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Iraq
U.S. soldier accused of aiding the enemy
2007-04-26
Hit tip to ed, who's post got lost
BAGHDAD -- A senior U.S. officer has been charged with nine offenses, including aiding the enemy and fraternizing with the daughter of a detainee while he commanded a military police detachment at an American detention facility near Baghdad, the military said Thursday.

Army Lt. Col. William H. Steele was accused of giving "aid to the enemy" by providing an unmonitored cell phone to detainees. Steele was the commander of the 451st Military Police Detachment at Camp Cropper, a U.S. detention center on the western outskirts of Baghdad, when the offenses allegedly occurred between October 2005 and February, military spokesman Lt. Col. James Hutton said. Steele was being held in Kuwait pending a grand jury investigation, Hutton said.

The other charges included unauthorized possession of classified information, fraternizing with the daughter of a detainee, maintaining an inappropriate relationship with an interpreter, storing classified information in his quarters and possessing pornographic videos, the military said.
Horny bastard as well as stupid. He'll have a lot of time to think about it in Kansas
Steele also was charged with improperly marking classified information, failing to obey an order and failing to fulfill his obligations in the expenditure of funds, the military said.

Camp Cropper, located near the Baghdad airport, replaced the notorious Abu Ghraib prison as the main detention facility in the capital area.
Posted by:Steve

#9  Doesn't directly aiding the enemy like that fall under the classification of actual Treason. Forget nuances like Laval Reid; would this be an open-and-shut case?
Posted by: Jackal   2007-04-26 22:25  

#8  providing an unmonitored cell phone to detainees.

Kewl, that way all the apprehended suspects could be identified to the enemy in case they got turned.

He'll have a lot of time to think about it in Kansas

"I say we give him ten years in Leavenworth!"

"How about eleven years in Twelveworth?"

"What about five and ten at Woolworth's?"

[/Marx Brothers]
Posted by: Zenster   2007-04-26 21:47  

#7  "Soldier"? This guy's no soldier, he's a Lt. Col!
Posted by: Parabellum   2007-04-26 17:55  

#6  Then-SecDef Cheney was also a USNR A-6 B/N, FWIW.
Posted by: USN. Ret.   2007-04-26 14:39  

#5  Hmmm sounds like a great candidate for an open Donkocrat state or congressional seat. During his campaign he can clam he was HOUNDED by the Bushitlers for his outspoken stance against the war.
Posted by: Cyber Sarge   2007-04-26 11:50  

#4  Kinda surprising. TF-134 ran a very tight ship, in my experience, so this is quite a disappointment. Law of averages, I suppose.
Posted by: Verlaine   2007-04-26 11:37  

#3  Will they have the guts to prosecute on these charges? Will the evidence hold up?

Or, will he be allowed to resign his commission?
Posted by: Chuck Simmins   2007-04-26 09:40  

#2  Can't be a Congresscritter cause you're not suppose to hold two federal offices at the same time [though Senator Goldwater somehow got a waiver no one contested a while back].
Posted by: Procopius2k   2007-04-26 09:04  

#1  U.S. soldier accused of aiding the enemy

Is he a member of Congress?
Posted by: Excalibur   2007-04-26 08:59  

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