PFC Lynndie England: Hearing Underway
PFC Lynndie England's Article 32 hearing began today at Fort Bragg. The prosecution will call 25 witnesses. The defense also will call witnesses - some by telephone in Iraq. The defense included Vice President Dick Cheney, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and top generals on an early witness list, but they are not expected tto appear.
The hearing is the first chance in court for the 21-year-old Army reservist's attorneys to make their case that she was following orders from higher-ups when she was photographed mocking naked detainees at the prison.
Our prior Lynndie England coverage is accessible here.
Update: Prosecutors say England acted not out of frustration or on higher orders, but "just for sport."
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