US court hears Iraq rape case

Am I the only one who only heard about this a few days ago??? Hmmm American censorship again? First of all I am completely disgusted, but not surprised. If any of you are like me and have no idea about the facts of this case, read below:

An Iraqi army medic has described a scene of horror to a US military hearing that will decide if four soldiers are to be court-martialled for the rape and murder of an Iraqi girl and the killing of her family.

Home of Abeer Qasim Hamza al-Janabi. Source: cnn

The medic, who was not named, said that when he entered the house in Mahmudiya on March 12, he found 14-year-old Abeer Qasim Hamza al-Janabi naked with her legs spread and burned from the waist up, with a single bullet wound beneath her left eye.

He also told the hearings on Sunday that he had found her six-year-old sister in an adjacent room with the back of her head blown out, and the bodies of both parents riddled with bullets. Four serving soldiers - Sergeant Paul Cortez, Specialist James Barker, Private Jesse Spielman and Private Bryan Howard - are charged with conspiring to rape the teenager.

unimaginable.....it's very scary to hear about atrocities being committed by US soldiers, but what's really scary is the things that we don't hear about and probably never will.

They could face the death penalty if found guilty. [A] fifth soldier, Sergeant Anthony Yribe, is charged with failing to report the attack but is not alleged to have taken part. The Article 32 hearing will decide if there is enough evidence to start a court martial for the five soldiers.

and because it's important to know.....

The Iraqi authorities identified the rape victim as Abeer Qassim Hamza. The other victims were her father, Qassim Hamza; her mother, Fikhriya Taha; and her sister, Hadeel Qassim Hamza.

and to sum things up....

The case is one of five serious crimes allegedly carried out by US soldiers that are being investigated by the military.