posted on Sep, 27 2004 @ 01:33 PM
Two U.S. soldiers have been charged with murder in the death of an Iraqi civilian, the 1st Cavalry Division announced Monday Sept 27th. A military
statement identified the soldiers as Staff Sgt. Johnny Horne Jr. and Staff Sgt. Cardenas Alban, both from Company C, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry
Regiment from Fort Riley. Monday's charges were the third set of murder charges filed in just over two weeks against soldiers from the 1st
Battalion, 41st Infantry.
Sgt. Michael Williams and Spc. Brent May, from the same unit were charged in the deaths of three Iraqis, the military announced last week. Williams
was also charged with obstruction of justice and making a false official statement, the military said.
On Sept. 15, prosecutors charged Sgts. Eric J. Colvin, 23, of Pappilion, Neb., and Aaron R. Stanley, 22, of Bismarck, N.D., with the shooting death of
Staff Sgt. Matthew H. Werner, 30, of Oxnard, Calif., at a home in rural Clay County, about 30 miles from Fort Riley. A second soldier, Spec.
Christopher D. Hymer, 23, of Nevada, Mo., was wounded in the incident and died Saturday in a Wichita, Kan., hospital. Prosecutors had charged Colvin
and Stanley with attempted first-degree murder in his shooting and expect to upgrade the charges.
This is proof that the current situation in Iraq is breeding terrorism, not fighting it, which certainly goes for both sides now!