Kansas BTK killer pleads guilty to ten Wichita murders
Dennis Rader, 60, admits to killing ten people across Wichita starting in the 1970s. He describes his methods, naming victims as targets and detailing a hit kit used in the crimes. Sentencing set for August 17. death penalty not possible due to pre existing state law.
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Recruits Endure Abuse Claim at Fort Knox Drill Instructors
Echo Company recruits faced harsh discipline at Fort Knox with drill instructors grabbing slapping and cursing. Four instructors and the company commander were charged and four convicted as investigators moved to transfer the 25 recruits to another command.
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Two U S pilots die in helicopter crash near Baghdad
In Iraq a helicopter crash north of Baghdad killed two U S Army pilots and a soldier was shot in the capital as insurgency raged. The AH 64 went down in Mishahda after a rocket strike witnessed by Mohammed Naji. Prison population across Abu Ghraib Camp Bucca and Camp Cropper has nearly doubled to 10 002 since June 2004.
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Halliburton favored in no-bid contracts claims
A senior Army Corps of Engineers official accused Halliburton of receiving no bid contracts for Iraq work due to repeated interventions by the defense secretary’s office. Bunnatine Greenhouse called the interventions blatant contract abuse as Congress adds Defense audits finding overcharges over $1 billion and $422 million in undocumented bills.
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Iraq War at One Year Numbers Show Shifts and Strife
As the U S hand over sovereignty marks one year in Iraq, the Brookings Institution notes gains in telecom and judiciary while insurgents cause major violence. Counts show 885 U S personnel killed, 12 000 Iraqi civilians dead, 482 car bombs, and daily attacks rising from 45 to 70 as of May 2005.
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