"Moderator Anja Reschke: American soldiers torture in Iraq. The photos from Abu Ghraib prison were a shock. President Bush acted appalled and didn't stop emphasizing that it was a terrible isolated incident. The guilty were naturally severely punished. Indeed, the main perpetrator of Abu Ghraib is sitting in jail in the meantime. But it wasn't a terrible isolated incident. American soldiers continue to briskly torture and the public, over-saturated by the one incident - no longer pays attention. And these crimes are virtually not followed, the punishments for the perpetrators are minimal. John Goetz and Volker Steinhoff on American torture-soldiers who have nothing to fear."

Mourning for the father. A targeted killing, virtually an execution. From the process they know: The father's car was shot at by US soldiers. He was still alive, badly wounded. Then came an American and shot him in the head - two times. This is the killer: Rogelio Maynulet. He was put on trial this spring in Wiesbaden.
For the relatives of the victim there can be but one punishment:

Ni'Ma Hassan, Brother of the man shot: "I expect the death penalty. This is an appeal to the court and to all Americans! He killed my brother without any justification."

In fact, the court in Wiesbaden decided: Guilty of assault with the intent to commit voluntary manslaughter (vorsätzlichen Totschlags). The punishment is, however, barely comprehensible: not a day of jail, just a discharge from the Army.

Rogelio Maynulet, convicted killer by assault: "I am obviously very happy with the outcome - I'm happy to have my life back. Even though it is very difficult for me to lose my second family, to have to leave the Army."

Rogelio Maynulet, father of the perpetrator: "We are very happy about and proud of our son. He is an American hero. America is a state of justice and we think that is great!"

Admittedly though, the American justice system provides little comfort for the relatives of the man shot to death, neither in this nor in other further cases."