Us Report Details Lapses In Deadly Iraq Shooting (ap)

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FILE - This undated U.S. Army photo made available Tuesday, May 12, 2009 by the Russell family shows U.S. Army Sgt. John M. Russell. Russell, accused of killing five fellow troops at a counseling center in Iraq, had been unraveling for nearly two weeks but the U.S. military lacked clear procedures to monitor him or deal with the deadly shooting spree once it began to unfold, according to a military report released Friday, Oct. 16, 2009 and obtained by The Associated Press Tuesday, Oct. 20. (AP Photo/Russell family) NO SALESAP – The soldier at the center of the military’s worst soldier-on-soldier violence in six years had gone to four counseling sessions. His rifle had been disabled out of fear for his safety. He’d even asked military police to take him into custody, saying “I’m done.”

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