HELL-BENT ON A CONVICTION: Is The Pentagon’s Third Attempt At Convicting A Marine For The Death Of An Iraqi Citizen Politically Motivated?Which begs the question:How many Iraqi s have been placed on trial for similar circumstances? And do the rules of engagement only apply to the US Military? A retrial is set to begin Monday at Camp Pendleton for a Marine convicted in the 2006 killing of an Iraqi civilian   one of the most high-profile and legally and politically complex court martials of the Iraq war.Sgt. Lawrence Hutchins was convicted in 2007 by a Marine jury of unpremeditated murder in the killing of a 52-year-old former Iraqi police officer in Hamandiya, west of Baghdad.The killing was meant as a warning to Iraqis to stop planting roadside bombs and cooperating with insurgent snipers attacking U.S. troops.Six other Marines and a Navy corpsman were also convicted in what was called the Pendleton 8 case. As the squad leader, Hutchins got the longest sentence, 15 years, later reduced to 11.Appeals courts twice have overturned Hutchins  conviction: once on grounds that the NCIS illegally obtained a confession, once because his lawyer was allowed to retire on the eve of trial. The Marine Corps has opted for a retrial.Hutchins has spent more than six years behind bars, first at the federal prison at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., and then the brig at Miramar Marine Corps Air Station in San Diego. Since mid-2013, he has been free on appeal, restored to his rank of sergeant and assigned to Camp Pendleton, living with his wife and children.The legal case has provoked strong, contrasting opinions among Marines.Several of Hutchins  co-defendants, all of whom are long since freed and returned to civilian life, believe the killing, while brutal, saved American lives because attacks on U.S. troops declined in the following months.Other Marines believe the Marine Corps must retry Hutchins to prove that it can hold its ranks accountable for the unauthorized use of deadly force. The Marine Corps is doing what justice demands,  said Gary Solis, a retired Marine and now an adjunct law professor at Georgetown University. It is being neither unfair nor harsh,  Solis said.  An innocent Iraqi male was taken prisoner by Hutchins and his squad and, while he was bound, repeatedly shot in the face [and] murdered. Much of the evidence against Hutchins will come from squad members who were convicted in the case, Solis noted:  Given the unusually strong case against Hutchins   the Marine Corps would be derelict were it to walk away from the murder of a defenseless Iraqi. But Bing West, former Marine, former assistant secretary of Defense and author of books about combat Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan, said that, given the chaos facing Marine  grunts  during the Iraq war, a retrial is unwarranted. In a savage war, Sgt. Hutchins, mistakenly believing he was protecting his squad, killed an innocent Iraqi,  West said.  He has spent several years in the brig. Further punishment would be unjust. It is time to allow him and all of us to move on. Marine prosecutors would not comment.Christopher Oprison, a former Marine and Hutchins  defense attorney, has promised a vigorous defense in which he will assert that the Marine Corps is continuing to pursue his client for political purposes. The case, he said,  is an indictment of the entire military justice system. The prosecution is basing its case on the information obtained by rogue NCIS agents who forced these young Marines to confess under threats and coercion. Oprison insists that comments made by Navy Secy. Ray Mabus in 2009 alleging guilt by the Pendleton 8 have tainted the case and prevented Hutchins from getting a fair trial. The political pressure to make an example out of Sgt. Hutchins is palpable,  Oprison said.  Enough is enough. The gloves are off. We hope to have Sgt. Hutchins home with his wife and children on Father s Day   a free man. Under military rules, the jury will include officers and enlisted, most of whom, if not all, have served combat tours in Iraq, Afghanistan or both. The jury will decide guilt or innocence, and punishment.Via: LA TimesGovernment News
on a conviction is the pentagon third attempt at consisting a marine for the death of an iraqi citizen politically motivated which begs question how many iraqi placed trial similar circumstances and rules engagement apply us military a retrial set begin monday camp pendleton marine convicted killing iraqi civilian one legally politically complex court martial iraq lawrence hatching convicted marine jury unpremeditated murder killing former iraqi police officer hamandiya west killing meant warning iraqi stop planting roadside bombs cooperating insurgent snipers attacking marines navy corpsman also convicted called pendleton case as squad leader hatching got longest sentence years later reduced courts twice overturned hatching conviction grounds ncis illegally obtained confession lawyer allowed retire eve trial the marine corps opted spent six years behind bars first federal prison leavenworth brig miramar marine corps air station san diego since free appeal restored rank sergeant assigned camp pendleton living wife legal case provoked strong contrasting opinions among hatching long since freed returned civilian life believe killing brutal saved american lives attacks troops declined following marines believe marine corps must retro hatching prove hold ranks accountable unauthorized use deadly force the marine corps justice demands said gary solid retired marine adjunct law professor georgetown university it neither unfair harsh solid said an innocent iraqi male taken prisoner hatching squad bound repeatedly shot face murdered much evidence hatching come squad members convicted case solid noted given unusually strong case hatching marine corps would derelict walk away murder defenseless iraqi but bing west former marine former assistant secretary defense author books combat marines iraq afghanistan said given chaos facing marine grants iraq war retrial unwarranted in savage war sgt hatching mistakenly believing protecting squad killed innocent iraqi west said he spent several years brig further punishment would unjust it time allow us move marine prosecutors would prison former marine hatching defense attorney promised vigorous defense assert marine corps continuing pursue client political purposes the case said indictment entire military justice system the prosecution basing case information obtained rogue ncis agents forced young marines confess threats coercion prison insists comments made navy sec ray makes alleging guilt pendleton tainted case prevented hatching getting fair trial the political pressure make example sgt hatching capable prison said enough enough the gloves we hope sgt hatching home wife children father day free man under military rules jury include officers enlisted served combat tours iraq afghanistan the jury decide guilt innocence la timesgovernment news
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: HELL-BENT ON A CONVICTION: Is The Pentagon’s Third Attempt At Convicting A Marine For The Death Of An Iraqi Citizen Politically Motivated?Which begs the question:How many Iraqi s have been placed on trial for similar circumstances? And do the rules of engagement only apply to the US Military? A retrial is set to begin Monday at Camp Pendleton for a Marine convicted in the 2006 killing of an Iraqi civilian   one of the most high-profile and legally and politically complex court martials of the Iraq war.Sgt. Lawrence Hutchins was convicted in 2007 by a Marine jury of unpremeditated murder in the killing of a 52-year-old former Iraqi police officer in Hamandiya, west of Baghdad.The killing was meant as a warning to Iraqis to stop planting roadside bombs and cooperating with insurgent snipers attacking U.S. troops.Six other Marines and a Navy corpsman were also convicted in what was called the Pendleton 8 case. As the squad leader, Hutchins got the longest sentence, 15 years, later reduced to 11.Appeals courts twice have overturned Hutchins  conviction: once on grounds that the NCIS illegally obtained a confession, once because his lawyer was allowed to retire on the eve of trial. The Marine Corps has opted for a retrial.Hutchins has spent more than six years behind bars, first at the federal prison at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., and then the brig at Miramar Marine Corps Air Station in San Diego. Since mid-2013, he has been free on appeal, restored to his rank of sergeant and assigned to Camp Pendleton, living with his wife and children.The legal case has provoked strong, contrasting opinions among Marines.Several of Hutchins  co-defendants, all of whom are long since freed and returned to civilian life, believe the killing, while brutal, saved American lives because attacks on U.S. troops declined in the following months.Other Marines believe the Marine Corps must retry Hutchins to prove that it can hold its ranks accountable for the unauthorized use of deadly force. The Marine Corps is doing what justice demands,  said Gary Solis, a retired Marine and now an adjunct law professor at Georgetown University. It is being neither unfair nor harsh,  Solis said.  An innocent Iraqi male was taken prisoner by Hutchins and his squad and, while he was bound, repeatedly shot in the face [and] murdered. Much of the evidence against Hutchins will come from squad members who were convicted in the case, Solis noted:  Given the unusually strong case against Hutchins   the Marine Corps would be derelict were it to walk away from the murder of a defenseless Iraqi. But Bing West, former Marine, former assistant secretary of Defense and author of books about combat Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan, said that, given the chaos facing Marine  grunts  during the Iraq war, a retrial is unwarranted. In a savage war, Sgt. Hutchins, mistakenly believing he was protecting his squad, killed an innocent Iraqi,  West said.  He has spent several years in the brig. Further punishment would be unjust. It is time to allow him and all of us to move on. Marine prosecutors would not comment.Christopher Oprison, a former Marine and Hutchins  defense attorney, has promised a vigorous defense in which he will assert that the Marine Corps is continuing to pursue his client for political purposes. The case, he said,  is an indictment of the entire military justice system. The prosecution is basing its case on the information obtained by rogue NCIS agents who forced these young Marines to confess under threats and coercion. Oprison insists that comments made by Navy Secy. Ray Mabus in 2009 alleging guilt by the Pendleton 8 have tainted the case and prevented Hutchins from getting a fair trial. The political pressure to make an example out of Sgt. Hutchins is palpable,  Oprison said.  Enough is enough. The gloves are off. We hope to have Sgt. Hutchins home with his wife and children on Father s Day   a free man. Under military rules, the jury will include officers and enlisted, most of whom, if not all, have served combat tours in Iraq, Afghanistan or both. The jury will decide guilt or innocence, and punishment.Via: LA TimesGovernment News
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: on a conviction is the pentagon third attempt at consisting a marine for the death of an iraqi citizen politically motivated which begs question how many iraqi placed trial similar circumstances and rules engagement apply us military a retrial set begin monday camp pendleton marine convicted killing iraqi civilian one legally politically complex court martial iraq lawrence hatching convicted marine jury unpremeditated murder killing former iraqi police officer hamandiya west killing meant warning iraqi stop planting roadside bombs cooperating insurgent snipers attacking marines navy corpsman also convicted called pendleton case as squad leader hatching got longest sentence years later reduced courts twice overturned hatching conviction grounds ncis illegally obtained confession lawyer allowed retire eve trial the marine corps opted spent six years behind bars first federal prison leavenworth brig miramar marine corps air station san diego since free appeal restored rank sergeant assigned camp pendleton living wife legal case provoked strong contrasting opinions among hatching long since freed returned civilian life believe killing brutal saved american lives attacks troops declined following marines believe marine corps must retro hatching prove hold ranks accountable unauthorized use deadly force the marine corps justice demands said gary solid retired marine adjunct law professor georgetown university it neither unfair harsh solid said an innocent iraqi male taken prisoner hatching squad bound repeatedly shot face murdered much evidence hatching come squad members convicted case solid noted given unusually strong case hatching marine corps would derelict walk away murder defenseless iraqi but bing west former marine former assistant secretary defense author books combat marines iraq afghanistan said given chaos facing marine grants iraq war retrial unwarranted in savage war sgt hatching mistakenly believing protecting squad killed innocent iraqi west said he spent several years brig further punishment would unjust it time allow us move marine prosecutors would prison former marine hatching defense attorney promised vigorous defense assert marine corps continuing pursue client political purposes the case said indictment entire military justice system the prosecution basing case information obtained rogue ncis agents forced young marines confess threats coercion prison insists comments made navy sec ray makes alleging guilt pendleton tainted case prevented hatching getting fair trial the political pressure make example sgt hatching capable prison said enough enough the gloves we hope sgt hatching home wife children father day free man under military rules jury include officers enlisted served combat tours iraq afghanistan the jury decide guilt innocence la timesgovernment news