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To: carranza2 who wrote (131518)	5/5/2004 1:08:49 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 281500

A lot of violations of US law in that report. Serious jail time for the violators. I hope the administration makes that clear. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 18 U.S.C. § 2340A - Torture (a) Offense. - Whoever outside the United States commits or attempts to commit torture shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both, and if death results to any person from conduct prohibited by this subsection, shall be punished by death or imprisoned for any term of years or for life. (b) Jurisdiction. - There is jurisdiction over the activity prohibited in subsection (a) if - (1) the alleged offender is a national of the United States; or (2) the alleged offender is present in the United States, irrespective of the nationality of the victim or alleged offender. U.S. Code 18 U.S.C. § 2340A ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From the Uniform Code of Military Justice, it appears that military personnel are held to a much higher standard of conduct than non-military. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TITLE 10 > Subtitle A > PART II > CHAPTER 47 > SUBCHAPTER X ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sec. 892. - Art. 92. Failure to obey order or regulation Any person subject to this chapter who - (1) violates or fails to obey any lawful general order or regulation; (2) having knowledge of any other lawful order issued by a member of the armed forces, which it is his duty to obey, fails to obey the order; or (3) is derelict in the performance of his duties; shall be punished as a court-martial may direct ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sec. 893. - Art. 93. Cruelty and maltreatment Any person subject to this chapter who is guilty of cruelty toward, or oppression or maltreatment of, any person subject to his orders shall be punished as a court-martial may direct ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sec. 897. - Art. 97. Unlawful detention Any person subject to this chapter who, except as provided by law, apprehends, arrests, or confines any person shall be punished as a court-martial may direct ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sec. 925. - Art. 125. Sodomy (a) Any person subject to this chapter who engages in unnatural carnal copulation with another person of the same or opposite sex or with an animal is guilty of sodomy. Penetration, however slight, is sufficient to complete the offense. (b) Any person found guilty of sodomy shall be punished as a court-martial may direct ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sec. 928. - Art. 128. Assault (a) Any person subject to this chapter who attempts or offers with unlawful force or violence to do bodily harm to another person, whether or not the attempt or offer is consummated, is guilty of assault and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sec. 933. - Art. 133. Conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman Any commissioned officer, cadet, or midshipman who is convicted of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman shall be punished as a court-martial may direct ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sec. 934. - Art. 134. General article Though not specifically mentioned in this chapter, all disorders and neglects to the prejudice of good order and discipline in the armed forces, all conduct of a nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces, and crimes and offenses not capital, of which persons subject to this chapter may be guilty, shall be taken cognizance of by a general, special, or summary court-martial, according to the nature and degree of the offense, and shall be punished at the discretion of that court