Soldier Says He Lied to Get Lighter Term For Murdering Iraqi Civilian

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FORT RILEY, Kan. (AP) -- An Army officer accused of murder in the shooting death of an unarmed Iraqi civilian never ordered the victim's killing, a soldier said in a startling reversal of his testimony.

Pvt. Michael Williams previously implicated his platoon leader in the slayings, but on Thursday testified that he had lied to get a lighter prison sentence.

"I just felt that pressure of getting a life sentence instead of 25 years," Williams said. "It's just a lot of my fear."

Contrary to his earlier statements and those of other soldiers, Williams said the Iraqi victim was already dead when Anderson arrived. He said Anderson never gave any order to kill him. snip

In the separate incident, prosecutors allege Anderson ordered two sergeants to kill a wounded teenager during night operations near Sadr City. The two sergeants were convicted; they claimed it was a "mercy killing" authorized by Anderson.

At this point is there any recourse under the legal system to go back and retry him based on this new evidence, or would that be considered double jeopardy?