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Defense Attorneys Prepare for Iraqi Abuse Trials

Lawyers representing soldiers in the first of several military trials on charges of Iraqi prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib adjust their courtroom strategy after published reports that one of the accused soldiers, Spc. Jeremy Sivits, will likely plead guilty. Hear NPR's Michele Kelemen and NPR's Michele Norris.

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Michele Kelemen has been with NPR for two decades, starting as NPR's Moscow bureau chief and now covering the State Department and Washington's diplomatic corps. Her reports can be heard on all NPR News programs, including Morning Edition and All Things Considered.