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| | ] ] || Commanded troops at the ] who beat two Afghani captives to death with "compliance blows". |
| ] ] || Commanded troops at the ] who beat two Afghani captives to death with "compliance blows".<ref name=NYTimes2006-02-13> | ||
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| | url = http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/13/national/13bagram.html?pagewanted=all | |||
| | title = Years After 2 Afghans Died, Abuse Case Falters | |||
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| | date = 2006-02-13 | |||
| | accessdate = 2012-04-10 | |||
| | quote = In one of the prosecutors' most important tests, the Army last month abandoned its case against Capt. Christopher M. Beiring, the former military police commander at Bagram and one of the few American officers since 9/11 to face criminal charges related to the abuse of detainees by the officers' subordinates. | |||
| | page = A1 | |||
| | author = ] | |||
| }} | |||
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| | isbn = 9780896087538 | |||
| | url = http://books.google.ca/books?id=WpCInqZEYUwC&pg=PA76&lpg=PA76&dq=Christopher+Beiring+%22compliance+blows%22+OR+%22knee+strikes%22+OR+peroneal+OR+peroneal+-site:org&source=bl&ots=-AbYKM2oNS&sig=3nXgyd99v8XUOOwQAP6OJrRMrR4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0huET5CAF8KIgwfAkoHdBw&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Christopher%20Beiring%20%22compliance%20blows%22%20OR%20%22knee%20strikes%22%20OR%20peroneal%20OR%20peroneal%20-site%3Aorg&f=false | |||
| | title = American Methods: Torture And the Logic of Domination | |||
| | publisher = ] | |||
| | date = 2006 | |||
| | accessdate = 2012-04-10 | |||
| | quote = Ultimately, the army's Criminal Investigations Command recommended charges against 28 soldiers, implicating them in the deaths of two detainees. (One was Dilawar; the other was Mullah Habibullah, who died on December 4, 2002 after similiar treatment.) As of September 2004, twelve GIs had actually been charged, including the commander of the 377th, Captain Christopher M. Beiring. | |||
| | page = 76 | |||
| | author = Kristian Williams | |||
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| Charles Gittins | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1956 (age 67–68) |
| Service | United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1976-1995 |
| Other work | Lawyer who specializes in military cases |
Charles Gittins is an American lawyer, who was worked for a number of noteworthy defendants in military courts martial.
Gittins attended the United States Naval Academy, graduating in 1979. He joined the Marine Corps where he served as a Radio Intercept Officer.
Gittins graduated first in his class from The Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law in 1987 and was in the Judge Advocate Corps for six years, before entering civilian life. The first civilian firm Gittins worked for was Williams & Connolly. While there he defended Robert E. Stumpf, Commander of the Blue Angels, and one of the principals in the Tailhook scandal. He spent three and a half years there before founding his own firm.
Clients
| Lieutenant Ilario Pantano | United States Marine Corps who was cleared of shooting two unarmed Iraqi captives, then desecrating their bodies in order "to send a message". |
| Specialist Charles Graner | Military Police reservist involved in the Abu Ghraib scandal. |
| Major Harry "Psycho" Schmidt | Former instructor from the United States Navy's TOPGUN school who bombarded a platoon of Canadians in Afghanistan, even though he had been directed to hold his fire. |
| Commander Scott Waddle | Captain of the USS Greeneville, after his submarine negligently did a power surface, right under the Ehime Maru, a Japanese research vessel (see Ehime Maru and USS Greeneville collision). |
| Corporal Dustin Berg | Shot his Iraqi partner, an Iraqi police officer, then shot himself with his partner's gun. Berg claimed his partner attacked him first, and Berg returned fire in self defense. Berg later recanted this version of events and pleaded guilty to negligent homicide, self injury, and false swearing. |
| Private Edward L. Richmond | Shot an unarmed, bound prisoner in the back of the head. He was represented at trial by a military defense counsel. |
| Captain Christopher M. Beiring | Commanded troops at the Bagram Theater Internment Facility who beat two Afghani captives to death with "compliance blows". |
See also
References
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Rudy Socha, Carolyn Butler Darrow (2005). "Above & Beyond: Former Marines Conquer The Civilian World". Turner Publishing Company. pp. 89–90. ISBN 9781596520400. Retrieved 2010-10-.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - William H. McMichael (1997). The mother of all hooks: the story of the U.S. Navy's Tailhook Scandal. Transaction Publishers. ISBN 9781560002932. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
- Marines advised to drop charges, Washington Times, March 14, 2005
- Graner refuses to testify in other Abu Ghraib trials, Washington Times, March 16, 2005
- "U.S. 'friendly fire' pilot suing air force". CBC News. 2004-07-04.
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"Inquiry into deaths of Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan under way". CBC News. 2003-01-14. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
Both Gittins and Beck say the responsibility for the friendly fire incident lies further up in the chain of command.
mirror - Waddle testifies he's truly sorry: The sub commander is denied immunity but says testifying is the right thing to do, Honolulu Star Bulletin, March 20, 2001
- Schofield soldier filing appeal, Honolulu Advertiser, October 3, 2005
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Tim Golden (2006-02-13). "Years After 2 Afghans Died, Abuse Case Falters". New York Times. p. A1. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
In one of the prosecutors' most important tests, the Army last month abandoned its case against Capt. Christopher M. Beiring, the former military police commander at Bagram and one of the few American officers since 9/11 to face criminal charges related to the abuse of detainees by the officers' subordinates.
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Kristian Williams (2006). American Methods: Torture And the Logic of Domination. South End Press. p. 76. ISBN 9780896087538. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
Ultimately, the army's Criminal Investigations Command recommended charges against 28 soldiers, implicating them in the deaths of two detainees. (One was Dilawar; the other was Mullah Habibullah, who died on December 4, 2002 after similiar treatment.) As of September 2004, twelve GIs had actually been charged, including the commander of the 377th, Captain Christopher M. Beiring.
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