US soldier pleads guilty to Afghan murder - Guardian UK

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/23/us-soldier-guilty-afghan-murder

A soldier among five charged in the "thrill" killings of Afghan civilians last year pleaded guilty to a murder charge on Thursday, confessing in court that he fired a heavy machine-gun at a startled, unarmed man from 15ft away after a co-defendant threw a grenade at him.

"I knew I should have taken cover, but instead I pulled the trigger," Private 1st Class Andrew Holmes, of Boise, Idaho, told the judge.

The soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, south of Seattle, were arrested in Afghanistan last year, after prosecutors said they killed three civilians for sport during patrols in January, February and May.

"I looked at the young man. He was standing there like a deer in the headlights," Holmes told the judge in a clear, steady voice. "I fired six to eight rounds at the man, and I've regretted it ever since."