Soldier accused of killing Afghan civilians identified

[JonLP24]

Source: Yahoo! (Reuters)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The soldier accused of killing 16 civilians in Afghanistan this week is Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, a U.S. official said on Friday.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, declined to provide additional details about the soldier, who is believed to have walked off his base in southern Afghanistan on Sunday and gunned down the 16 villagers, plunging already tense U.S.-Afghan relations into a tailspin.

The soldier's attorney said the staff sergeant was scheduled to arrive at Fort Leavenworth army base in Kansas on Friday.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/soldier-accused-killing-afghan-civilians-identified-222207225.html

[Doug Diggler]

1. What sickens me most about US coverage of this

is that they are trreating it like a PR problem for the military or giving us some sob story about the guy who did this. Also, how could one guy shoot up two villages 2 kilometers apart and carry the gas to burn the bodies and when did US journalists become so incompetant that they buy Pentagon BS lock, stock and barrel?

[got root]

5. Creepy... Imagine if it was Syria, or N. Korea

[benld74]

2. Where can I the NEWS of this travesty? I mean the REAL news,,,,,,

[LuckyLib]

3. So he's on base in a remote area of Afghanistan, and sneaks away in the middle of

the night. No guards on duty? No one says, "Hey soldier! Halt!" So the place was asleep and quiet, and no one noticed his leaving? Hmmmm.

[bl968]

4. Coverup Well Under Way

A parliamentary probe team on Thursday said up to 20 American troops were involved in Sunday’s killing of 16 civilians in southern Kandahar province.

“We closely examined the site of the incident, talked to the families who lost their beloved ones, the injured people and tribal elders,” he said.

He added the attack lasted one hour involving two groups of American soldiers in the middle of the night on Sunday.

http://www.pajhwok.com/en/2012/03/15/20-us-troops-executed-panjwai-massacre-probe

[seattleblah]

6. This just shows...

the type of people that join the military.