Saturday, July 22, 2006
GI's Accused With Murder
On May 9th 4 soldiers involved in a raid of a suspected al qaeda training camp were ordered to kill all military age males. The soldiers did as they were told and killed 3 suspected insurgents, and now they are finding them selves accused of murder. According to the Uniform Code of Military Justice the 4 accused can be sentenced to death. My views are that the trained special forces soldiers were following orders, according to me they did there job. Using the information available I think the death penalty should not even be considered and I dont think they should be held accountable for there actions, the higher officers that made the orders should be. I would like to here your views on this subject. Thankyou, Alex Clarke
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Also keep in mind that soldiers are required, by military guidelines, to obey the law, even if a superior officer tells them to do something illegal. Their duty is to refuse and report the officer who ordered them to break the law. Their duty is not to their commanding officer, it is to the military code of justice and their country.
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