Canadian, U.S. pilots clash over friendly fire in Afghanistan
Four Canadian soldiers testified that machine guns and anti-tank rockets were not aimed skyward when U.S. pilots bombed them, in a hearing on involuntary manslaughter charges against Maj. Harry Schmidt and Maj. William Umbach. The Air Force says pilots should have confirmed allied troops were present.
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Harry Schmidt
William Umbach
Afghanistan
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Outrage at Ryan clemency in Illinois death cases
Williamson County prosecutors denounce former Gov. George Ryan for commuting all death row sentences to life, calling the move an unthinkable act that erodes public confidence. Charles Garnall notes cases where defendants confessed and pleaded guilty, while Perry County’s David Stanton says death penalty debates will continue despite the blanket commutations. He cites cases including rapes and killings in Herrin and Hurley’s Show Bar incident, with pending death penalty actions and ongoing prosecutions in the region.
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Paul Taylor
Kathy Ann Woodhouse
Herrin
James Westray
Elizabeth Opatt
Hurley
Johnston City
Garnall
Ryan
Garnatl
Williamson County
Illinois
Maxine McKenzie
Hurst
Lucas C. Duvall
Creal Springs
David J. Hernandez
Christopher L. Alexander
Perry County
David Stanton
Stanton
Jason E. Cook
Portland
Maine
Sheila Sims
Cook
Sims
Erika
Sims’ du Quoin
Jackson County
Mike Wepstec
Ryan Defends Clemency on Oprah Show Also Focuses on Torture Claims
Former Illinois Governor George Ryan defended commuting death row sentences and granted clemency to 167 inmates on live Oprah, saying the process was to ensure safety while acknowledging uncertainty. Three freed men Aaron Patterson Madison Hobley Leroy Orange recount torture at Area 2 police HQ. Stanley Howard remains imprisoned. Victims families voice frustration over the pardons.
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Oprah Winfrey
Illinois
George Ryan
Aaron Patterson
Leroy Orange
Madison Hobley
Chicago
Ryan
Stanley Howard
Jon Burge
Area 2
Patterson
Montes
Donahue
Robert Dunne
Orange
Hobley
Freed convict Harris pardoned by outgoing Illinois governor
Keith Harris of Belleville, who claimed innocence in the 1978 shooting of Caseyville attendant Mark Resmann, received a full pardon and record expungement from outgoing Gov. George Ryan. Harris, 43, had been convicted of attempted murder in a Belleville jury trial and imprisoned for 22 years before his May 2001 release with good-behavior credits.
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George Ryan
Ryan
Keith Harris
Caseyville
Mark Resmann
St. Clair County
James Lay
Alva Busch
University of Illinois At
Illinois
Harris
Illinois Prisoner Review Board
Resmann
U.S. Supreme Court
Illinois board divided over Ryan clemency signals
The Illinois Prisoner Review Board says former Gov George Ryan misled them into believing clemency would be case by case not blanket. Ryan pardoned four death row inmates and commuted 167 others, despite board recommendations reportedly favoring few if any pardons.
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Chicago
Illinois
James Donahue
Ryan
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