Five U.S. Soldiers Sentenced in Abuse Cases

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Five soldiers from an elite U.S. Army unit have been sentenced to up to six months confinement in cases concerning the abuse of detainees in Iraq, the U.S. military said Monday.

The five, all from the 75th Ranger Regiment, pleaded guilty during courts martial this month and received sentences ranging from 30-day to six-month confinements and reduction in rank, the U.S. military said in a statement. Two of them will also be dishonorably discharged from the army after serving their time.
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All five pleaded guilty to dereliction of duty, while four pleaded guilty to charges of assault and battery and two pleaded guilty to maltreatment, the military said.

In November, the U.S. military announced that five soldiers from the 75th Ranger Regiment had been charged in connection with a Sept. 7 incident "in which three detainees were allegedly punched and kicked while awaiting movement to a detention facility."

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-iraq-detainee-abuse,0,7777429.story?coll=sns-ap-nationworld-headlines

were punched and kicked. Without military experience I can't be sure, but the two dishonorable discharges from the Rangers seems to be a definite punishment to those receiving it.

TO DETER OTHERS

Meanwhile the CIA and Justice dept THUGS RUN WILD.

Why isn't the MSM carrying this news? Oh silly me.

But, honestly, there were abuses and I for one don't believe it was only caused by rogue soldiers.

Am I the only one that thinks that 30 days - six months is too little for beating prisoners? From what I see the average assault sentence for civilians in the US is in the couple of year range. I think that US soldiers assaulting prisoners is a worse offense in many ways.