Judge: No gag order in Iraq slaying case

[Barrett808]

Judge: No gag order in Iraq slaying case
By BRETT BARROUQUERE, Associated Press Writer

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A federal judge rejected a gag order that could have kept lawyers and even President Bush from publicly discussing the rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and the slaying of her relatives.

U.S. District Judge Thomas Russell said there is "no reason to believe" that a former soldier's right to a fair trial would be jeopardy.

In a ruling Thursday, Russell also ordered former Pvt. Steven D. Green, 21, to be arraigned Nov. 8 in federal court in Louisville.

Investigators say Green and four other soldiers from the Fort Campbell-based 101st Airborne Division plotted to rape the girl in the village of Mahmoudiya. Green is accused of being the triggerman in the shooting of three family members in a room of the girl's house before she was raped and killed.

Defense lawyers had asked the judge to silence a variety of people, from the attorneys in the case to Bush.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060901/ap_on_re_us/iraq_rape_slaying

[Judi Lynn]

1. Judge: No gag order in Iraq slaying case

Judge: No gag order in Iraq slaying case
By BRETT BARROUQUERE, Associated Press Writer
21 minutes ago

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A federal judge rejected a gag order that could have kept lawyers and even President Bush from publicly discussing the rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and the slaying of her relatives.

U.S. District Judge Thomas Russell said there is "no reason to believe" that a former soldier's right to a fair trial would be jeopardy.

In a ruling Thursday, Russell also ordered former Pvt. Steven D. Green, 21, to be arraigned Nov. 8 in federal court in Louisville.

Investigators say Green and four other soldiers from the Fort Campbell-based 101st Airborne Division plotted to rape the girl in the village of Mahmoudiya. Green is accused of being the triggerman in the shooting of three family members in a room of the girl's house before she was raped and killed.

Defense lawyers had asked the judge to silence a variety of people, from the attorneys in the case to Bush.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060901/ap_on_re_us/iraq_rape_slaying

[uppityperson]

2. k&r for Abeer, Hadeel, Fikhriya Taha, Qassim Hamza and the world

[wicket]

3. And another

:kick:

[uppityperson]

4. and another, with questions for all

I wonder, is this "old news"? I thought "if it bleeds it leads", or is that only white girls, even here on DU? Or are people just busy elsewhere?

[Judi Lynn]

5. Found a high school photo of the one claimed to be the ringleader

Looks as if he had the same loathesome personality problems in high school which followed him to Mahmoudiya, where he unleashed his ugliness in one great blood bath, snuffing this child, her little sister, and her parents in one hellish afternoon.



In case a wandering, off-course Freep feels constrained to butt into this thread, I'm taking the time to mention the government ALREADY HAS CONFESSIONS concerning this crime, so put your "innocent until proven guilty" gibberish "where the sun don't shine."

[WhiteTara]

6. bet he had one mean daddy n/t

[MaineDem]

7. Finally reporting her as a 14 year old girl

It's about time!