Iraq turmoil 'violated rights' in abuse case

A lawyer for one of three soldiers accused in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal asked a military judge today to order a new hearing because the turmoil of Iraq prevented him from being able to question witnesses.

Captain Scott Dunn, lawyer for Sergeant Javal Davis, made the request as pre-trial hearings opened in the heavily-fortified Green Zone for three of the seven soldiers charged in the abuse scandal, which tarnished the image of the American-led mission in Iraq.