Soldier gets eight year term in Abu Ghraib abuse case
Staff Sgt. Ivan Frederick, the highest ranking U.S. officer charged in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, was sentenced to eight years in prison. He was reduced to private, forfeited pay, dishonorably discharged, and ordered to testify against others. Frederick admitted conspiracy, dereliction of duty, maltreatment, assault, and an indecent act. He described forcing detainees to masturbate publicly and standing naked in a human pyramid while guards hooked wires to a hooded detainee.
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Britain to redeploy 8500 troops to Fallujah risk zones
Britain's 8500 troops in Basra face redeployment under U S and Iraqi pressure to assume security near Baghdad so U S forces can strike insurgent hubs west of the capital including Fallujah. Blair faces domestic backlash and a possible Commons vote as lawmakers warn of civilian harm.
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