2 Abu Ghraib charges dropped

Source: ap



2 Abu Ghraib charges dropped

By DAVID DISHNEAU, Associated Press Writer 42 minutes ago

FORT MEADE, Md. - A military judge on Monday dismissed two of the most serious charges against the only officer charged with abusing detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison after an investigator acknowledged he failed to read the defendant his rights.


Army Lt. Col. Steven L. Jordan, 51, of Fredericksburg, Va., is the last of 12 Abu Ghraib defendants to be court-martialed. He still faces four counts, including cruelty and maltreatment of detainees............
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Jordan has argued that he is a scapegoat who, because he is a reservist, is considered expendable.

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The only officer---and his rights weren't read to him. Sounds too stupid not to be intentional.

that basic police work, such as reading rights wouldn't be done in an investigation.

It is also remarkable that the two officers most directly responsible for the prisoners won't be charged with anything. In that respect, this guy is being truthful, he is the scapegoat.

Sounds like someone got cobwebs in his brain right after money showed up in his account.