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[Carl Remick]

Pentagon Will Not Try 17 G.I.'s Implicated in Prisoners' Deaths

By DOUGLAS JEHL

WASHINGTON, March 25 - Despite recommendations by Army investigators, 
commanders have decided not to prosecute 17 American soldiers implicated in 
the deaths of three prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2003 and 2004, 
according to a new accounting released Friday by the Army.

Investigators had recommended that all 17 soldiers be charged in the cases, 
according to the accounting by the Army Criminal Investigation Command. The 
charges included murder, conspiracy and negligent homicide. While none of 
the 17 will face any prosecution, one received a letter of reprimand and 
another was discharged after the investigations. ...

<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/26/politics/26abuse.html?hp&ex=1111899600&en=944c7841e51e4c65&ei=5094&partner=homepage>

Carl