Politics Jun 05 Watch News Wrap: U.S. Soldier Pleads Guilty to Killing 16 Afghan Civilians In other news Wednesday, Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales pleaded guilty to killing 16 Afghan civilians last year. Bales recalled entering two villages at night and shooting his victims. Also, anti-government protesters in Turkey called for the ousting of police…
World Mar 26 Watch News Wrap: Supreme Court Returns Jerusalem Status Passport Case to Lower Court In other news Monday, the Supreme Court dealt with two other cases of note including a disputed passport law that lets Americans list Israel as their birthplace if they were born in Jerusalem. Also, security forces in Afghanistan turned on…
World Mar 23 Watch As Bales Faces 17 Murder Charges, ‘Prosecution Has its Challenges’ On Sgt. Robert Bales' 17 Counts, 'Prosecution Has its Challenges'…
World Mar 23 Watch Bales Charged With 17 Counts of Murder Over Afghan Massacre Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales was formally charged Friday with 17 counts of murder, six counts of attempted murder and six counts of aggravated assault in connection with a massacre of civilians in Afghanistan, according to military officials. Jeffrey Brown…
Mar 19 Watch Were Multiple Deployments a Factor in Afghan Killings? Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, the suspect in the Afghan massacre, had served three tours in Iraq before his Afghanistan deployment. Jeffrey Brown, The Washington Posts's Carol Leonig, a retired army general and an army psychiatrist discuss Bales' failed promotion, former… Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch U.S. Soldier Accused of Afghan Massacre Begins Building Defense Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, suspected of murdering 16 Afghan civilians near Kandahar, had his first meeting with defense attorney, John Henry Browne on Monday. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching