AP: Marine To Plead Guilty In Iraq Killing

[Eugene]

Marine To Plead Guilty In Iraq Killing
Attorney: Marine Will Plead Guilty To Role In Killing Of Iraqi Man

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 21, 2006

(AP) A U.S. Marine will plead guilty next week for his role in the killing of an
Iraqi civilian last April, his attorney said.

Pfc. John J. Jodka, 20, would be the first Marine to plead guilty in the case,
in which six other Marines and one Navy corpsman were also charged with murder.

Jodka will plead guilty to assault and obstruction of justice, his father, John
Jodka, told The Associated Press in a telephone interview Friday. The elder Jodka
said murder, kidnapping and other charges would be dropped in exchange for the
plea, but later said it was premature to discuss details of the arrangement.

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The eight troops were charged in the death of Hashim Ibrahim Awad in the town
of Hamdania, west of Baghdad. As part of a separate plea negotiation, the corpsman
recently testified about what he remembers from the incident.

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Full article: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/21/national/main2112658.shtml

[bluestateguy]

1. Well I guess he won't be able to vote Republican this year

1 less Republican vote!

[saigon68]

2. Another high point in the "Support the Troops" effort

Yes, picking the mentally challenged, criminal thinking, "low hanging fruit"

Just remember "My Lai" there's lots of those criminals running around. Many of whom, haven't Murdered Anyone yet, however when discipline bears down. Their work to cleanse the zone of the islamic woman and child begins.