American soldiers accused of rape and murder.

Five U.S. Army soldiers are being investigated for allegedly raping a young woman, then killing her and three members of her family in Iraq, a U.S. military official told The Associated Press on Friday.

The soldiers also allegedly burned the body of the woman they are accused of raping.

“The entire investigation will encompass everything that could have happened that evening.

We’re not releasing any specifics of an ongoing investigation,” said military spokesman Maj. Todd Breasseale.

“There is no indication what led soldiers to this home. The investigation just cracked open. We’re just beginning to dig into the details,” he said.

However, a U.S. official close to the investigation said at least one of the soldiers, all assigned to the 502nd Infantry Regiment, has admitted his role and has been arrested. Two soldiers from the same regiment were slain this month when they were kidnapped at a checkpoint near Youssifiyah.

The official said the killings appear to be unrelated to the kidnappings but that a soldier felt compelled to report the killings after his fellow soldiers’ bodies were found.

The killings appeared to have been a “crime of opportunity,” the source said. The soldiers had not been attacked by insurgents but had noticed the woman on previous patrols.

I want like crazy for this not to be true! What is happening to our men over there?

I predicted that things would get worse the longer we stayed there and I am afraid I am being proven right. It does not take a crystal ball to predict that these men and women are going to start to crack under the strain of this relentless campaign.

I just don't know how much more of this type of news our country can take.