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Robert Bales

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Name: Robert Bales

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Sgt. Bales is also a victim of war

To the editor of THE EAGLE:Staff Sgt. Robert Bales pleaded guilty earlier this month to the murder of 16 Afghan civilians. The only thing Sgt. Bales is guilty of is not reporting his signs and symptoms of mental illness up the chain of command. However, ... [Published Berkshire Eagle - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Chain of Command, William Tecumseh Sherman, Encumbrance

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 1 reports

Murder victim related to temple founder

A Porter Ranch woman, who authorities said was shot and killed early Friday morning when a domestic dispute escalated, was the daughter of a founding member of Temple Ahavat Shalom (TAS) in Northridge, according to a family member of the deceased.Read ... [Published Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Homicide, Robert Bales, Gezi Park

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 1 reports

Sgt. Robert Bales convicted in deaths of Afghan civilians

Guest column had good pointsRight on! [“Guest Column: Many share responsibility for civilian deaths, Sgt. Bales,” Opinion, June 15.] Thank goodness he had the courage to point out the obvious:1. Multiple tours are immoral and2. Institute the draft and ... [Published Seattle Times - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Robert Bales, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Land Mine

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

Dog rescuer left homeless

A Colorado woman who dedicated her life to saving dogs from puppy mills loses her home to the Black Forest wildfire. Corey Rose reports.Theresa Strader has dedicated her life to rescuing mill dogs.She has rescued almost 8,000 over the last several years, ... [Published KTAL-TV - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: Martin Jay, Kevin Kennedy, Whale Shark, Black Forest (United States)

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 1 reports

Must the USA involve themselves in every conflict?

It has been reported this week that the USA is close to approving lethal aid to Syrian rebels. They are also weighing the feasibility of a “less likely move” to lend US airpower to enforce a no-fly zone. Already caught in the quagmires that are Iraq and ... [Published LankaWeb - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: United States, Robert Bales, Afghanistan, Iraq

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 1 reports

NATO

Eight Afghan civilians killed in bombing at funeralKabul

A bomb went off at a cemetery in eastern Afghanistan on Friday as mourners were gathering for a funeral, killing eight civilians."The bomb was placed before people gathered at a cemetery in Cholan village of Khost city," said Baryalay Rawan, spokesman ... [Published Voice of Russia - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Bombing, Afghanistan, NATO, Bomb

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 2 reports

Guest Guilt for Afghan killings including Robert Bales’s case lies with many

Sgt. Robert Bales, who pleaded guilty to killing Afghan civilians, is an example of poor oversight and leadership, writes guest columnist Andre Boissevain. ... [Published Big News Network - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: Robert Bales, Leadership

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Sgt. Robert Bales sentenced to death

Don’t ignore mental illnessThank you, John Hoon, for your letter [“Walk in his shoes,” Northwest Voices, June 10]. I thought I was the only one out here who had some sympathy for Sgt. Robert Bales.There is no doubt that what he did was despicable, but ... [Published Seattle Times - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Robert Bales, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Military/Armed Forces, Seattle, Afghanistan

First reported Jun 05 2013 - Updated Jun 06 2013 - 111 reports

How I killed 16 civilians

One by one, Staff Sergeant Robert Bales named each of the 16 Afghan civilians he slaughtered last year. But the Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier could not explain why he turned his weapon on sleeping women and children. Ive asked that question a million ... [Published The Sydney News - Jun 06 2013]

Entities: Robert Bales, Joint Base

First reported Jun 05 2013 - Updated Jun 06 2013 - 12 reports

Why did US Soldier Robert Bales Kill Civilians in Afghanistan?

The world had been asking why a hero will kill innocent civilians. American soldier Robert Bales finally had the answer. ... [Published International Business Times Canada - Jun 06 2013]

Entities: Robert Bales, Afghanistan

First reported Jun 05 2013 - Updated Jun 06 2013 - 22 reports

Soldier To Plead Guilty In Afghan Village Attack

Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales will be in military court Wednesday. Bales is pleading guilty to murder charges in exchange for avoiding the death penalty. He is expected to give his account of the nighttime killing of 16 Afghan civilians last year. It's ... [Published NPR - Jun 06 2013]

Entities: Capital Punishment, John Henry Browne, Afghanistan, Robert Bales

First reported May 29 2013 - Updated May 30 2013 - 67 reports

Afghanistan killings: US soldier plans guilty plea

THE US Army staff sergeant charged with killing 16 villagers in one of the worst atrocities of the Afghanistan war will plead guilty to avoid the death penalty in a deal that requires him to recount the attack for the first time.Robert Bales was “crazed” ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 30 2013]

Entities: Afghanistan, US Army, John Henry Browne, Robert Bales

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Sgt. Bales is also a victim of war [Published Berkshire Eagle - 1 hour ago]
Experts doubt the Taliban will aim for peace [Published Deutsche Welle - 16 hours ago]
Murder victim related to temple founder [Published Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Jun 18 2013]
Sgt. Robert Bales convicted in deaths of Afghan... [Published Seattle Times - Jun 18 2013]
Dog rescuer left homeless [Published KTAL-TV - Jun 17 2013]
Military Trials in the Spotlight [Published Family Security Matters - Jun 17 2013]
Must the USA involve themselves in every conflict? [Published LankaWeb - Jun 15 2013]
Guest Guilt for Afghan killings including Rober... [Published Big News Network - Jun 15 2013]
Guest: Guilt for Afghan killings, including Rob... [Published Seattle Times - Jun 15 2013]
Sgt. Robert Bales sentenced to death [Published Seattle Times - Jun 14 2013]
Eight Afghan civilians killed in bombing at fun... [Published Voice of Russia - Jun 14 2013]
War and mental illness [Published Seattle Times - Jun 12 2013]
Voice of the People, June 12, 2013 [Published Press of Atlantic City - Jun 12 2013]
Letters from our readers [Published World Socialist Web Site - Jun 11 2013]
The Orchestrated Distortion of Recent Commentar... [Published Individual.com - Jun 11 2013]
Islamophobia in the US: FBI Tight-Lipped on Tod... [Published Al Jazeerah - Jun 11 2013]
Sgt. Robert Bales faces sentencing for deaths o... [Published Big News Network - Jun 11 2013]
Sgt. Robert Bales faces sentencing for deaths o... [Published Seattle Times - Jun 11 2013]
Staff Sgt. Robert Bales pleads guilty to murder... [Published Modesto Bee - Jun 10 2013]
A tale of two trials [Published Killeen Daily Herald - Jun 09 2013]
Editorial: Send Sgt. Robert Bales to prison, fo... [Published Seattle Times - Jun 09 2013]
US Sgt. Robert Bales pleads guilty in Kandahar ... [Published World Socialist Web Site - Jun 08 2013]
Quick Opinion: Soldier who murdered Afghan civi... [Published Lubbock Online - Jun 07 2013]
The Geneva Suspension [Published Slate Magazine - Jun 07 2013]
U.S. soldier's confession sheds little light on... [Published HighBeam Research - Jun 07 2013]
In Bales and Hasan Cases: What's the Deal? [Published Military.com - Jun 07 2013]
John Sifton: Sgt. Bales and the Myth of Militar... [Published Huffington Post - Jun 07 2013]
Afghans decry prison sentence for massacre [Published Press tv - Jun 07 2013]
Afghans Angry about US Bales Escape from Death ... [Published Dogma and Geopolitics - Jun 07 2013]
Life spared, Bales owes the world an explanation [Published Tacoma News Tribune - Jun 07 2013]

Blogs

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Afghans Angry about US Bales Escape from Death ... [Published Dogma and Geopolitics - Jun 07 2013] Afghans Angry about US Bales Escape from Death Penalty Afghans Angry about US Soldier’s Escape from Death Penalty TEHRAN (FNA)- Residents of Afghan villages, where a US soldier went on a rampage last year, reacted with anger as he escaped the death penalty. ...
Judicial Review [Published Right Thinking - Jun 07 2013] Many bad men are getting their day in court this week, some much overdue. I already mentioned that the George Zimmerman trail will start next week with jury selection. Today the judge denied the defense’s request to allow certain witnesses to testify ...
Bales’ plea accepted; Afghans mad [Published This ain't Hell, but you can see it from here - Jun 06 2013] CBS News reports that the judge in the Robert Bales murder case has accepted his guilty plea taking the death penalty off the table for the nearly-40-year-old who murdered 16 Afghans on March 11, 2012. Apparently, some Afghans are not happy with the American ...
Kandahar massacre witnesses [Published The Long War Journal (Site-Wide) - Jun 06 2013] [click on photo for larger image] An AP slideshow at the Denver Post titled " Witnesses of an Afghan Massacre ," features civilians giving testimony about the actions of US Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, ...
'There Is Not a Good Reason' Why Robert Bales M... [Published Gawker - Jun 06 2013] One night in March of 2012, US Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales walked out of Camp Belambay and shot and killed 16 innocent Afghan civilians in two nearby villages. Yesterday, he stood in court and fully admitted to his crimes— without offering any explanation ...

Audio/Video

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Bales admits to murder of 16 Afghan civilians i... [Published CBS News Online - YouTube - Jun 06 2013]
Afghan deaths: US soldier's plea deal [Published Reuters Video: Top News - Jun 06 2013]
US soldier escapes death after guilty plea in A... [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Jun 06 2013]
Staff Sgt. Robert Bales admits to killing 16 Af... [Published CBS News Online - YouTube - Jun 06 2013]
US soldier Robert Bales admits Afghan massacre [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Jun 06 2013]