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  • Hearing today for MP's charged with abusing Iraqi Prisoners

    08/27/2003 8:36:33 AM PDT · by Born Conservative · 1 replies · 213+ views
    Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre) ^ | 8/27/2003 | Lauren Roth
    Ashley-based soldiers face hearing today Supporters of troops accused of beating Iraqis gripe about camp where probe started. By LAUREN ROTH lroth@leader.net As four Ashley-based military police officers head to a hearing today on charges they assaulted Iraqi prisoners, the soldiers' supporters describe disorder, incompetence and mistakes by commanders at Camp Bucca. "Those that initiated this ridiculous investigation and those that perpetuated the volatile circumstances will feel the burden of responsibility that this series of injustices command," wrote David Girman, brother of one of the reservists, in an eight-page letter to congressmen and media. From phone calls and e-mails between...