US soldier to face reprimand for interrogation death of Iraqi general News
US soldier to face reprimand for interrogation death of Iraqi general

[JURIST] A military jury on Monday recommended issuing a reprimand rather than a prison sentence for Army Chief Warrant Officer Lewis Welshofer Jr. in connection with the interrogation death of an Iraqi general. Welshofer was convicted [JURIST report] of negligent homicide and negligent dereliction of duty for the incident by the six-officer jury at Fort Carson [official website], avoiding a potential life sentence for the original murder charge sought by prosecutors. Under the reprimand, Welshofer faces a forfeiture of $6,000 in salary and a 60-day barracks restriction. He was convicted for forcing Iraqi Maj. Gen. Abed Hamed Mowhoush headfirst into a sleeping bag and jumping on his chest. Mowhoush was killed while in US custody in 2003, but defense attorneys argued that his death was due to a heart condition. Welshofer was one of four soldiers originally charged [JURIST report] in connection with the death. AP has more. The Denver Post has local coverage.

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Standard Oil incorporated

On January 10, 1870, John Davison Rockefeller incorporated Standard Oil. Rockefeller's corporation would grow to achieve a virtual monopoly over oil production in the United States. Standard Oil's dominance lasted until the corporation was split into 34 separate companies in 1911 after the Supreme Court found the company in violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. The rise of Standard Oil made Rockefeller America's first billionaire and eventually the richest man in the world. Read the text of Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey vs. United States, 221 U.S. 1 (1910).