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The Rape and Murder of Abeer
Sexual Abuse and Rape in Iraq
Women in Iraq
Sexual Abuse and the Military
The Rape and Murder of Abeer
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U.S. Unlikely to Sentence Soldiers to Death in Wartime, IPS, 17 November 06
In the final month of 2006 the first two U.S. army servicemen will face charges that can carry the death penalty for crimes committed in Iraq. Yet, 2007 may be the year the U.S. military spares their lives and sentences them to life in prison.
Soldier Gets 90 Years in Iraqi Rape Case, Associated Press, 17 November 06
Spc. James P. Barker who was sentenced to 90 years in prison for conspiring to rape a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and kill her and her family said he knew his actions would harm support for the U.S. military’s mission in Iraq.
Iraq Rape Soldier Given Life Sentence, Guardian, 17 November 06
Spc. James Barker has been sentenced to 90 years in prison for conspiring to rape a 14-year-old Iraqi and kill her and her family.
Soldier Describes Genesis of Rape Plan, Associated Press, 16 November 06
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky.- A soldier who pleaded guilty to conspiring to rape a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and kill her family described how he was approached by a fellow soldier with the plan to carry out the attack.
Former U.S. Soldier Pleads Not Guilty to Rape, Murder Charges, Associated Press, 8 November 06
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky: A former soldier, Steven D. Green, pleaded not guilty Wednesday in the rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and the slayings of three others in her family.
Former Soldier Indicted in Death of Iraqi Girl, Army Times, 2 November 06
Steven D. Green, the former soldier accused of raping a 14-year-old Iraqi girl, and then killing her and her family, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Louisville, Ky., Thursday.
Soldier Charged With Rape Arraigned, Associated Press, 28 October 06
The Army arraigned Pfc. Bryan L. Howard, a 101st Airborne Division Soldier, Friday who was charged with raping and killing a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and killing three others in her family.
'We Have Been Silent About Many Crimes But We Will Not Stand Rape', The Guardian (UK), 20 October 06
The only picture of Abeer Hamza Qasim is the one that appeared on her Iraqi ID card, a black and white passport size photograph taken when she was maybe eight or nine, black hair, round face and big black eyes.
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