US Rejects Ruling On UK Soldier

Speaking at a State Department briefing in Washington, Mr McCormack said: "Clearly we don't agree with the assessment. What we have here is a tragedy that occurred during a time of war. "We have conducted an investigation into the matter - our military has - they have come to their own conclusions. "We certainly would not agree with any conclusion that categorised this as a criminal act." Recording a narrative verdict, Oxford assistant deputy coroner Andrew Walker said L/Cpl Hull's death was "entirely avoidable". "It was unlawful because there was no lawful reason for it and in that respect it was criminal," he said. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/uk_news/6459895.stm Published: 2007/03/16 18:13:26 GMT © BBC MMVII

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