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PFC Lynddie England, Reportedly Pleading Guilty (AP)

From the NY Times, U.N. to Establish Cambodia Tribunals ("The United Nations announced Friday that legal requirements had been met for trials of surviving Khmer Rouge leaders, nearly three decades after Cambodia's genocide began. An estimated 1.7 million Cambodians - around a third of the country's population - died of starvation, forced labor, disease or execution by the Khmer Rouge from 1975 to 1979. But no Khmer Rouge leader has faced justice for the atrocities. The United Nations said in a statement that enough money had been raised to finance the tribunals, which will have international judges and prosecutors working alongside their Cambodian colleagues."); Plea Deal is Set for G.I. Pictured in Abuses in Iraq ("Pfc. Lynndie R. England, the 22-year-old woman who became a vivid symbol of the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal, will plead guilty on Monday to reduced charges, her lawyers said yesterday. Although the lawyers would not provide specifics about her plea agreement, two people close to the prosecution said she would face no more than 30 months in prison."); Hearing on Marine Officer is Suspended ("An investigative hearing into accusations that a Marine officer, Second Lt. Ilario Pantano, murdered two Iraqis was halted Friday after his lawyers demanded that a crucial prosecution witness be granted immunity so they could continue to cross-examine him. The witness, Sgt. Daniel Coburn, has told military authorities that the men were shot in the back while on their knees in April 2004. But questions about the sergeant's credibility took center stage on Friday when, on the advice of his own lawyer, he refused to allow the defense to complete cross-examination.").

From the Washington Post, England to Plead Guilty in Abu Ghraib Abuse Case.

From USA Today, Lynddie England to Plead Guilty to Abu Ghraib Abuses, the most in-depth story about the plea deal today:

Pfc. Lynndie England will plead guilty to abusing Iraqi detainees in Abu Ghraib prison, her lawyer said late Friday, months after photos of her sexually humiliating inmates made her the face of a scandal that damaged the credibility of the U.S. military.

England will plead guilty in a military court Monday to seven of the nine counts against her: two counts of conspiracy, four counts of maltreating prisoners and one count of dereliction of duty, said Rick Hernandez, her civilian lawyer.

England, a 22-year-old Army reservist who was a clerk at the Baghdad-area prison, was scheduled to go to trial Tuesday at Fort Hood.

Hernandez said the plea deal was reached Friday afternoon during a meeting with military prosecutors at Fort Hood.

"This is in her best interests," he said.

One count of committing indecent acts and one count of failure to obey a lawful order will be dismissed, Hernandez said. That will drop the maximum sentence she faces from 16.50 years to 11 years, he said.