Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Times Staff Writer
September 3, 2006

WASHINGTON - Four U.S. soldiers accused of murdering three detainees during a raid in Iraq in May are eligible to receive the death penalty if convicted, a military investigator has determined.

In a report summarizing the military equivalent of a grand jury investigation, Lt. Col. James P. Daniel Jr. concluded that four members of the 101st Airborne Division deliberately killed the detainees and then tried to cover up by making it look as if the prisoners had attempted to escape.

The four soldiers, Staff Sgt. Raymond L. Girouard, Spc. William B. Hunsaker, Pfc. Corey R. Clagett and Spc. Juston R. Graber, say they are innocent, and lawyers for two of the men called the death penalty eligibility egregious.
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Bergrin said his client and the other soldiers were being prosecuted “because of the political climate,” and he said they would be acquitted at court-martial, which is expected to take place at Ft. Campbell, Ky., the home base of the 101st Airborne.

The four have been jailed in Kuwait since their arrests.

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Political climate? Sounds like rethuglicans… rape, pillage, steal, murder, etc. And when caught, blame your political opponents. Hey, with such a dumb citizenry, it works!