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UK Soldier Admits to War Crime

HeadlineSep 20, 2006

In other Iraq news, a British soldier has become the first to admit to committing a war crime. The solider, Corporal Donald Payne, pleaded guilty Tuesday to the inhumane treatment of Iraqi civilians. Six other soldiers are charged in the death of an Iraqi man seized by British forces in Basra three years ago. They’ve all pleaded not guilty.

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