Here in the United States, four U.S. Army soldiers accused of murdering three Iraqis have said they did so under orders to “kill all military age males.” Lawyers for the soldiers say that two senior officers — a colonel and a captain — have acknowledged that they gave that order. The soldiers are accused of detaining three Iraqi men and then allowing them to be released before shooting them. One of the soldiers claims a sergeant was upset that the Iraqi men had been captured. The sergeant reportedly said “Why did you take them prisoner? Why didn’t you kill them?” Legal experts say an order to kill all military-age men would be clearly unlawful, and any officer giving it would be liable for any action taken.