2011年8月11日星期四

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


Attorney: Soldier accused of murder 'was cracking' (AP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2011 02:14 PM PDT

FILE - This U.S. Army photo made available by the Russell  family on May 12, 2009, shows U.S. Army Sgt. John M. Russell. A key military hearing will begin Monday, Aug. 8, 2011, for a Russell who is charged in a 2009 shooting that killed five service members at a mental health clinic in Iraq. Russell faces five counts of premeditated murder, two counts of attempted premeditated murder and one count of assault.  (AP Photo/Family photo)AP - An Army sergeant charged with fatally shooting five service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq does not deserve the death penalty, a defense attorney said Thursday, arguing his client's actions could not have been premeditated because of his deteriorating mental health.


Bombs near mosque in western Iraq kill 3 people (AP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2011 12:28 PM PDT

Suzanne Laugner, left, of Dennison, Texas, talks about the military criminal case involving her brother, Sgt. John Russell, during an interview, Thursday, July 11, at a motel in Leavenworth, Kan. Russell is facing charges of premeditated murder in connection with the shootings of five other service members in Iraq in 2009. With her are another sister, Jennifer Young, center, of Colbert, Okla., and one of Russell's attorneys, James Culp.  (AP Photo/John Hanna)AP - An Iraqi official says three people were killed when two bombs exploded near a mosque in western Iraq.


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