Death penalty dropped for soldier in Iraq rape, murder case - Saddam hanging imminent

http://www.armytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-2423394.php

Death penalty dropped for soldier in Iraq rape case

The Associated Press


FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — A soldier showed no signs of relief as the Army dropped the death penalty as a possible sentence if he is convicted of rape and murder in the deaths of 14-year-old girl and three others in Iraq.

Instead, Pfc. Jesse V. Spielman, 22, sat rigid next to his military attorney and responded with abrupt answers when the charges he faces were read during an arraignment hearing Wednesday.

Spielman now faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole if convicted in the March 12 attack, said Maj. Don Lobeda, an attorney with the 101st Airborne Division.

Investigators said the soldiers planned the attack for weeks and tried to burn the girl’s body to destroy evidence of the assault. Three others in her family, including the girl’s younger sister, were shot to death in the family’s home in Mahmoudiya, a village about 20 miles south of Baghdad.

but the rest of the planet know that Saddam was and still is in US custody.
We also know that Saddam wasgoing to be hanged no matter what kangaroo court was established.

That was a rhetorical question, of course.

Why did they plan this attack? Were they all mentally deranged, or has the Army started recruiting sociopaths?