Abu Ghraib prison abuse case
U.S. Lt. Col. Steven Lee Jordan will be tried by a military court for his involvement in the 
, the U.S. Army announced yesterday. Jordan will stand trial on eight counts. The charges include cruelty, maltreatment of prisoners, disobeying a superior officer, willful dereliction of duty and making false statements. Jordan is the only U.S. officer charged in the Abu Ghraib case -eleven soldiers were previously sentenced up to 10 years in prison.
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