On 7 Jun 2004 12:48:53 -0700,
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Howard Berkowitz wrote in message ...
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on Mon, 31 May 2004 18:59:55 -0800,
Abrigon Gusiq attempted to say .....

General in Japan, I forget his name, proved that even if you are not in
command of troops, they are in your area, you are responsible for
them..

Something to do with command intent or ..


Gen Yamashima sp
Manila, Philippines 1945
Special Naval Landing Troops ran amoke killing civilians.
He was tried and hung post war.

And, in my opinion, a travesty of justice. Yama****a had declared Manila
an open city, not to be defended and risk civilians. RADM Iwakune
(IIRC), the SNLF commander, "declined to obey" and made a battleground
of Manila. Yama****a had no means to compel obedience, although he
generally tried to keep order with respect to Filipino citizens that
could be affected by troops under his control.

There are some questions about Yama****a's command in Malaya, but it is
fairly clear that he tried to protect Filipinos. MacArthur wouldn't
allow Yama****a and Homma even to be sent to the biased Tokyo trial,
but essentially held his own tribunal with a foregone conclusion.

If the doctrine by which Yama****a was executed were applied
consistently, Westmoreland would at least have been in for the same
prison term as Calley.


How long did Calley spend behind bars? I don't think Calley actually
did any prison time. He got clean away with it.

This is the best i could find on short search

From
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/proj...calleyhtml.htm

In the end, he only served only days in Fort Leavenworth, before
being transferred back to Fort Benning, where he was placed under
house arrest. His sentence was repeatedly reduced. Finally, he
was pardoned by President Nixon. He was paroled in November,
1974.


Peter Skelton