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The
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The Killing of Muhammad Hussain Kadir |
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Background - Tal
Al-Jal, February 28th, 2004 “[…] The man wore sweat pants, a baggy top and a
head scarf. As the two soldiers approached with rifles and plastic
flex-cuffs, the Iraqi became angry and began pointing back to the village. “Waruch pantomimed for the man to put his hands in
the air. As the soldiers came within three yards of the Iraqi, Waruch told
Edward to stand guard with his rifle while he handcuffed the man. “Waruch did a quick upper-body search. As he tried
to pull the man’s wrists down to handcuff him, he resisted, and Waruch
ordered Edward to raise his weapon to ‘high ready.’ “Edward would later say that Waruch told him to
‘shoot him if he moves,’ a statement Waruch would deny making. Edward was at
close range, but he flipped his rifle scope up, training its red dot on the
cow herder’s head. “The man stopped resisting as Waruch cuffed him, and
the sergeant turned to lead him back to the road. As they walked on the
uneven field, the man lost his balance and stumbled into Waruch. “A single shot from Edward’s M4 rang out. The Iraqi
dropped. Waruch squatted down, covering his ears. Edward was pale and holding
his rifle with one hand. He said the Iraqi had jumped at the sergeant. Brain
matter was seeping from the man’s eyes. His cows were wandering away in the
field. […]” Excerpt of a Washington Post article from September
24th, 2006. |
U.S. military
checkpoint near Kirkuk |
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September 24th, 2006 - The Army vs. Spec. Richmond 1 news
article by the Washington Post June 25th, 2006 - Soldier who Killed Iraqi Man
Released from Prison 1 news article by
the Associated Press October 3rd, 2005 - Schofield Soldier Filing
Appeal 1 news
article by the Honolulu Advertiser August 6th, 2004 - Hawai’i Soldier Convicted in Killing
of Iraqi Civilian 1 news
article by the Honolulu Advertiser June 30th, 2004 - Murder Charge is Unjust,
Soldier Says 1 news
article by the Honolulu Advertiser June 18th, 2004 - Schofield Soldier Faces
Court-Martial for Iraqi Death 1 news article by the Honolulu
Advertiser |
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March 25th, 2005 - Army Criminal Investigators
Outline 27 Confirmed or Suspected Detainee Homicides Report
by the United States Army/Criminal Investigation Command “Date of Occurrence: 28 Feb 04. “Unit: 1/27th Infantry Bataillon (25th
Infantry Division) “Synopsis: A SGT attempted to detain an Iraqi near
Taal Al Jal, Kirkuk. The Iraqi resisted when the SGT attempted to place
flexi-cuffs on him. A PFC raised his weapon to allegedly protect the SGT. The
detainee allegedly lunged toward the SGT, at which time the PFC shot the
detainee. Further investigation revealed the PFC admitted to lying about the
detainee lunging forward the SGT. On 5 Aug, the PFC was tried at a contested
General Court-Martial consisting of officer and enlisted panel members in
Tikrit, iraq and was found not guilty of Murder but guilty of a lesser charge
of Voluntary Manslaughter. he was sentenced to a Dishonorable Discharge and
three years of confinement. […]” |
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War Scenes from Kirkuk |
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Aftermath of a suicide bomb attack |
Burning pipeline |
Scene of a bomb explosion |
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Background 1)
U.S. military checkpoint near Kirkuk - undated - Christopher Allbritton; War Scenes from Kirkuk 1) A
car burns in the street in Kirkuk, Iraq, after a suicide car bomber slammed
into a convoy carrying Kirkuk traffic police chief Brig. Gen. Salar Ahmed -
June 28th, 2005 - Associated Press; 2)
Soldier standing before a burning oil pipeline near Kirkut - undated - Der
Spiegel; 3) Aftermath of a bomb attack in Kirkuk
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