[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10100]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               COURT MARTIAL OF SPECIALIST JEREMY SIVITS

  (Mr. STEARNS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, today the United States proved that we are 
a Nation of laws and a Nation of justice. In Baghdad, Army Specialist 
Jeremy Sivits pleaded guilty to three charges surrounding his 
mistreatment of prisoners in Abu Ghraib prison. The judge in the case 
sentenced him to confinement for 1 year, reduced his rank to private, 
and gave him a dishonorable discharge from the Army. Three other 
soldiers have appeared for arraignment of charges regarding their roles 
in these incidents.
  While the outrage over the abuses at the prison are justified, I am 
hopeful, Mr. Speaker, that we will see greater justice for those 
murderers who committed the disgusting, vile act in the killing of 
American civilian Nick Berg. I hope the Iraqis and the Arab world 
realize that law and justice are universal values for all nations.

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