[freepatriot32]

Chief Warrant Officer Lewis Welshofer Jr.

[samtheman]

good

[coconutt2000]

My older cousins did much worse to me for absolutely no good reason.

[Berlin_Freeper]

How are our guys supposed to know Saddam's military men were in worse shape then the democrat coward girlie-men in America?

They are military and supposed to be fit.

I wish this man well in life.

[RGRX]

I'm glad he got off,He doesn't deserve to spend any time in leavenworth.But that figures,he's an officer. Poor Pfc England(?)sp?, was put in prison for putting a pair of panties, on a prisoners head.

[GretchenM]

Sounds like this is one of those times to be thankful for autopsies.

[stuartcr]

Good for him.

[libertylover]

A military jury recommended a simple reprimand Monday for...Chief Warrant Officer Lewis Welshofer Jr....convicted over the weekend of negligent homicide

Sorry, but a simple reprimand for negligent homicide makes no sense.

[opinionator]

Lyndie England gets 3 years for putting a leash on a guy's neck and this guy gets nothing. Huh?

[freepatriot32]

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[Mrs. Darla Ruth Schwerin]

"I have the utmost respect for the decision the panel members came to tonight," Welshofer said. "I'm sure it was difficult for them."

So do I. This was a military matter and the military took care of it-quite appropriately!

[CheneyChick]

Excellent news. Jack Bauer would be proud.

Lt. Col. Paul Calvert, testifying on Welshofer's behalf, said attacks by Iraqi insurgents around al Qaim, the area where Mowhoush was taken into custody, "went to practically none" when Mowhoush died.

[NoClones]

having this go to a trial was going to far - the officer should have just gotten a reprimand only for allowing things to get out of hand...

at least the knee-jerk sentencing of our military personnel who are in the field and making tough decisions seems to be coming to an end.

[The Sons of Liberty]

If I were his Commander - Promotion and and a medal!

[Dick Vomer]

No Jail Time for Officer Convicted of Killing Iraqi General ..........hmmmmmm...I'm good with that. All I want to know is if he got info or not... if he died prior to info, then his sleeping bag technique failed.

I say give him another Iraqi General and give him another chance. I "forgive" him.

[sheltonmac]

A military jury recommended a simple reprimand Monday for an Army officer who killed an Iraqi general by stuffing him headfirst into a sleeping bag and sitting on his chest during an interrogation.

Would the sentence have been different if he wasn't an officer?

The defense argued that a heart condition caused Mowhoush's death ...

He probably had that rare condition where the heart needs oxygen in order to function.

... and that Welshofer's commanders had approved the interrogation technique.

The old "I was just following orders" defense. Okay, so why weren't the commanders on trial?

"I deeply apologize if my actions tarnished the soldiers serving in Iraq," Welshofer said. "It was never my intent to cast aspersions on their tremendous accomplishments."

But he's not sorry for killing an unarmed man in cold blood?

[dfwgator]

"Killin' generals could get to be a habit with me."

[Al Simmons]

HOOOAAHHH!!!!!!

A military jury administers a wood paddle to the backside of the system. Unfortunately, there's no paying back for the $$$ that Spinner charged to defend him...