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...guilty and all were sentenced to jail terms of 90 years or longer. But because Green, whom the three other soldiers have described as both the plot's mastermind and trigger man, was discharged before the full extent of the crimes was discovered, he is being tried in a civilian court, where federal prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. He faces 17 counts of conspiracy, rape, murder, unlawful use of a weapon and obstruction of justice. (See TIME's story on another Iraqi killing spree, in Haditha...
...getting a civilian jury to believe that the frequently dehumanizing extremes of life in a war zone can be mitigating factors for even the most heinous of crimes will be one of the defense team's greatest challenges. Green is the first former soldier to face trial - and the possible death penalty - in a civilian court for conduct during war. And, during the first day of trial, Green's lawyers clearly felt forced to assume a pedagogical role that would not be necessary with a military jury. They described not just the psychological toll that constant battle can take...
These boys, ages 14 to 19, are drawing the stories of their lives. They used to be members of Colombian guerrilla groups. Now, after putting down their arms, they are trying to rejoin civilian life...
Gates is considered a major success within the Administration, as is the straight-talking Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. There is some concern, however, about National Security Adviser James Jones, who is still adjusting to civilian life after a brilliant career in the military. "Obama has appointed all these high-powered envoys like [Richard] Holbrooke and [George] Mitchell, but we don't know who's going to really be in charge of setting the foreign policy priorities," says a prominent foreign policy realist who admires Jones. "That should be Jim's job. But he's throwing off a sense...
...President Mahinda Rajapakse did declare a two-day suspension of offensive operations between April 13 and 14, to coincide with the traditional New Year holiday. During the truce, only about 700 civilians managed to escape the fighting. The latest bout of heavy fighting commenced soon after, with the government rejecting calls by the U.N. and several western countries - including the U.S. - to extend the truce. "The process of the complete defeat of the LTTE has just begun," President Rajapakse told AFP news agency on Monday morning, as he watched footage of the exodus obtained by UAVs showing long lines...