Otis Willie
July 3rd 04, 11:19 PM
Mother fears U.S. pilot will get away with 'murder'
http://www.herald.ns.ca/stories/2004/07/03/f353.raw.html
{EXCERPT} 'He murdered those boys and there should be some kind of
punishment', by The Canadian Press
No matter what penalty is imposed on the American pilot who killed
four Canadian soldiers and wounded another when he dropped a bomb in
Afghanistan, Doreen Coolen is convinced the punishment will be
insufficient for what she feels is murder.
Coolen's son, Pte. Richard Green, was one of the men killed on April
18, 2002. She said Harry Schmidt's decision to drop the bomb that
fateful night was not a so-called "friendly fire" incident - it was
murder, plain and simple.
"To go out and murder these people and walk away - I say murder...
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http://www.herald.ns.ca/stories/2004/07/03/f353.raw.html
{EXCERPT} 'He murdered those boys and there should be some kind of
punishment', by The Canadian Press
No matter what penalty is imposed on the American pilot who killed
four Canadian soldiers and wounded another when he dropped a bomb in
Afghanistan, Doreen Coolen is convinced the punishment will be
insufficient for what she feels is murder.
Coolen's son, Pte. Richard Green, was one of the men killed on April
18, 2002. She said Harry Schmidt's decision to drop the bomb that
fateful night was not a so-called "friendly fire" incident - it was
murder, plain and simple.
"To go out and murder these people and walk away - I say murder...
U.S. and friendly nation laws prohibit fully
reproducing copyrighted material. In abidance
with our laws this report cannot be provided in
its entirety. However, you can read it in full
today at the supplied URL. The subject/content of
this report is not necessarily the viewpoint of
the distributing Library. This report is provided
for your information and discussion.
---------------------------
Otis Willie
Associate Librarian
The American War Library
http://www.americanwarlibrary.com