Life for US soldier's Iraq crimes 美士兵因伊拉克强健杀人案被

时间：2009-09-05 00:53:29

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A former US soldier convicted of rape1 and murder while serving in Iraq will spend life in prison, a judge in the US state of Kentucky has confirmed.

美国肯塔基州一位法官证实道，一名前美国驻伊美军士兵因强奸和谋杀将被终身监禁。

Steven Green was considered the ringleader in the rape and murders
Steven Green was considered the ringleader in the rape and murders

Steven Green, 24, is to serve five consecutive2（连续的，连贯的） life sentences for raping3 a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and killing4 her and her family near Baghdad in 2006.

Green was convicted in May but the jury could not unanimously（全体一致地） agree a sentence and he was spared the death penalty.

Four other soldiers are serving time for their roles in the crime.

Three received life sentences, while the fourth was jailed for 27 months for acting5 as a lookout6. Green was considered the ringleader（魁首）.

International outrage7

District Judge Thomas Russell on Friday confirmed that Green would have no chance of parole（假释）.

In 2006 Green and three other soldiers entered the home of 14-year-old Abeer Qassim al-Janabi near Mahmudiya, 30km (20 miles) south of Baghdad.

They shot dead her mother, father and sister, then raped8 Abeer before shooting her and setting fire to her remains9.

The crime was planned while Green and the other soldiers drank whiskey and played card games at a traffic checkpoint where they were stationed.

The court heard that Green was seen by army mental health professionals after he had talked about a desire to kill Iraqi civilians10.

He was sent back to his unit with medication（药物治疗） to help him sleep after a nurse concluded he would not act out his thoughts.

The defence argued there was a lack of military leadership in the 101st Airborne Division.

The BBC's Imtiaz Tyab in Washington says that when details of the killings11 were revealed months after they took place, they sparked international outrage and led to the retaliatory12（报复的） killing of several US soldiers by Iraqi insurgents13.

Green was discharged from the 101st Airborne before the case came to light.

He was the first ex-soldier to be charged under a US law that allows prosecution14 for crimes committed overseas.


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1 rape PAQzh     
n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸
参考例句：
  • The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
  • He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。
2 consecutive DpPz0     
adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的
参考例句：
  • It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
  • The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。
3 raping 4f9bdcc4468fbfd7a8114c83498f4f61     
v.以暴力夺取，强夺( rape的现在分词 )；强奸
参考例句：
  • In response, Charles VI sent a punitive expedition to Brittany, raping and killing the populace. 作为报复，查理六世派军讨伐布列塔尼，奸淫杀戮平民。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The conquerors marched on, burning, killing, raping and plundering as they went. 征服者所到之处烧杀奸掠，无所不做。 来自互联网
4 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
5 acting czRzoc     
n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的
参考例句：
  • Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
  • During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。
6 lookout w0sxT     
n.注意，前途，瞭望台
参考例句：
  • You can see everything around from the lookout.从了望台上你可以看清周围的一切。
  • It's a bad lookout for the company if interest rates don't come down.如果利率降不下来，公司的前景可就不妙了。
7 outrage hvOyI     
n.暴行，侮辱，愤怒；vt.凌辱，激怒
参考例句：
  • When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
  • We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。
8 raped 7a6e3e7dd30eb1e3b61716af0e54d4a2     
v.以暴力夺取，强夺( rape的过去式和过去分词 )；强奸
参考例句：
  • A young woman was brutally raped in her own home. 一名年轻女子在自己家中惨遭强暴。 来自辞典例句
  • We got stick together, or we will be having our women raped. 我们得团结一致，不然我们的妻女就会遭到蹂躏。 来自辞典例句
9 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
10 civilians 2a8bdc87d05da507ff4534c9c974b785     
平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓
参考例句：
  • the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
  • At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。
11 killings 76d97e8407f821a6e56296c4c9a9388c     
谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发
参考例句：
  • His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
  • The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
12 retaliatory XjUzzo     
adj.报复的
参考例句：
  • The process can take years before the WTO approves retaliatory action. 在WTO通过此行动之前，这个程序恐怕要等上一阵子了。 来自互联网
  • Retaliatory tariffs on China are tantamount to taxing ourselves as a punishment. 将惩罚性关税强加于中国相当于对我们自己实施课税惩罚。 来自互联网
13 insurgents c68be457307815b039a352428718de59     
n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网
14 prosecution uBWyL     
n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营
参考例句：
  • The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
  • He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。

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