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- ↑ Army Says Improper Orders by Colonel Led to 4 Deaths, New York Times, 21 January 2007
- ↑ von Zielbauer, Paul (3 August 2006). "G.I.'s Say Officers Ordered Killing of Young Iraqi Men". The New York Times . Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ↑ Lenz, Ryan (11 January 2007). "Soldier Pleads Guilty, Gets 18 Years for Murders of Detainees in Iraq Last Year". ABC News.
- ↑ Von Zielbauer, Paul (4 January 2007). "Soldier Reaches Plea Deal in the Killing of 3 Iraqis". The New York Times . Retrieved 28 December 2010.
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