You turn to us for voices you won't hear anywhere else.

Sign up for Democracy Now!'s Daily Digest to get our latest headlines and stories delivered to your inbox every day.

U.S. Soldier Pleads Guilty to Killing 5 Colleagues in Iraq

HeadlineApr 23, 2013

A U.S. Army sergeant has pleaded guilty to fatally shooting five fellow servicemembers at a combat stress clinic at Camp Liberty in Baghdad. The 2009 shooting rampage was among the worst acts of violence by a U.S. servicemember against other soldiers in the Iraq War. During a military court hearing Monday, Sgt. John Russell said he was in a “rage” at the time of the shooting and “wanted the pain to stop.” Russell reportedly suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, among other mental health problems. He faces up to life in prison.

The original content of this program is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Please attribute legal copies of this work to democracynow.org. Some of the work(s) that this program incorporates, however, may be separately licensed. For further information or additional permissions, contact us.

Non-commercial news needs your support

We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work.
Please do your part today.
Make a donation
Top