U.S.soldier tried in interrogation death

[Judi Lynn]

U.S.soldier tried in interrogation death
Jan 20, 2006, 14:20 GMT

FORT CARSON, CO, United States (UPI) -- The Colorado murder trial of an Army chief warrant officer for an interrogation that went too far is tackling techniques not listed in Army documents.

Chief Warrant Officer Lewis E. Welshofer Jr., was charged after an Iraqi general died during an interrogation in what was described as a desperate situation and used 'the sleeping bag technique.'

That procedure, carried out in a makeshift prison in western Iraq, involved stuffing suspects face first into a sleeping bag with a small hole cut in the bottom for air.

Military prosecutors allege that Maj. Gen. Abed Hamed Mowhoush, 57, suffocated in the sleeping bag as Welshofer sat on him, The Los Angeles Times said. Welshofer faces life imprisonment if convicted.
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http://news.monstersandcritics.com/northamerica/article_1077717.php/U.S.soldier_tried_in_interrogation_death

[Village Idiot]

1. Just another poor idiot "obeying orders."

It just gets better and better...

[DeepModem Mom]

2. LAT: Trial Illuminates Dark Tactics of (Iraq) Interrogation

Trial Illuminates Dark Tactics of Interrogation
By Nicholas Riccardi, Times Staff Writer


FT. CARSON, Colo. — It was dubbed the "sleeping bag technique."

Interrogators at a makeshift prison in western Iraq, desperate to break suspected insurgents, would stuff them face-first into a sleeping bag with a small hole cut in the bottom for air.

Chief Warrant Officer Lewis E. Welshofer Jr. used it on an Iraqi general as a last-ditch grab for information as Welshofer's unit was in the midst of an offensive against insurgents and desperate for intelligence.

The technique was not in the Army Field Manual, but Welshofer testified Thursday that he believed it was permitted after top commanders told interrogators "the gloves were coming off."....Welshofer got no information.

Military prosecutors allege that Maj. Gen. Abed Hamed Mowhoush, 57, suffocated in the sleeping bag as Welshofer sat on him. Welshofer's murder trial, which began this week at the home base of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment to which he was assigned in Iraq, opens a window into the murky world of military interrogations....


http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-interrogate20jan20,0,1531849.story?coll=la-home-headlines

[janx]

3. What attorney? Whose attorney?

"A witness who testified behind a screen on Wednesday — whom an attorney inadvertently referred to as someone who worked for the CIA — said Welshofer told him the day before Mowhoush's death that he was aware of the most recent regulations, but that "he was breaking those rules every day."

Everybody's practicing CYA...

[saigon68]

4. "the gloves were coming off." I hope they convict this Mother Fucker

Support the troops

Ya right more like support the Nazi's