U.S. soldier who killed Afghan villagers gets life without parole

[riky]

U.S. soldier who killed Afghan villagers gets life without parole

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-soldier-behind-afghan-massacre-apologizes-act-cowardice-004414005.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XzOJ2kiW89IcVYsQyS9SkQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-08-23T214405Z_1_CBRE97M1I9Y00_RTROPTP_2_USA-AFGHANISTAN-TRIAL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A courtroom sketch shows prosecutor Lieutenant Colonel Jay Morse speaking during sentencing of Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales near Tacoma" align="left" title="A courtroom sketch shows prosecutor Lieutenant Colonel Jay Morse speaking during sentencing of Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales near Tacoma" border="0" /></a>By Eric M. Johnson TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A decorated American soldier was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Friday for killing 16 unarmed Afghan civilians, mostly women and children, in two bloody nighttime forays from his military post. Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, a veteran of four combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, has admitted to slaughtering the villagers in attacks on their family compounds in Kandahar province in March 2012. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

Source: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login