'I didn't think of Iraqis as humans,' says U.S. soldier who raped 14-year-old girl before killing her and her family

'I didn't think of Iraqis as humans,' says U.S. soldier who raped 14-year-old girl before killing her and her family: "

An Iraq War veteran serving five life terms for raping and killing a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and killing her parents and sister says he didn't think of Iraqi civilians as humans after being exposed to extreme warzone violence.

Steven Dale Green, a former 101st Airborne soldier, in his first interview since the 2006 killings, claimed that his crimes were fuelled in part by experiences in Iraq's violent 'Triangle of Death' where two of his sergeants were gunned down.

He also cited a lack of leadership and help from the Army.

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