[Girlene]

Thanks for that personal report, Future Snake Eater.

The military is making negative allegations against Sgt Bales awfully quick - the alleged drinking, the alleged issues with family. THe lawyer is absolutely disputing the family problems - very strong family, but will not talk to his client until he is in Leavenworth because he doesn’t thrust the govt phone lines (lol - smart man)

As far as the drinking allegations - those came from a couple of buddies having “conversations” with military investigators.......I’ll take those with a grain of salt at this point.

Thankfully, he’s coming back stateside. He will have much better access to his lawyer, his family, and media (if that will be helpful). Kuwati’s probably did him a favor by making a stink that the military get him out of their country (IMO).

Anyone hearing anything else about this incident?

[bigheadfred]

Thanks for the ping, girlene. Normally you know me as the shy, quiet type...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2859714/posts?page=61#61

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2859714/posts?page=73#73

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2859714/posts?page=74#74

Now maybe I’ll read this article.

[Lancey Howard]

Anyone hearing anything else about this incident?

Not yet, but this one has a long, long way to go. How could nobody at that Afghanistan base have seen this coming? The answer is that it's not possible. Some people let this guy down.

[Velveeta]

Is Tim effing McGirk the “journalist” on this “massacre” as well?

Something’s rotten in Denmark....

[smoothsailing]

Thanks for the ping Girlene.

The news reports have been all over the place on this story.

It’s one soldier, it’s several soldiers, a helicopter was involved, shooting victims were burned after they were shot, it was drunk soldiers laughing as they were shooting. None of it makes any sense. Something stinks about this.

I’m reserving judgement just like we should with all such incidents until more factual information and hard evidence is known.

If it can be proven that the shooter acted alone without orders and not in selfdefense, then all bets are off. In the meantime, I’ll pray for the Sgt. and his family.