Child witnesses to Afghan massacre say Robert Bales was not alone

[awakejupiter]

Here are two versions of what happened the night of March 11, when 17 Afghan villagers were shot to death.

First, the Army version: Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, troubled by marriage woes, drunkenly left Camp Belambai, 12 miles from Kandahar, with a pistol and an automatic rifle and killed six people as they slept. Bales then returned to the base and

Comments

[laja_89]

I believe it. War makes people do unthinkable things. It's sad, for so many reasons. Not surprised the army is denying it.

I smell a cover-up

[bettalaylow]

One solider after being somewhat intoxicated systematically goes from house to house murdering people that returns to base (where no has realized he left). Gets up again heads out and kills more people AND NOT ONE SINGLE PERSON ON THEIR BASE FOUND ANYTHING OFF ABOUT THE GUY?

[maladaptive]

I'm glad this is getting press, because I heard this the day after it happened and then silence. The early reports said the neighbors saw multiple soldiers.

[confectionqueen]

I am 100% not surprised - there was no way he acted alone.