- By Tom Mcnamara “Whatever grievances a nation may have, however objectionable it finds the status quo, aggressive warfare is an illegal means for settling those grievances or for altering those conditions” Statement by US Justice Robert Jackson at the International Military Tribunal, Nuremberg, Germany. Rennes, France. It is alleged that on the evening of […]
Death penalty request over Afghan massacre
November 14, 2012 By
- By Al Jazaeera US army prosecutors request court-martial and death penalty for Sergeant Robert Bales, accused of killing 16 villagers. Army prosecutors have called for a US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers to face a full court-martial and the death penalty. Wrapping up their case in the pre-trial hearing, prosecutors described the “heinous and […]
U.S. soldier was not solely responsible for Afghan murders: investigator
November 12, 2012 By
- By Laura L. Myers A shooting rampage in March that left 16 Afghans dead in two villages was the work of more than one person, an Afghan police investigator testified on Sunday, contradicting the U.S. government’s account. Military prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, accusing him of killing […]
Robert Bales hearing: Army medic describes gruesome gunshot wounds to children
November 9, 2012 By
- By Adam Ashton 4:50 p.m. update: A medic who treated the first wounded Afghans from Staff Sgt. Robert Bales’ alleged massacre closed today’s testimony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, hinting at the horror that we’re likely to learn about in coming days. Maj. Travis Hawks could not pay much attention to the first victim he […]
Soldiers recall massacre suspect’s behavior in Afghanistan
November 8, 2012 By
- By Kim Murphy, Los Angeles Times JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. – An Army staff sergeant accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians in a middle-of-the-night shooting rampage returned to his base midway through the killings, woke up a fellow soldier waving his gun in his face and told him to “smell his weapon.” It smelled […]
US soldier in court over Afghan massacre
November 6, 2012 By
Prosecutors say they will seek death penalty for Robert Bales, accused of killing 16 civilians in a drunken rampage. – By Al Jazeera Military prosecutors have said they will seek the death penalty for a US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers when he ventured out of his camp drunk earlier this year. Staff […]
Afghan father tries to cope with rampage that took his family
March 26, 2012 By
By MIRWAIS KHAN and HEIDI VOGT The Associated Press HARMARA, Afghanistan — Mohammad Wazir can barely take a sip of water because it reminds him of his 7-year-old daughter, who brought him a glass three days before she was killed with 10 other loved ones in a shooting spree allegedly carried out by a U.S. […]
Discussing the motives of the Afghan shooter
March 20, 2012 By
- By Glenn Greenwald Here’s a summary of the Western media discussion of what motivated U.S. Staff Sgt. Robert Bales to allegedly kill 16 Afghans, including 9 children: he was drunk, he was experiencing financial stress, he was passed over for apromotion, he had a traumatic brain injury, he had marital problems, he suffered from the stresses of four […]
