US soldier guilty of Iraq murder

[Judi Lynn]

Source: BBC News

Page last updated at 18:10 GMT, Friday, 20 February 2009
US soldier guilty of Iraq murder

A US soldier has been convicted of murder for his involvement in the killing of four Iraqis who were shot and dumped in a Baghdad canal in 2007.

Sgt Michael Leahy Jr had confessed to investigators that he shot an Iraqi in the back of the head from close range.

His lawyers argued that the stress of being in a conflict zone for so long meant he was unable to reason properly.

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Leahy was one of a group of soldiers who took detainees away after it was decided there was not enough evidence to charge them.

Blindfolded and gagged, the four were then shot and dumped in a canal.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7902599.stm

[Tempest]

1. The defense didn't work for the Nazis

It didn't work for this soldier either.

Turn him over to the Iraqis.

[ConcernedCanuk]

2. Just one?

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makes me want to cry . .

US military murdered hundreds, if not thousands . . .

and THIS one pleads "stress"

gimmeafrickenbreak