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First Iraqi Abuse Trial Yields Guilty Plea

Army Spc. Jeremy Sivits pleads guilty to three counts of abuse in the first court-martial to result from the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners held at Abu Ghraib prison. Sivits received the maximum sentence -- one year in prison, a reduction in rank and a bad conduct discharge. His testimony is likely to be used against other military personnel facing courts-martial on abuse charges. Hear NPR's Peter Kenyon.

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Peter Kenyon
Peter Kenyon is NPR's international correspondent based in Istanbul, Turkey.
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