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The War Profiteers - War Crimes,
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October 16th,
2007 - Idaho Soldier Accused of Murder will get Open Hearing Nov. 10 |
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Idaho Soldier Accused of Murder
will get Open Hearing Nov. 10 By Associated Press October 16, 2007 Idaho Falls - A U.S. soldier
from eastern Idaho who is on trial for murder will get an open hearing Nov.
10. Sergeant Evan Vela is
accused of killing an unarmed Iraqi civilian, then trying to cover it up by
planting a weapon on his body. Vela's civilian defense
lawyer had earlier asked the hearing be closed to the media because of
classified information expected to be discussed. Vela, who is 23, has said
his sniper team was following orders when it shot men during two separate
incidents in a Sunni-dominated area south of Baghdad in April and May. Curtis Carnahan, Vela's
father, recently returned from Iraq. Carnahan calls Iraq a dirty,
ugly place, and says he was lucky to miss an incident where rockets were
fired into the camp where he had been staying. External link: http://www.ktvb.com/news/localnews/stories/ktvbn-oct1607-soldier_hearing.177a4802c.html |