GUILTY Afghanistan - US Soldier guns down 16 civilians, 2012 Kandahar massacre

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Testimony: US soldier knew he killed Afghans

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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. (AP) — Staff Sgt. Robert Bales made a mid-massacre confession, asked for help bleaching his blood-stained clothing and deliberately destroyed his laptop computer, fellow soldiers have testified — statements that prosecutors say show he knew what he was doing the night 16 civilians were slaughtered in two villages in southern Afghanistan.

The remarks, offered by soldiers testifying for the government Monday and Tuesday, could pose a high hurdle for defense lawyers who have indicated that Bales' mental health will be a big part of their case. Testimony continues with several more witnesses Wednesday in a preliminary hearing that is being held to help determine whether the case goes to a court martial.

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Army says Bales should face death penalty for 'despicable' crimes; defense disagrees

An eight-day hearing for Staff Sgt. Robert Bales wrapped up Tuesday with an Army prosecutor saying Bales should face the death penalty for committing "the worst, most despicable crimes a human being can commit, murdering children in their own homes."

Maj. Rob Stelle’s argument concluded a preliminary hearing in which the Army laid out eyewitness testimony, surveillance video and DNA evidence connecting Bales, 39, to the slaughter of 16 civilians, including nine children, in southern Afghanistan.

But Bales’ attorney and family urged caution by the officers responsible for deciding whether the Joint Base Lewis-McChord combat veteran should advance to a full court-martial that could put him on death row.

“As a family, we all grieve deeply for the Afghani families who lost their loved ones on March 11, but we must not rush to judgment,” Bales’ sister-in-law Stephanie Tandberg said outside the Lewis-McChord court building after the hearing. She stood next to Kari Bales, the defendant’s wife.............

The next step calls on Col. Lee Deneke, the Army Reserve judicial officer who oversaw the hearing, to write a report recommending whether Bales should face a general court-martial, and whether the death penalty should be on the table at that trial. Lewis-McChord senior Army officer Lt. Gen. Robert Brown would likely make the final call.


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Judge requiring Bales to undergo sanity review

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SEATTLE (AP) — The military judge overseeing the case of Staff Sgt. Robert Bales said Thursday that he will require Bales to undergo an official review of his sanity before he can present any mental health defense to charges of massacring Afghan civilians.

Bales deferred entering a plea Thursday at Joint Base Lewis-McChord to 16 counts of premeditated murder and other charges related to a nighttime attack on two villages last March.

But the judge took up arguments over whether Bales can present a mental health defense or testimony from mental health experts, given that he has not yet participated in a "sanity board" review................

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Robert Bales' trial in Afghan massacre case set for Sept.

A military judge has scheduled a Sept. 3 court martial for Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, the U.S. soldier accused of massacring 16 Afghan villagers during nighttime raids last year, his lawyer said Thursday.

Civilian attorney John Henry Browne told The Associated Press that the date is too soon to give the defense team time to prepare, and they will ask the judge to reconsider. Browne had sought a trial in mid-2014.

"It's a very unrealistic trial date for us," Browne said.

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BY GENE JOHNSON; ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: Jan. 31, 2013 at 4:32 p.m. PST — Updated: Jan. 31, 2013 at 4:31 p.m. PST

Read more here: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/...r-september-in-afghanistan.html#storylink=cpy
 
The Army staff sergeant charged with slaughtering 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 horrific attack for the first time, his attorney told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Staff Sgt. Robert Bales was "crazed" and "broken" when he slipped away from his remote southern Afghanistan outpost and attacked mud-walled compounds in two slumbering villages nearby, lawyer John Henry Browne said.

But his client's mental state didn't rise to the level of a legal insanity defense, Browne said, and Bales will plead guilty next week.

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'I was consumed by war': New photo shows the face of US soldier moments after he 'broke' and massacred 16 Afghan villagers as he tells all in astonishing prison letter

Staff Sgt Robert Bales sentenced in 2013 to life in prison for the killings

Bales, 41, shot 22 people in all in 2012, including 17 women and children

Pleaded guilty in deal to avoid death penalty and apologized at sentencing

Wrote to officer at Joint Base Lewis-McChord requesting reduced sentence

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...passion-combat-deployments.html#ixzz3cQWxaYjt
 
Robert Bales showed signs of violence before he murdered 16 Afghanis in massacre - but the soldier's aggression was never reported

Former Army Staff Sgt Robert Bales killed 16 - including seven children - when he attacked two Afghan villages in 2012

A new report into the massacre has revealed the fact that Bales showed signs of violence towards the local people before the tragedy

However, these concerning incidents were not reported to senior officials

Bales is currently serving a life sentence for the mass killing

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...d-signs-potential-violence.html#ixzz3jEPFXWIS
 
American soldier reveals in first prison interview how he went into 'autopilot' and gunned down Afghan villagers including women and children

Staff Sergeant Robert Bales shot 22 people in all, including 16 women and children, in March 2012

The massacre is one of the worst American wartime atrocities in fifty years and forced US to temporarily halt combat operations

Bales pleaded guilty in a deal to avoid the death penalty and apologized in a statement at his sentencing in 2013

Now he has spoken about the horrific massacre in Afghanistan from prison for the first time

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ns-speaks-prison-interview.html#ixzz3pHhq0iOI
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Attorneys are seeking a new trial in civilian court for the soldier convicted of the 2012 Kandahar massacre based largely on allegations that he was under the effects of an anti-malarial drug that induced psychosis at the time of the murders.

The petition for a civilian trial comes after former Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, 45, exhausted his appeals through the military justice system.

Soldier convicted of massacring 16 Afghans seeks new civilian trial, citing a psychosis inducing anti-malarial drug
 
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