Trial Starts for U.S. Sniper Accused of Baiting Iraqis
Staff Sgt. Michael Hensley went on trial Tuesday at a U.S. base outside Baghdad. He's part of a sniper unit accused of baiting Iraqis with supplies for improvised explosive devices and then killing them when they picked them up. At least one soldier has said the so-called baiting program is a Pentagon-sanctioned strategy.
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