Ex-US soldier spared death for Iraq rape, murders

Green, who was named as the ringleader in March 2006 atrocity, was tried in civilian court after being discharged from the army due to a "personality disorder" before his role in the crime came to light.
Three other soldiers were given life sentences for the attack devised over whiskey and a game of cards at a traffic check point in Mahmudiyah, south of Baghdad.
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