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US believes accused soldier split killing spree
March 24, 2012 4:47 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - American officials say U.S. investigators now believe the U.S. soldier accused of killing 17 Afghan civilians split the slaughter into two episodes, returning to his base after the first attack and later slipping away to kill again. This scenario seems to support the U.S. government's assertion -... more » -
Details emerge about suspect in Afghan massacre
March 17, 2012 3:12 PM
SEATTLE (AP) - Neighbors and court records are providing a conflicting, if incomplete, picture of the U.S. soldier accused of massacring 16 civilians in Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Robert Bales was flown to the U.S. military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., yesterday where's he's been placed in his own cell. Neighbors... more » -
Panetta: Death penalty possible in Afghan shooting
March 12, 2012 8:36 PM
ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT (AP) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the death penalty is a consideration as the military moves to investigate and possibly put on trial a U.S. soldier suspected of gunning down 16 Afghans. In his first public remarks on the incident, Panetta said Monday the... more » -
Last US Iraq War death was 23-year-old NC soldier
December 18, 2011 10:32 AM
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - The U.S. military's departure from Iraqi soil has left the city of Greensboro, N.C. with a sad distinction: It was home to the last U.S. soldier to die fighting in that war. David Emanuel Hickman was killed on Nov. 14 in Baghdad, when a homemade bomb... more »
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