Abu Ghraib Soldier Breaks Down in Trial Admission
US Army Specialist Armin Cruz pleaded guilty to conspiracy to mistreat subordinates and mistreatment of prisoners at Abu Ghraib. The 24 year old from Plano Texas received eight months confinement a rank reduction to private and a bad conduct discharge for his part in the abuses as the inquiry widened beyond Military Police.
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Baghdad
Abu Ghraib
Spc
Armin Cruz
Cruz
Plano
Texas
325Th Military Intelligence
Deserting Army Sergeant Surrenders at Camp Zama
Forty years after allegedly defecting to North Korea, Sgt. Charles Robert Jenkins reports to duty at Camp Zama Japan and surrenders to base authorities. He arrives with his wife and two North Korea born daughters. An Army investigation will decide on possible court martial, potentially taking months.
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Camp Zama Army Base
Jenkins
John Dykstra
Army
Dykstra
Explosions Rock Baghdad Amid Citywide Attacks
Series of late night blasts hit central Baghdad near Palestine and Sheraton hotels with mortars or rockets causing no confirmed casualties. A bomb near Basra’s Sadam Hussein palace killed one and wounded two. a U.S. airstrike hit militants in Sadr City. Insurgents abducted the family of Col. Khalif Ali Hussein in Khalis as Tal Afar residents flee amid siege.
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Baghdad
Iraq
U.S
Palestine and
Sheraton
Adnan Abdul-Rahman
Interior Ministry
Green Zone
Basra
Saddam Hussein
O’malley
Khalis
National Guard
Khalid
Tal Afar
Bin Laden Still Directing Incidents, U.S. General Says
Maj. Gen. Eric Olson said bin Laden and his deputy likely direct attacks from Afghanistan and Pakistan with foreign fighters involvement. He tied the Aug. 26 suicide car attack near Kabul to al Qaida networks and noted trained fighters operating along the border.
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Bagram
Afghanistan
Osama bin Laden
al-Qaida
Kabul
Eric Olson
Associated Press
bin Laden
Ayman al-Zawahri
Olson
Hamid Karzai
al- Qaida
U.S
Appar
Pakistan
Zabul
Kandahar
New York City
Khost
De Niro defends mafia roles amid Italian citizenship bid
Robert De Niro rejects claims his mafia characters harm Italian Americans arguing his roles are realistic and diverse. He backs his Italian heritage while Venice premiere of Shark Tale spotlights Don Lino and other voice cast including Scorsese. Italy may honor him next month.
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Venice
Italy
Robert de Niro
de Niro
Order Sons of Italy In America
Jeffrey Katzenberg
St. Mark’s Square
Don Lino
Will Smith
Renee Zellweger
Angelina Jolie
Jack Black
Martin Scorsese
Knicker maker in West Virginia tailors Granny's Panties
Loretta Cheney of Spencer crafts affordable underwear for herself and visitors at the Roane County aging center. Her “Granny's Panties” cost 3 dollars a pair and aim to fully cover the backside with stretchy sides for fuller figures. In Akron, Ohio, alumni outreach for a Mansfield Reformatory reunion struggles. Donnell Haynes reports only 14 contacts for about 3,000-strong campus alumni.
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Spencer
W.va
Loretta Cheney
Cheney
Roane County
Akron
Ohio
Donnell Haynes
Ohio State Reformatory
Mansfield
Haynes
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
Bennett J. Cooper
Jon Flood
Fond du Lac
Wis
Ashland University and
Field High School
Mansfield Reformatory
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Paul Nigara
Japan
Cairo
Egypt
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
al-Zarqawi
Evan Kohlmann
International Coalition
Najaf
Muqtada al- Sadr
Sadr City
Brian O’malley
1St Brigade Combat Team
World Trade Center Towers
New York
U.S. Department of Defense
Pentagon
Maj
Andy Preston
Edmond
Okla
Beckham
Gillette
England
Real Madrid
Beck
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