US troops on Iraq murder charges

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Source: BBC News

The US military in Iraq has charged two of its soldiers with the murder of three Iraqis earlier this year in the Iskandariya area, south of Baghdad.

Both of the men are accused of premeditated murder and placing weapons beside the bodies of the dead, who were killed in three separate incidents.

Staff Sergeant Michael A Hensley is accused of three murders and Specialist Jorge G Sandoval of one.


Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6256494.stm

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1. "Freedom is on the March" shouted the AWOL CHIMPANZEE

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2. Third U.S. soldier charged in Iraq murder probe

Source: Reuters

Third U.S. soldier charged in Iraq murder probe
02 Jul 2007 12:33:38 GMT
Source: Reuters

BAGHDAD, July 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Monday
it had charged a U.S. soldier with the murder of an Iraqi and of
trying to cover up the crime by placing a weapon by the body.

The charge is linked to an investigation into the unlawful killing
of three Iraqis in separate incidents during U.S. operations
between April and June near the town of Iskandariyah, 40 km
(25 miles) south of Baghdad, the military said in a statement.
Two other soldiers have been charged separately.

Sergeant Evan Vela, from Phoenix, Idaho, was charged with
one count of premeditated murder, wrongfully placing a weapon
beside a dead Iraqi, making a false official statement and
obstruction of justice.

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Read more: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/BUL239312.htm

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3. Soldier Claims Innocence in Iraqi Deaths

Source: Associated Press

Soldier Claims Innocence in Iraqi Deaths

Wednesday July 4, 2007 4:16 AM

CANDLER, N.C. (AP) - A soldier charged with killing Iraqi civilians
and trying to cover up the deaths told his parents he is not guilty,
and that “all my kills are legitimate,” a newspaper reported Tuesday.

Staff Sgt. Michael A. Hensley, of Candler, N.C., and Spc. Jorge G.
Sandoval Jr., of Laredo, Texas, are accused of killing three Iraqis
and placing weapons on their bodies to portray them as combatants.

“First thing all of you should know is that all my kills are legitimate
and I am innocent of these charges,” Hensley wrote in an e-mail to
his parents Thursday, the day he was charged, the Asheville Citizen-
Times reported.

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Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,,-6756296,00.html