Slap on the wrist for rapist murdered

The American soldier who pleaded guilty to raping a mudering an Iraqi woman is eligible for parole in 10 short years.

The soldier, Sgt. Paul E. Cortez, 24, also was given a dishonorable discharge. Sergeant Cortez will be eligible for parole in 10 years under the terms of his plea agreement.

Sergeant Cortez, of Barstow, Calif., pleaded guilty this week to four counts of felony murder, rape and conspiracy to rape in a case considered to be among the worst atrocities by American forces in Iraq.

In his plea agreement, he said he had conspired with three other soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division to rape a 14-year-old girl, who was then killed with her parents and a younger sister.

I suppose it's okay since Iraqis are sub-human. Sort of like raping and killing a pig, I guess. No big deal.