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[Arabian_Princess]

Quote: Published on: Monday, 7th August, 2006
An Iraqi army medic told a US military hearing yesterday he was sick for weeks after finding the naked and burned body of a 14-year-old girl allegedly raped and murdered by American soldiers south of Baghdad. The medic gave his testimony on the opening day of a hearing to determine whether five US soldiers must stand trial in the March 12 rape-slaying of Abeer Qassim al-Janabi and the killing of her parents and sister.

It is among the worst in a series of cases of alleged abuse of Iraqis by American soldiers. The medic, whose name was withheld for security reasons, told the hearing that he was the first responder to enter the house and found the girl sprawled naked in the house, her torso and head burned by flames. She had a single bullet wound under her left eye, he said.

He testified that he found Abeer’s five-year-old sister, Hadeel, in an adjacent room. She was shot in the head and the bullet had blown the back of her head out, he said. The children’s parents - father Qassim and mother Fikhriya - had suffered similar deaths: the mother’s abdomen and chest were riddled with bullets, he said. After witnessing the scene, the medic said he was ill for weeks.

He also told the hearing that because there was not enough space in the Mahmoudiya hospital to store the bodies, they were kept in an air-conditioned ambulance overnight, and buried the following day. Four soldiers - Sgt Paul E Cortez, Spc James P Barker, Pfc Jesse V Spielman, Pfc Bryan L Howard - have been accused of rape and murder and could face the death penalty. A fifth, Sgt Anthony W Yribe, is accused of failing to report the attack.
http://www.7days.ae/2006/08/07/horror-witness.html

What are they freeing Iraq from? Enough OIL s*cked, and ENOUGH BLOOD SHED. If this case occured anywhere else in the WORLD you would've seen it all over the NEWS!!!
COLD HEARTED CRIMINALS GO HOME [Just for the clarification I meant THE RAPIST AND Murderers]

[DSwain]

Arabian_Princess wrote: Quote: Published on: Monday, 7th August, 2006
An Iraqi army medic told a US military hearing yesterday he was sick for weeks after finding the naked and burned body of a 14-year-old girl allegedly raped and murdered by American soldiers south of Baghdad. The medic gave his testimony on the opening day of a hearing to determine whether five US soldiers must stand trial in the March 12 rape-slaying of Abeer Qassim al-Janabi and the killing of her parents and sister.

It is among the worst in a series of cases of alleged abuse of Iraqis by American soldiers. The medic, whose name was withheld for security reasons, told the hearing that he was the first responder to enter the house and found the girl sprawled naked in the house, her torso and head burned by flames. She had a single bullet wound under her left eye, he said.

He testified that he found Abeer’s five-year-old sister, Hadeel, in an adjacent room. She was shot in the head and the bullet had blown the back of her head out, he said. The children’s parents - father Qassim and mother Fikhriya - had suffered similar deaths: the mother’s abdomen and chest were riddled with bullets, he said. After witnessing the scene, the medic said he was ill for weeks.

He also told the hearing that because there was not enough space in the Mahmoudiya hospital to store the bodies, they were kept in an air-conditioned ambulance overnight, and buried the following day. Four soldiers - Sgt Paul E Cortez, Spc James P Barker, Pfc Jesse V Spielman, Pfc Bryan L Howard - have been accused of rape and murder and could face the death penalty. A fifth, Sgt Anthony W Yribe, is accused of failing to report the attack.
http://www.7days.ae/2006/08/07/horror-witness.html

What are they freeing Iraq from? Enough OIL s*cked, and ENOUGH BLOOD SHED. If this case occured anywhere else in the WORLD you would've seen it all over the NEWS!!!
COLD HEARTED CRIMINALS GO HOME!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5253160.stm
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/07/iraq.main/index.html
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/08/06/iraq/main1868218.shtml
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,207265,00.html

Just a few news sources covering the story - it took me a couple of minutes to get the lot.

We must wait for this hearing to conclude and then for a trial to be completed before passing judgement. Any infraction of the law must be punished.

[Arabian_Princess]

DSwain wrote: Arabian_Princess wrote: Quote: Published on: Monday, 7th August, 2006
An Iraqi army medic told a US military hearing yesterday he was sick for weeks after finding the naked and burned body of a 14-year-old girl allegedly raped and murdered by American soldiers south of Baghdad. The medic gave his testimony on the opening day of a hearing to determine whether five US soldiers must stand trial in the March 12 rape-slaying of Abeer Qassim al-Janabi and the killing of her parents and sister.

It is among the worst in a series of cases of alleged abuse of Iraqis by American soldiers. The medic, whose name was withheld for security reasons, told the hearing that he was the first responder to enter the house and found the girl sprawled naked in the house, her torso and head burned by flames. She had a single bullet wound under her left eye, he said.

He testified that he found Abeer’s five-year-old sister, Hadeel, in an adjacent room. She was shot in the head and the bullet had blown the back of her head out, he said. The children’s parents - father Qassim and mother Fikhriya - had suffered similar deaths: the mother’s abdomen and chest were riddled with bullets, he said. After witnessing the scene, the medic said he was ill for weeks.

He also told the hearing that because there was not enough space in the Mahmoudiya hospital to store the bodies, they were kept in an air-conditioned ambulance overnight, and buried the following day. Four soldiers - Sgt Paul E Cortez, Spc James P Barker, Pfc Jesse V Spielman, Pfc Bryan L Howard - have been accused of rape and murder and could face the death penalty. A fifth, Sgt Anthony W Yribe, is accused of failing to report the attack.
http://www.7days.ae/2006/08/07/horror-witness.html

What are they freeing Iraq from? Enough OIL s*cked, and ENOUGH BLOOD SHED. If this case occured anywhere else in the WORLD you would've seen it all over the NEWS!!!
COLD HEARTED CRIMINALS GO HOME!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5253160.stm
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/07/iraq.main/index.html
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/08/06/iraq/main1868218.shtml
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,207265,00.html

Just a few news sources covering the story - it took me a couple of minutes to get the lot.

We must wait for this hearing to conclude and then for a trial to be completed before passing judgement. Any infraction of the law must be punished.

Thanks for sharing, Well I hope so. =)

[MoscowMatt]

Arabian_Princess wrote: Quote: Published on: Monday, 7th August, 2006
An Iraqi army medic told a US military hearing yesterday he was sick for weeks after finding the naked and burned body of a 14-year-old girl allegedly raped and murdered by American soldiers south of Baghdad. The medic gave his testimony on the opening day of a hearing to determine whether five US soldiers must stand trial in the March 12 rape-slaying of Abeer Qassim al-Janabi and the killing of her parents and sister.

It is among the worst in a series of cases of alleged abuse of Iraqis by American soldiers. The medic, whose name was withheld for security reasons, told the hearing that he was the first responder to enter the house and found the girl sprawled naked in the house, her torso and head burned by flames. She had a single bullet wound under her left eye, he said.

He testified that he found Abeer’s five-year-old sister, Hadeel, in an adjacent room. She was shot in the head and the bullet had blown the back of her head out, he said. The children’s parents - father Qassim and mother Fikhriya - had suffered similar deaths: the mother’s abdomen and chest were riddled with bullets, he said. After witnessing the scene, the medic said he was ill for weeks.

He also told the hearing that because there was not enough space in the Mahmoudiya hospital to store the bodies, they were kept in an air-conditioned ambulance overnight, and buried the following day. Four soldiers - Sgt Paul E Cortez, Spc James P Barker, Pfc Jesse V Spielman, Pfc Bryan L Howard - have been accused of rape and murder and could face the death penalty. A fifth, Sgt Anthony W Yribe, is accused of failing to report the attack.
http://www.7days.ae/2006/08/07/horror-witness.html

What are they freeing Iraq from? Enough OIL s*cked, and ENOUGH BLOOD SHED. If this case occured anywhere else in the WORLD you would've seen it all over the NEWS!!!
COLD HEARTED CRIMINALS GO HOME!

:?
Erm we ARE seeing it all over the news!!!

[TNBiologist]

Arabian_Princess wrote: Quote: Published on: Monday, 7th August, 2006
An Iraqi army medic told a US military hearing yesterday he was sick for weeks after finding the naked and burned body of a 14-year-old girl allegedly raped and murdered by American soldiers south of Baghdad. The medic gave his testimony on the opening day of a hearing to determine whether five US soldiers must stand trial in the March 12 rape-slaying of Abeer Qassim al-Janabi and the killing of her parents and sister.

It is among the worst in a series of cases of alleged abuse of Iraqis by American soldiers. The medic, whose name was withheld for security reasons, told the hearing that he was the first responder to enter the house and found the girl sprawled naked in the house, her torso and head burned by flames. She had a single bullet wound under her left eye, he said.

He testified that he found Abeer’s five-year-old sister, Hadeel, in an adjacent room. She was shot in the head and the bullet had blown the back of her head out, he said. The children’s parents - father Qassim and mother Fikhriya - had suffered similar deaths: the mother’s abdomen and chest were riddled with bullets, he said. After witnessing the scene, the medic said he was ill for weeks.

He also told the hearing that because there was not enough space in the Mahmoudiya hospital to store the bodies, they were kept in an air-conditioned ambulance overnight, and buried the following day. Four soldiers - Sgt Paul E Cortez, Spc James P Barker, Pfc Jesse V Spielman, Pfc Bryan L Howard - have been accused of rape and murder and could face the death penalty. A fifth, Sgt Anthony W Yribe, is accused of failing to report the attack.
http://www.7days.ae/2006/08/07/horror-witness.html

What are they freeing Iraq from? Enough OIL s*cked, and ENOUGH BLOOD SHED. If this case occured anywhere else in the WORLD you would've seen it all over the NEWS!!!
COLD HEARTED CRIMINALS GO HOME!

It is all over the news here in teh US. It pisses off a lot of us that have served to see this sh*t happen. You calling all US military member scriminals is just like me calling all muslims terrorist.

[Arabian_Princess]

TNBiologist wrote: Arabian_Princess wrote: Quote: Published on: Monday, 7th August, 2006
An Iraqi army medic told a US military hearing yesterday he was sick for weeks after finding the naked and burned body of a 14-year-old girl allegedly raped and murdered by American soldiers south of Baghdad. The medic gave his testimony on the opening day of a hearing to determine whether five US soldiers must stand trial in the March 12 rape-slaying of Abeer Qassim al-Janabi and the killing of her parents and sister.

It is among the worst in a series of cases of alleged abuse of Iraqis by American soldiers. The medic, whose name was withheld for security reasons, told the hearing that he was the first responder to enter the house and found the girl sprawled naked in the house, her torso and head burned by flames. She had a single bullet wound under her left eye, he said.

He testified that he found Abeer’s five-year-old sister, Hadeel, in an adjacent room. She was shot in the head and the bullet had blown the back of her head out, he said. The children’s parents - father Qassim and mother Fikhriya - had suffered similar deaths: the mother’s abdomen and chest were riddled with bullets, he said. After witnessing the scene, the medic said he was ill for weeks.

He also told the hearing that because there was not enough space in the Mahmoudiya hospital to store the bodies, they were kept in an air-conditioned ambulance overnight, and buried the following day. Four soldiers - Sgt Paul E Cortez, Spc James P Barker, Pfc Jesse V Spielman, Pfc Bryan L Howard - have been accused of rape and murder and could face the death penalty. A fifth, Sgt Anthony W Yribe, is accused of failing to report the attack.
http://www.7days.ae/2006/08/07/horror-witness.html

What are they freeing Iraq from? Enough OIL s*cked, and ENOUGH BLOOD SHED. If this case occured anywhere else in the WORLD you would've seen it all over the NEWS!!!
COLD HEARTED CRIMINALS GO HOME!

It is all over the news here in teh US. It pisses off a lot of us that have served to see this sh*t happen. You calling all US military member scriminals is just like me calling all muslims terrorist.

Let me rephrase it for you, clearly I’ve generalized and I wasn’t specific in my post above. I meant the soldiers who raped and murdered the poor little girl are criminals and should be condemned.
And I apologize ;)

[DSwain]

Arabian_Princess wrote: TNBiologist wrote: Arabian_Princess wrote: Quote: Published on: Monday, 7th August, 2006
An Iraqi army medic told a US military hearing yesterday he was sick for weeks after finding the naked and burned body of a 14-year-old girl allegedly raped and murdered by American soldiers south of Baghdad. The medic gave his testimony on the opening day of a hearing to determine whether five US soldiers must stand trial in the March 12 rape-slaying of Abeer Qassim al-Janabi and the killing of her parents and sister.

It is among the worst in a series of cases of alleged abuse of Iraqis by American soldiers. The medic, whose name was withheld for security reasons, told the hearing that he was the first responder to enter the house and found the girl sprawled naked in the house, her torso and head burned by flames. She had a single bullet wound under her left eye, he said.

He testified that he found Abeer’s five-year-old sister, Hadeel, in an adjacent room. She was shot in the head and the bullet had blown the back of her head out, he said. The children’s parents - father Qassim and mother Fikhriya - had suffered similar deaths: the mother’s abdomen and chest were riddled with bullets, he said. After witnessing the scene, the medic said he was ill for weeks.

He also told the hearing that because there was not enough space in the Mahmoudiya hospital to store the bodies, they were kept in an air-conditioned ambulance overnight, and buried the following day. Four soldiers - Sgt Paul E Cortez, Spc James P Barker, Pfc Jesse V Spielman, Pfc Bryan L Howard - have been accused of rape and murder and could face the death penalty. A fifth, Sgt Anthony W Yribe, is accused of failing to report the attack.
http://www.7days.ae/2006/08/07/horror-witness.html

What are they freeing Iraq from? Enough OIL s*cked, and ENOUGH BLOOD SHED. If this case occured anywhere else in the WORLD you would've seen it all over the NEWS!!!
COLD HEARTED CRIMINALS GO HOME!

It is all over the news here in teh US. It pisses off a lot of us that have served to see this sh*t happen. You calling all US military member scriminals is just like me calling all muslims terrorist.

Let me rephrase it for you, clearly I’ve generalized and I wasn’t specific in my post above. I meant the soldiers who raped and murdered the poor little girl are criminals and should be condemned.
And I apologize ;)

Very fair response - with the proviso that of course there hasn't been a trial yet; IF these soldiers did carry out these heinous acts, then they are criminals who deserve to feel the full weight of the law.

[lilwolf]

If after the evidence is heard and if they are convicted of this atrocity , I hope they hang the bastards.

During my years in the military I only court martialed (helped anyway)
2 people. One for a far lesser thing than this horror and one for this exact thing in Somalia.
This is garbage to do this. It angers decent soldiers as much as it does the people of her nation and of her family especially.

[TNBiologist]

Arabian_Princess wrote: TNBiologist wrote: Arabian_Princess wrote: Quote: Published on: Monday, 7th August, 2006
An Iraqi army medic told a US military hearing yesterday he was sick for weeks after finding the naked and burned body of a 14-year-old girl allegedly raped and murdered by American soldiers south of Baghdad. The medic gave his testimony on the opening day of a hearing to determine whether five US soldiers must stand trial in the March 12 rape-slaying of Abeer Qassim al-Janabi and the killing of her parents and sister.

It is among the worst in a series of cases of alleged abuse of Iraqis by American soldiers. The medic, whose name was withheld for security reasons, told the hearing that he was the first responder to enter the house and found the girl sprawled naked in the house, her torso and head burned by flames. She had a single bullet wound under her left eye, he said.

He testified that he found Abeer’s five-year-old sister, Hadeel, in an adjacent room. She was shot in the head and the bullet had blown the back of her head out, he said. The children’s parents - father Qassim and mother Fikhriya - had suffered similar deaths: the mother’s abdomen and chest were riddled with bullets, he said. After witnessing the scene, the medic said he was ill for weeks.

He also told the hearing that because there was not enough space in the Mahmoudiya hospital to store the bodies, they were kept in an air-conditioned ambulance overnight, and buried the following day. Four soldiers - Sgt Paul E Cortez, Spc James P Barker, Pfc Jesse V Spielman, Pfc Bryan L Howard - have been accused of rape and murder and could face the death penalty. A fifth, Sgt Anthony W Yribe, is accused of failing to report the attack.
http://www.7days.ae/2006/08/07/horror-witness.html

What are they freeing Iraq from? Enough OIL s*cked, and ENOUGH BLOOD SHED. If this case occured anywhere else in the WORLD you would've seen it all over the NEWS!!!
COLD HEARTED CRIMINALS GO HOME!

It is all over the news here in teh US. It pisses off a lot of us that have served to see this sh*t happen. You calling all US military member scriminals is just like me calling all muslims terrorist.

Let me rephrase it for you, clearly I’ve generalized and I wasn’t specific in my post above. I meant the soldiers who raped and murdered the poor little girl are criminals and should be condemned.
And I apologize ;)

As long as your didn;t mean to generalize, we all good. Yes, if the soldier did this then he needs to be delt with in the harshest manor allowed by law.

[ToonArmyIsComing]

You see, I am tired of the ignorance on the part of many Arabs. The rape and murder of this girl is disgusting to say the least, but I find the Arab approval of the killing of gay Iraqi boys more disgusting because:

1- It is government approved as killing them is allowed under the laws of Iraq.
2- Your society deems them so worthless that no one in the Arab world [except some brave Arab liberals] bothers to even mention them.

So, please spare us the "What are they freeing Iraq from". The Iraqis need to free themselves from the filthy ways that are prevalent within their society.