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March 22, 2006
Six Months
Six Months. That's it.
Remember that we know from Sy Hersh's account that the dogs did bite and bleed the prisoners.
Sgt. Michael J. Smith says that he was ordered to do what he did. Probably true -- however, that doesn't let him off the hook, morally or legally. (According to reports, Sgt. Smith was unrepentant during the trial). The so-called Nuremberg defense, "I was Just Following Orders" is specifically banned by the Uniform Code of Military Justice of the United States.
Posted by zeynep at March 22, 2006 07:30 PM