February 02, 2005
Abu Ghraib Guards Plea Guilty, Sentenced
Two soldiers plead guilty yesterday to crimes against prisoners in Iraq.
US Army Reserve Specialist Roman Krol, 23 from Massachusetts, was sentenced to 10 months yesterday for his role in the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal.
What were his offenses?
He forced prisoners to crawl around on the ground. He threw a Nerf football at prisoners. He poured water on prisoners.
Sounds more like any high school football program in Texas than 'torture'. No, that anology doesn't quite do justice to the rigors of high school football. After all, Krol had the decency to use Nerf.
The second guard's crimes were more heinous. Javal Davis, 27 from New Jersey, admitted to stepping on the fingers and toes of a group of prisoners. He is to be sentenced today.
Stepping on fingers and toes? I guess my big brother is a 'War Criminal' too. And trust me, my big brother did much worse.
Notice the words used to describe what these two men did:
Zaman (Turkey): US Soldiers Confess to Abu Ghraib Torture
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