Army clears officer court-martialed for Abu Ghraib - He will make someone a great neighbor

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Army clears officer court-martialed for Abu Ghraib - He will make someone a great neighbor

http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN1021871720080110

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The only U.S. Army officer to face a court-martial over the scandal at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison has been cleared of any criminal wrongdoing in the case, the Army said on Thursday.

A court-martial convicted Lt. Col. Steven Jordan in August of disobeying an order not to discuss the investigation of abuse at the jail and issued him a criminal reprimand as penalty.

But Maj. Gen. Richard Rowe, commanding officer for the Army Military District of Washington, on Tuesday disapproved of both the conviction and the reprimand, the Army said.

The decision by Rowe wipes Jordan's record clean of any criminal responsibility.

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Lint Head

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Fri Jan-11-08 11:43 AM
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1. I hope this fascist criminal torturer, Lt. Col. Steven Jordan,

doesn't move anywhere near me or my family. :dem:

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zanne

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Fri Jan-11-08 11:44 AM
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2. No justice, no peace. nt

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Fri Jan-11-08 11:47 AM
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3. It's little wonder those in our govt & military commit the evil shit they do...

They realize that the game is always fixed and will never be held accountable for anything.

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Benhurst

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Fri Jan-11-08 11:55 AM
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4. Theater of the Absurd.

I wonder how the Nuremberg Trials would have turned out if we had allowed the German High Command to run them.

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