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2007, 05:37 GMT US soldier jailed for Iraq deaths A US soldier
has been sentenced to 18 years in jail after pleading guilty to
murdering three Iraqis.  At a military trial, Specialist William
Hunsaker admitted allowing three detainees to run away before
"taking careful aim" and shooting them.  He had agreed to help
prosecutors bring cases against three others accused of
involvement in the killings.  The detainees died during a US
military operation near the Thar Thar Canal near Tikrit in
northern Iraq on 9 May.  Hunsaker, 24, is the second soldier to
plead guilty to charges over the killings.  On Tuesday Spc
Justin Graber admitted a charge of aggravated assault with a
dangerous weapon and was sentenced to nine months in jail.
'Told to shoot'  At a hearing in Fort Campbell, Kentucky,
Hunsaker pleaded guilty to charges of murder, attempted murder
and obstruction of justice.  Two other soldi