nd Combat Brigade operated in the Rashid district of southwest Baghdad during its tour. He said the alleged deaths did not occur in a detention facility but rather at what the military calls “the point of capture.” The deaths are alleged to have occurred at least six months ago, he said. He provided no other details on the specifics of the allegation, which came to the army’s attention last week. The Army’s Criminal Investigation Command is conducting the investigation, he said, adding that the probe was still in its initial stages and no charges have been brought. “Usually, these things come to light when somebody talks about it, a soldier in the unit, that sort of thing,” he said. “I don’t want to rule out the scope and the extent of the situation quite yet, until we better understand what we are dealing with,” he said. Stars and Stripes, a military newspaper that first reported on the investigation, said the Schweinfurt-based unit saw heavy fighting in Iraq, suffering 59 deaths. Have Your Say: “Surge” in War Crimes? Please read our posting guidelines before posting. Alternatively you can discuss this report here. Related News
|
Peter Schiff On Fast Money Last post by Knight of the Word @ 01:39 AM Go to Forum
| Latest Topics
The Big Brother state - by stealth Last post by ZingPao @ 01:37 AM Palin got $30K more in clothes Last post by ZingPao @ 01:34 AM Dog saves road-injured dog Last post by ZingPao @ 01:27 AM 9/11 Truther Suspended From Bristol Green Party Last post by Unregistered @ 01:25 AM A New Approach to Drugs Would Save New York Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Last post by ZingPao @ 01:19 AM Acorn Watchers Wonder What Happened to Crop Last post by Unregistered @ 01:13 AM Prophetic Signs that we are in the End Times Last post by Knight of the Word @ 01:10 AM Untold Story of Election 2008: The Death of the NRA Last post by ZingPao @ 01:08 AM European court makes landmark ruling on DNA rights Last post by Nostalgia @ 12:59 AM  Email This Page To A Friend Latest Headlines
More World News  Archive
|
TOP NEWS DISCUSSIONS |
LATEST NEWS DISCUSSIONS |
|
|
Pentagon to deploy 20,000 troops on domestic "anti-terror" mission CCTV Judges Your Behaviour Anti-ID Card Protesters Arrested 'Historic' UK climate laws ushered in Venezuelan Elections: The Media Response Taking liberties with information Kristol Calls On Bush To Pardon Torturers And Wiretappers, Reward Them With Medal Of Freedom George W. Bush Belongs in Prison |
BIlly Joe Bob Jumpback commented on: Pentagon to deploy 20,000 troops on domestic “anti-terror” mission You are insane. Nuff said Continue Reading & Reply Mike commented on: Lindsey Williams Videos on the Oil/Energy ‘Crisis’ What Lindsey Williams is saying is true! Bottom Line is that the elete, the... Continue Reading & Reply shakeel commented on: ID cards will give ‘false’ data Dear Sir, or madam; I would like to ask about fingerprint. If someone asylum case in Eu... Continue Reading & Reply Dan commented on: Anti-ID Card Protesters Arrested WELL DONE Continue Reading & Reply |
|
The views expressed in the RINF news wire and newsletter are the sole responsibility of the author (s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the webmaster. RINF.COM: Breaking News & Alternative Media is Copyleft - Copy & Distribute Freely. News Forum |
Loading ...
