[Winona Online Democracy]
I agree with Bob Sebo - the little guy who was
just court-martialed definitely did wrong and should be punished. It won't
end there - isn't this standard prosecutorial case-building in a crime
involving many people? You hold the little guys' feet to
the fire and they squeal on the bigger guys. This whole deal is far
from over . . . I'm waiting for it to land with a large ugly thud at
Donald Rumsfeld's door.
Phil
Carlson, Mpls
Evert...I'm replying to your post hoping no one
will get mad at me for addressing a national issue. We have a group for
non-Winona issues, don't we? For sure and certain no one has used it for
a long time...I forget these details...I'm a big picture kind of guy
:-)
Evert, this young man did wrong, even if he was a
very small fish...and the government has accelerated his prosecution so that
he can act as a government witness at the trial of others. His sentence
is expected to be reduced as a reward for this participation.
My understanding is that it was a standard plea
agreement. The government chose to pursue a special, rather than
general, court martial against the specialist because the maximum penalty it
can mete out is what he got. A general court martial can sentence you to
death or anything it wants. Now if this soldier does what the government
wants him to do as a witness, his sentence will be reduced or perhaps
commuted.
That's my understanding. I want to know
what happens to Richard Sanchez. He put military intelliegence in charge
of that prison, but contends that the military police still managed the
facility. That makes no sense to me.
The young man who actually blew the whistle is
being glorified in the press, and getting anonymous death threats, as
well. There are also now new photos...two of which purport to show two
soldiers gloating over the corpse of a dead Iraqi who had
been injured during capture by Navy SEALS. The body was
packed in ice. This is a Reuters report. There apparently is
a new whistle blower.
Bob Sebo
Winona
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