A soldier accused of ordering subordinates to kill three Iraqi detainees should be sentenced to 10 years in prison, a military jury decided Monday.
Staff Sgt. Ray Girouard, who was found guilty Friday of negligent homicide in his court-martial, could have received up to 21 years in prison. He avoided a life sentence when he was found not guilty of premeditated murder.
Girouard was also found guilty of obstruction of justice for lying to investigators, of conspiracy for trying to conceal the crime and of failure to obey a general order. The soldier stated he was trying to make the people of the USA proud of his duty. I loved America was his last words as he headed for prison.
2007-03-19 17:48:25 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Does your mom know you're using her computer this late?
Seriously crudites....
I've never heard anyone in this administration referring to Jessica Lynch as "Little Miss Surrender." But you have.
I haven't heard anyone in the administration ask why our soldiers cry in combat, or have "brown stains" on their pants after an insurgent attack. But you have.
All I've heard from the administration is words of respect and praise for our troops who have volunteered to stand in harm's way in defense of your sorry little life...
But then again, they are only public figures and you are a titan hiding behind your mom's Yahoo ID....so much courage...so much respect...you must be very proud of yourself alone in that basement...
2007-03-19 18:22:26 · answer #1 · answered by u_bin_called 7 · 7⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-19 03:33:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No such a soldier should be tried for his life for treason
Behaving that way is serving Al-Quaeda.
A soldier killing detainees by accident, in defense or under direct orders might be different.
2007-03-19 18:22:49 · answer #3 · answered by rostov 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why do you insist on modifying news story's with you own words?
Here is the correct story.
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. - A soldier accused of ordering subordinates to kill three Iraqi detainees should be sentenced to 10 years in prison, a military jury decided Monday. Staff Sgt. Ray Girouard, who was found guilty Friday of negligent homicide in his court-martial, could have received up to 21 years in prison. He avoided a life sentence when he was found not guilty of premeditated murder.
Girouard was also found guilty of obstruction of justice for lying to investigators, of conspiracy for trying to conceal the crime and of failure to obey a general order.
He was accused of telling his soldiers to release detainees they captured during the May 9 raid near Samarra, Iraq, and then shoot them as they fled. He is the last and most senior soldier from the 101st Airborne Division to face trial in the killings.
The panel also recommended a reduction in his rank, a dishonorable discharge and forfeiture of pay, with a recommendation that the money go to his wife and 4-year-old son.
Girouard showed no emotion during the reading of the sentence, but afterward, he hugged his attorney. His family filed out of the courtroom without speaking to him.
The commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division must review the sentence before it takes effect, but it is unclear how long that will take. Girouard also gets an automatic appeal of the sentence.
His attorney, Anita Gorecki, called the case a victory, considering that her client could have faced life in prison.
"I believe it does work to fight the system," Gorecki said. "In Sgt. Girouard's case not only does it show you can fight for your day in court, it was never a possibility for him to plead. He was never going to take a deal."
She said that he will likely be eligible for parole in three to four years.
Girouard's sister, Joy Oakes, had mixed emotions.
"We are sad. We really wanted him to come home," Oakes said. "It's a sad day for our family, but I do feel we got a fair trial.
Military prosecutors declined to comment after the sentencing.
Girouard said Monday he knew he made a mistake in lying about the killings.
"I made a bad decision, and I fully accept my responsibility," Girouard said.
He testified during the trial that he lied to investigators about the slayings to protect his soldiers and that he never told two of his soldiers, Spc. William Hunsaker and Pfc. Corey Clagett, to kill the detainees captured during a raid on an insurgent camp.
Hunsaker and Clagett testified that Girouard ordered them to shoot the prisoners, while another soldier, Spc. Juston Graber, testified that the soldiers were given an option to participate in the plan to kill the detainees. All three have pleaded guilty to other charges.
Prosecutors had asked jurors to return the maximum sentence, saying Girouard had damaged the Army's image and became the poster child for war crimes in Iraq.
Girouard "has obliterated the good deeds of every other soldier that follows him," Capt. William Fischbach said, adding, "He wants you to think he's a good soldier, a Christian, a hero. He's none of the above."
Defense attorneys called on jurors to balance the sentence with his good character, and return a one-year prison sentence. Several of Girouard's friends and relatives described him as having overcome a rough childhood to have close ties with his family.
2007-03-19 18:08:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Looks like Erudite just got caught in a lie - again.
2007-03-20 04:10:11 · answer #5 · answered by MikeGolf 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes i do.It is any wonder the military votes republican by a large majority.That says it all.The dems detest the military.Just listen to what they say.
2007-03-19 20:59:22 · answer #6 · answered by Hector 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I find it tragic because our soldiers are paying the price every day for a war that was nothing more than fabricated intelligence in order to deceive the world about the true intentions of a few high-ups (Bush, Cheney, and the like) who needed a smoke-screen for a business venture involving oil and defense contracts, which has made the aforementioned people very wealthy, at the expense of the lives and blood of our finest young men and women.
2007-03-19 18:19:33 · answer #7 · answered by super682003 4 · 0⤊ 7⤋
He violated the UCMJ and terms of the Geneva Convention and for that he was convicted, the administration has nothing to do with what happned to him, as a soldier he knows what is allowed in the UCMJ (Uniform Code of MIlitary Justice) and the Geneva Convention, the standard by which all US miltary personel go by.
So please do not put politics in this, he screwed up.
2007-03-19 17:55:00 · answer #8 · answered by Krytox1a 6 · 7⤊ 4⤋
I think he's lucky he only got only 10 years. What do you think Bush and the Republicans should have done different? Do you think they made this guy do this? Come on, get a brain.
2007-03-19 17:56:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 2⤋
yes
2007-03-20 00:10:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋