Robert Bales
The Afghan View on US Soldier and Convicted Killer, Robert Bales
Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales has been sentenced to life in military prison without the possibility of parole. Bales had admitted killing 16 unarmed Afghan civilians last year. Afghan journalist Lotfullah Najafizada comments on the case.
Top of the Hour: Afghanistan Pays Close Attention to Bales Judicial Proceedings, Morning Headlines
Afghanistan will be paying close attention to the judicial proceedings of Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, the soldier accused in a deadly shooting rampage who will be formally charged with 17 counts of murder later today. In other headlines, a rally was held in Sanford, Florida, last night where the shooting of teenager Trayvon Marton took […]
Top of the Hour: Robert Bales Charged with 17 Counts of Murder; Morning Headlines
Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales will be formally charged today with 17 counts of murder in connection with a nighttime attack earlier this month on Afghan civilians. In other headlines, a Florida special prosecutor is taking over the state’s investigation into the killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, counter-terrorism officials can now retain information about U.S. […]
Army To File Charges Against Staff Sgt Robert Bales
Until just a few weeks ago, Staff Sergeant Robert Bales was known simply as a former high school football captain, an American patriot who joined the Army after 9/11, a husband, a son, and a father of two. Now, he’s a prisoner at a detention facility in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, accused of killing 16 civilians […]
Top of the Hour: Reaction from the Family of US Soldier Alleged to Have Killed 16 Afghans, Morning Headlines
The lawyer for the family of the soldier accused in the killing of 16 Afghan civilians says they remain “stunned.” However, he adds they quote “stand behind the man they know as a devoted husband, father, and dedicated member of the armed services.” Staff Sergeant Robert Bales sits in solitary confinement at the military’s maximum […]