… During the proceedings his action was described as a “mercy killing.” He shot a youth who had survived an attack by U.S. troops on a garbage truck which they suspected of being used by guerrillas during a Shi’ite uprising in Baghdad in August. U.S. officials have been quoted as saying six other Iraqis also died.
Local people say the men were innocent garbage collectors.
The trial, one of several brought against U.S. troops for murder and other serious crimes, including abusing detainees at Baghdad’s Abu Ghraib prison, is held up by U.S. commanders as a mark of good faith toward Iraqis that soldiers are accountable.” (Reuters)
Yes, ‘accountable’. Three years of his life (less time off for good behavior) = the lost fifty?sixty? years of his victim’s. That’s American accounting for you. And American ‘mercy’ as well.
