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Date Posted: Wed, April 29 2009, 8:54:26
Author: George Slook
Author Host/IP: 68.38.106.252
Subject: Thirty Years Too Late !
In reply to: Marj Dutilly 's message, "Ginny Kirsch's murder" on Sat, February 07 2009, 13:49:11

The Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act of 2000 allows U.S. authorities to prosecute former military personnel for crimes committed overseas. The law specifically cites a "jurisdictional gap" that leaves perpetrators unpunished for crimes by Americans occurring in countries that won't prosecute them or that the U.S. is unable to investigate or prosecute. It also covers civilians, their spouses and military contractors.

Steven Dale Green, a former member of the 101st Airborne Division, was accused along with four fellow soldiers of raping a 14-year-old girl and killing her and her family in Mahmoudiya, Iraq, but he won't face an Iraqi or military jury. By the time the Army pressed charges in June 2006, Green had been honorably discharged with a personality disorder and returned to the United States. The other four soldiers were charged under the Uniform Code of Military Justice and each faced a court martial. Three pleaded guilty and a jury convicted one. They received sentences ranging from five years to 110 based on their acknowledged roles in the attack. At least three of those soldiers as well as members of the slain girl's surviving family may be called as witnesses in the case.
But, because Green had been discharged — and the military refused to allow him to re-enlist — federal prosecutors filed an indictment against Green, charging him with conspiracy, murder and sexual assault.

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  • Re: Ginny Kirsch's murder -- Forrest Brandt, Sun, May 10 2009, 18:42:05
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