>>I still don't approve of the death sentence, but if a case could ever be made for it, I suppose this is it.
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>>The weirdest part of all this is that, not content to sentence him to death, they really got down to it and went even further when he was "additionally sentenced to a dishonorable discharge, total forfeitures and reduction to Private E-1." Man, they must really have been angry
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>So I suppose leave to go home for Thanksgiving would be out of the question ?

They'll still probably have to let him have a taxpayer supplied sex change so it can die as the real it.

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>>>http://www.fayobserver.com/article?id=311008
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>>>His crimes:
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>>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_A._Gray
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>>>One thing unique to military executions:
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>>>President Bush on July 28, 2008, approved the death sentence in the case of the United States v Ronald A. Gray. The Uniform Code of Military Justice specifies that only the president can give final approval to a military death sentence, Army officials said.
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>>>Chicago Tribune Article:
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>>>http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-ronald-a-gray-080729-ht,0,1444216.story
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>>>Bush's decision marked the first time in 51 years that a president has affirmed a death sentence for a member of the U.S. military. It was the first time in 46 years that such a decision has even been weighed in the Oval Office.
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>>>This article is concerning:
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>>>http://english.pravda.ru/world/americas/29-07-2008/105914-bush_ronald_gray-0
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>>>The history of the US Army knows many incidents when courts martial brought down death sentences against military men. This was especially noticeable during the US-led campaign in Iraq. There was quite a number of incidents, when US military men were put on trial for their actions against Iraqi civilians. US peacemakers raped women and children, humiliated and tortured unarmed men.