Monday, August 06, 2007

Iraqi Court Sentences Snipers to Death for Terrorist Acts

"By Fred W. Baker III
American Forces Press Service


WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 2007 – Three Iraqi snipers were convicted and sentenced to death last week after confessing to the deaths of at least two coalition soldiers and the shootings of nine others, a senior law official in the region said today.
Army Col. Mark S. Martins, staff judge advocate with Multinational Force Iraq, said the conviction is part of “small, measured steps” that the Iraqi government is making to establish confidence in Iraqi law. Martins spoke from Iraq via a phone conference with online reporters and “bloggers.” "
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