Judge: Rudy fast & loose in Turk deal

FOUR YEARS ago, Army Spc. Hilda Clayton was killed while photographing a live-fire training mission in Afghanistan.

The pictures that the 22-yearold snapped in the seconds just before her death were released this week, published for the first time in the May-June edition of the Army’s Military Review journal.

The photos show the moment that a mortar tube accidentally exploded, killing Clayton (photo) and four Afghan soldiers on July 2, 2013. In the image, debris floats in front of an orange haze of flame and a soldier covers his ears from the blast.

“Not only did Clayton help document activities aimed at shaping and strengthening the partnership, but she also shared in the risk by participating in the effort,” Military Review wrote.

Clayton’s family gave their consent for the images to be made public.

The Georgia native worked as a visual information specialist attached to the 4th Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division.

She was documenting the drill as well as training another combat photographer, who also died in the blast.

Following her death, the Fort Meade, Md.-based 55th Signal Company named its annual photo contest the Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition in her honor. A JUDGE says former Mayor Rudy Giuliani and a former U.S. attorney general seem oddly dismissive of serious charges lodged against a prominent Turkish businessman they’ve been hired to represent.

Judge Richard Berman commented at a federal court hearing Tuesday, which was to determine if Reza Zarrab understands conflicts of interest posed by hiring Giuliani (photo) and former Attorney General Michael Mukasey as lawyers.

Berman said Giuliani and Mukasey were “surprisingly disingenuous” by failing to mention the central role of Iran in the indictment Reza Zarrab faces.

Zarrab, a well-known personality in Turkey, is accused of violating sanctions against Iran. He was arrested last year and has pleaded not guilty.

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