Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Death Of Pvt. LaVena Johnson In Iraq

Via Melaniannews Weblog

Military Authorities claimed this young woman committed suicide in her tent but autopsies have revealed she was raped, murdered and her body doused in a flammable liquid.

Pvt. Johnson, was posthumously promoted to the rank of PFC having been found dead in her tent in Balad, Iraq.

A few days prior to her death, her family had spoken with her on the telephone and she seemed in great spirits---she had been looking forward in spending Christmas with her family.

The 5 foot tall, 100 lb. woman had been struck in the face with a blunt instrument, her noise had been broken, her teeth knocked back, there were bruises, teeth marks and scratches on her upper body and her back and right hand were doused with a flammable liquid and set on fire---with a blood trail leading away from her tent.

Why has the military failed to investigate this apparent murder?

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