Soldier Who Killed Unarmed Iraqi Discharged to Face Manslaughter Charges

WASHINGTON -- A U.S. soldier was discharged from the Army for manslaughter rather than charged with murder for shooting an unarmed Iraqi prisoner last year, despite the fact that Army investigators found sufficient evidence to press the murder charge, Pentagon records released Tuesday show. The records also show that military investigators examined allegations that U.S. military dog handlers at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison held a competition to see who could make Iraqi detainees urinate on themselves the fastest. Posted by Editor at December 23, 2004 06:30 AM