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FORT CARSON, Colo. — A U.S. soldier with mental health problems was sentenced Wednesday to 12 1/2 years in military prison after pleading guilty to premeditated murder for killing a suspected Taliban prisoner in his jail cell.
Pfc. David Lawrence told the judge he shot the prisoner – described by Army officials as a suspected Taliban commander – because he believed he had a hand in killing a chaplain whom Lawrence loved and admired.
"He killed my chaplain, so I killed him, sir," Lawrence told.
Originally posted by 4Starlight2Decay0
reply to post by Paulioetc15
well Im gonna come out and be the person who gets flamed. The Geneva convention only pretains to treatment of uniform army.
Originally posted by halfoldman
He should be freed immediately.
It is so heartbreaking to see the foot-soldiers pay the price for the fervor of politicians, and the wishes of almost an entire nation.
First put Bush on trial - the media, the vengeful nation and the top guys.
Still today people who just acted on orders (real or ideologically implied) are rotting in SA's prisons.
The leaders now deny they are in any way responsible, and both the terrorist ANC (it was in the top 10 CIA terrorist groups) and the Apartheid leaders did deals, where neither of them was responsible for anything.
Poor, poor brainwashed soldiers.
Poor, poor abandoned soldiers.
Those who should suffer part of your punishment are laughing.
And so the cookie crumbles.
Will the soldiers ever learn?
Don't believe anything.
Don't see anything.
Don't hear anything.
Those unfortunate men in their cages.
Young boys and men ...
When America hated the Dixie Chicks for criticizing Bush.
When propaganda was everywhere ...
When missiles had personal messages from 9/11 victims ...
When preachers said the Taliban were Satan.
Now those boys must go and sit in hell for your collective psychosis ...
No it breaks my heart.
Freedom at once!
Originally posted by halfoldman
reply to post by TheImmaculateD1
Well, I guess it was once said, if you're going to tell a lie, tell a big lie (I think it was Hitler or one of his henchmen).
The people only believe big lies.
So, I suppose if you're going to kill people, use a big bomb.
Kill a lot of people at once.
Then you are a hero.
If you kill one man - that is not good.