Evidence and Outrage Mounting Over Rape and Murders in Iraq by U.S. Soldiers

Five more soldiers from the Army's 101st Airborne Division have been charged in the rape and murder of Abeer Qasem Hamzeh in Mahmudiya. While Steven Green is being charged as the main culprit, the other soldiers are being implicated in helping him carry out the actions that led to the death of an Iraqi family of four and the burning of their home in an attempt to get rid of evidence. Investigations are apparently looking into how the soldiers were able to conduct the actions independently, possibly placing some responsibility for what happened on the shoulders of commanding officers. With reports surfacing about neo-nazi organizing within the ranks of the U.S. military as exposure of attacks on Iraqi civilians grows, one might wonder whether, especially to civilians like those of the Hamzeh family, it makes any difference.