US Soldier Killed Iraq Colleagues Out of Rage

Sgt. John Russell admitted to the May 11, 2009, killings at Baghdad's Camp Liberty, telling a Joint Base Lewis-McChord court that he "did it out of rage," according to The News Tribune of Tacoma.The court scheduled a May 6 hearing to determine whether Russell committed the slayings with premeditation, which the 48-year-old soldier has disputed. The outcome will determine whether Russell is sentenced to life without parole or given a lesser sentence.