US soldier admits Iraq girl rape

[Great Spirit]

War = Murder, rape, plunder
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6152118.stm

A US Army soldier has pleaded guilty to raping a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and helping murder her and her family.

James Barker agreed to the plea deal at the start of his court-martial in the US to avoid the death penalty, his civilian lawyer said.

A criminal investigation began in June into the killing of the family of four in their home in Mahmudiya, south of Baghdad, in March 2006.

Specialist Barker is one of four US soldiers charged with murder.

They are alleged to have helped a former private - who has since been discharged from the army - to plan, carry out and cover up the attack.

Two of the soldiers could face the death penalty if found guilty.

All four soldiers belong to the 2nd Brigade of the elite 101st Airborne Division.

Separate trial

Specialist Barker had agreed to co-operate with prosecutors and will testify against the others, his civilian lawyer, David Sheldon, said.

The others charged with rape and murder were Pte Jesse Spielman, Sgt Paul Cortez, and Pte Bryan Howard.

In addition, former soldier Steven Green has been charged in a civilian court and is awaiting trial in a Kentucky jail.

He was discharged from the army for a personality disorder earlier this year, and in July pleaded not guilty to charged of murder and sexual assault.

Later on Wednesday, a military court in California is due to hand down a sentence to a private who admitted to involvement in the death of an Iraqi civilian near the town of Hamdaniya last April.

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[darkside]

more great news from the war on terror.:thumbsup:

[Bong30]

In Islam... the girl who was raped would be beat too....


You guys are Dumb....


Rape is wrong.....DUHHHHHHHHHH


So is cutting off people heads.....you dont say shit about that do you?

[crudemood]

that is totally messed up

[darkside]

In Islam... the girl who was raped would be beat too....


You guys are Dumb....


Rape is wrong.....DUHHHHHHHHHH


So is cutting off people heads.....you dont say shit about that do you?

...so you're saying that because a terrorist kills a person, that justifies a soldier, sworn to uphold the law and the constitution, to just rape and murder and pillage at will. how would you like it if an occupying force took over your country, and raped and murdered your family and friends. youd fight against it wouldnt you?

[Psycho4Bud]

...so you're saying that because a terrorist kills a person, that justifies a soldier, sworn to uphold the law and the constitution, to just rape and murder and pillage at will. how would you like it if an occupying force took over your country, and raped and murdered your family and friends. youd fight against it wouldnt you?

Rape is wrong.....DUHHHHHHHHHH

Why try to spin this like he's condoning rape when he CLEARLY stated that it is wrong?

It IS WRONG what "this" soldier did but isn't it also wrong to walk into a shopping area strapped with a bomb and blow up your neighbors? As Bong30 would state; I find it funny that nobody wants to address that! Fact is that 80% of the Iraqis are glad that we booted out Saddam..........seems awful funny that we don't hear of all the terrorist crap anymore in Northern or Southern Iraq.....just in the central Sunni area.

Have a good one!:thumbsup:

[darkside]

psycho you misconstrued my statement i am not saying that a terrorist blowing himself up is any less wrong, what i was saying is it doesnt justify this soldier's actions. bongs post had no relevance to the original topic other than rationalising the rape and murder of this iraqi woman by saying "the terrorists do it too." it was that idea that i wanted to object to. senseless violence is wrong it doesnt matter which side is at fault.

[budsmoker only]

raping is fucked up, plain and simple.. but then again theres a lot of fucked up shit in this world..

[Dutch Pimp]

...notice.. posted on the bulletin board..Headquarters:101'st Airborne Division...Iraq .. summer 06..
"Be Polite...Be Professional....have a plan to kill anyone you meet"

[Bong30]

you make that plan cause the enemy wont put on a uniform.......