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U.S. Discharges 3 Troops for Abusing Detainees in Iraq

HeadlineJan 06, 2004

The U.S. Army has discharged three soldiers after it was determined they abused Iraqi prisoners at a detention center in Iraq. One of the soldiers, Master Sgt. Lisa Marie Girman knocked a prisoner to the ground, “repeatedly kicking him in the groin, abdomen, and head, and encouraging her subordinate soldiers to do the same.”

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