U.S. soldier accused of Afghan killings faces "sanity" review

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U.S. soldier accused of Afghan killings faces "sanity" review

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-soldier-accused-afghan-killings-faces-sanity-review-120207096.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1GaoCJIFTO3KO1zSw5Ak8Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-17T185931Z_1_CBRE92G0XFR00_RTROPTP_2_USA-AFGHANISTAN-TRIAL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales and Judge Col. Jeffery R. Nance is seen in a courtroom sketch as he is arraigned on 16 counts of premeditated murder, six counts of attempted murder and seven of assault at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washingto" align="left" title="Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales and Judge Col. Jeffery R. Nance is seen in a courtroom sketch as he is arraigned on 16 counts of premeditated murder, six counts of attempted murder and seven of assault at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washingto" border="0" /></a>By Laura L. Myers SEATTLE (Reuters) - Doctors opened a medical review Sunday on a U.S. soldier charged with killing 16 civilians, most of them women and children, near his Army post in Afghanistan in an effort to determine his state of mind at the time of the killings and ability to stand trial. The review, known in the military as a &quot;sanity board,&quot; will be conducted by three doctors at the Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state, and will be completed by May 1, according to a U.S. Army spokesman. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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