U.S. Soldier Convicted in Iraq

BAGHDAD - A U.S. Army soldier has been convicted at a court-martial in Iraq of being disrespectful to a superior commissioned officer and intentionally missing a military flight, officials said Friday.

The court-martial was tried at Camp Victory, a large U.S. base on the outskirts of Baghdad, with a military judge sentencing Master Sgt. Penny F. Johnson, 39, of Washington, D.C., to be reduced in rank to staff sergeant, forfeit …