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...Frederick, a former editor atTIME, is writing a book about Green's unit, titled Black Hearts: One Platoon's Disintegration in the Triangle of Death and the American Ordeal in Iraq, which is to be published in spring 2010 by Harmony Books...
...opening statements, federal prosecutor Brian Skaret emphasized the barbarity of the slaughter, focusing almost exclusively on the events of March 12, and Green's alleged role in it. In the opposing opening statement, however, defense lawyer Patrick Bouldin called attention to what he called "the context of the tragedy." Although Green is pleading not guilty to all charges, Bouldin did not explicitly affirm his client's innocence during his remarks, emphasizing instead to the jury that the events of March 12 cannot be fully understood without appreciating the horrific conditions that Green's platoon labored under, the breakdown in leadership...
...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...
Over the past year, Green's lawyers have filed several motions challenging the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (MEJA) of 2000 and 2004, a law designed to close the loophole that enabled military contractors or the spouses of servicemen and servicewomen to escape punishment for crimes committed abroad. Green's lawyers (as well as several military-law experts) have maintained that MEJA was never intended to cover cases like his, but, in August, U.S. District Judge Thomas Russell upheld its constitutionality. Green has offered to re-enlist in the Army and face a court-martial, but that request has also been...
...Where Green is tried could be a matter of his life and death. While the Army punishes murderers severely, it has rarely executed soldiers in the post-World War II era; the last time it did was in 1961. Green's lawyers have thus maintained that it is fundamentally unfair that their client faces a much harsher potential penalty than his already convicted co-conspirators, for whom the Army did not seek death and who will be eligible for parole in 10 years. The day before the trial began, federal prosecutors asked the judge to have this line of argument...