U.S. Army drops murder charges against soldier in slaying of Iraqi boys
 

By Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Army has dropped premeditated murder charges against a soldier accused of fatally shooting two deaf and unarmed Iraqi boys in 2007 as the cattle-herding teens stumbled across his unit in a palm grove, a military official said on Wednesday. The Army gave ** reason for the decision to drop the charges against Sergeant First Class Michael Barbera, except to say it followed a pretrial evidentiary proceeding that was convened in April. ...

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