File-In this detail of a courtroom sketch, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, center, is shown Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, during a preliminary hearing in a military courtroom at Joint Base Lewis McChord in Washington state. An Afghan National Army guard who reported seeing a U.S. soldier outside a remote base the night 16 civilians…
Afghan shooting suspect is in 'shock'STORY HIGHLIGHTSArmy Staff Sgt. Robert Bales' wife, Kari, says couple can't cover legal costs He is charged with 17 murders, six attempted murders, two counts of assaults Fund appeals to donors who grieve with Mrs. Bales and believe in fair trials, she says (CNN) -- A legal defense fund for…
FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2011, file photo provided by the Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System, Sgt. Robert Bales takes part in exercises at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. It is still not known if Bales, who allegedly massacred 17 Afghans, was ever diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, but even…
Al Qaeda leader calls for Afghans to rise up against Western troopsFrom Amir Ahmed, CNNMarch 22, 2012 -- Updated 0742 GMT (1542 HKT)Ayman al-Zawahiri called for "a million free and noble people" to rise up against Pakistan's military leadership.STORY HIGHLIGHTSThe message is the second in a week from the al Qaeda leader It runs more…
In this Aug. 23, 2011 Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System photo, Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, left, 1st platoon sergeant, Blackhorse Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division participates in an exercise at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. A senior U.S. official, Friday March 16,…
Suspect identified in Afghan killingsSTORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: Afghan villagers demand the soldier be returned to Afghanistan Officials identify the suspected shooter as Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales The soldier is being held in solitary at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, the military says Bales is accused of leaving his outpost and killing 16 Afghan civilians (CNN) -- A…
The home of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, who is accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians, is shown, Friday, March 16, 2012, in Lake Tapps, Wash. Bales has not yet been charged. He was being flown Friday from Kuwait to a military detention center at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., the military's only maximum-security prison. (AP…
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