Military discipline under scrutiny amid light sentences
Observers doubt punishments fit crimes as several cases in Iraq and at Fort Carson expose alleged mercy killings and abusive treatment. Prosecutions face hurdles such as missing bodies and self defense arguments, while officials cite legitimate actions in some incidents. The debate contrasts Marine views with critiques of court outcomes and wartime stress.
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Solis
U.S. troops convicted in deaths of Iraqi civilians
The Associated Press reports multiple U.S. soldiers and Marines were convicted or pled guilty in cases linked to deaths of Iraqi civilians since March 2003. Highlights include Staff Sgt. Alban sentenced for murder of a wounded 16-year-old in Baghdad, and Pvt. Merida receiving 25 years for killing a 17-year-old Iraqi soldier after a sexual encounter. Additional rulings involve other servicemen for manslaughter, assault, and dereliction of duty.
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Camp Whitehorse
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Tigris
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Army
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North Carolina
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Pantano
Vietnam
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80 year old grandma runs escort ring August Playmates
Police busted an escort service named August Playmates run from a two bedroom apartment by Vera Tursi an 80 year old grandmother arrested last month during a sting. She took sixty dollars from every one hundred sixty charged per hour and said she needed money to subsidize Social Security.
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Tursi
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