Robert Bales appears to be the man the United States Of America's Military RECRUITED to carry out a SLAUGHTER/MASSACRE on Afghanistan Civilians. It appears AFTER Bales FULFILLED his mission, President Barack Obama, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, United States Congress, United States Department of Defense had Bales SNUCK out of Afghanistan.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Bales (born June 30, 1973)[1] is a United States
Army soldier, known primarily as the alleged perpetrator in Robert Bales
the killings of seventeen Afghan civilians in the Panjwai
district of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan (commonly
referred to in media reports as the Kandahar massacre) on
March 11, 2012.
On March 23, 2012, Bales was formally charged with
seventeen counts of murder and six counts of assault and
attempted murder. He is currently being held in detention at
the Midwest Joint Regional Correctional Facility in Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas.
Bales at the Fort Irwin National Training Center in
August 2011
Background information
Occupation U.S. Army Staff Sergeant
1 Early life and family
2 Military service Born June 30, 1973
3 Kandahar massacre Norwood, Ohio
4 Awards and decorations Spouse(s) Karilyn Bales
5 References
Nationality United States
Killings
Date March 11, 2012
03:00 AFT
Bales was born the youngest of five boys and grew up in
Target(s) Afghan civilians
Norwood, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati.[2] He attended
Norwood High School, where he was described as Killed 17 alleged, including 9 children
"gregarious" captain of the football team and active in Injured 6 alleged
numerous clubs and activities, including theater.[2] He was
Weapon(s) Reported to have been armed with an
supplanted in his linebacker position by future NFL player
Marc Edwards, but instead of becoming a rival, he acted as M4 carbine with M203 grenade
launcher and an M9 pistol. Some
mentor.[2]
victims were found stabbed in addition
After high school, he was briefly enrolled at the College of to being shot.
Mount St. Joseph, then moved to Ohio State University for
three years until 1996.[2] He majored in economics[2] but didn't graduate.[3][4]
After leaving college, Bales worked as a registered broker at a number of financial services firms in Columbus,
Ohio.[5] The firms were highly interrelated, sharing employees and corporate officers; they were reputedly
boiler room operations that practiced pump and dump techniques in the penny stock market.[5] He then moved
to Florida, where he started a financial company named Spartina Investments with Edwards.[5] In connection
with his trading activities, an arbitrator found Bales liable for financial fraud related to the handling of a
retirement account and ordered him to pay $1.4 million in civil damages.[6] Gary Liebschner, the victim, said he
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retirement account and ordered him to pay $1.4 million in civil damages. Gary Liebschner, the victim, said he
"never got paid a penny" of the award.[6] According to Leibschner's lawyer, they had not pursued legal action
against Bales to collect the judgement because they were unable to locate Bales, who had joined the Army 18
months after the long running arbitration case was filed.[7]
In 2001, shortly after the fraud, Spartina Investments went out of business. Bales enlisted in the Army two
months after the September 11 attacks. Once in the military, laws shielded Bales from some financial
obligations.[8]
Bales is married to Karilyn Bales and has two young children. The family lived in Lake Tapps, Washington.
[9][10]
Bales was initially assigned to 2d Battalion, 3d Infantry of the 3rd Stryker Brigade, 2d Infantry Division from
Fort Lewis.[11] An infantryman, Bales received additional training as a sniper. He completed a total of three
tours in the Iraq War, spanning 2003-2004 (12 months), 2006-2007 (15 months), and 2009-2010 (10 months).[2]
In the 2007 tour, he reportedly injured his foot and participated in the Battle of Najaf.[2] During the 2010 tour,
he was treated for traumatic brain injury after his vehicle rolled over in an accident.[12]
While stationed at Fort Lewis, public records show Bales had minor run-ins with law enforcement. In 2002, he
got in a fight with a security guard at a Tacoma area casino; he was charged with misdemeanor "criminal
assault", but charges were dismissed after he paid a small fine and attended anger management classes.[13] A
drunken confrontation outside of a bar in 2008 led to a police report, but no charges.[14]
Bales had no history of behavioral problems.[11] He passed the mental health screening required to become a
sniper in 2008.[15] He had routine behavioral health screening after that, and was cleared, an official
said.[15][16] In 2010 he suffered a concussion in a car accident,[11][15] but went through the advanced traumatic
brain injury treatment at Fort Lewis and was deemed to be fine.[15] Investigators examining his medical history
described his 10-year Army career as "unremarkable" and found no evidence of serious traumatic brain injury or
post-traumatic stress.[17]
According to officials, Bales may have had marital problems since returning from deployment in Iraq in
2010.[18] His wife wrote on her blog about her disappointment after he was passed over for a promotion to
Sergeant First Class (E-7), "after all of the work Bob has done and all the sacrifices he has made for his love of
his country, family and friends."[10] Ms. Bales expressed her hopes that the Army might allow the family to
choose its next location, and listed her top choices as Germany, Italy, Hawaii, Kentucky, or Georgia, preferring
the first two as presenting the most opportunities for "adventures".[10] Her husband, however, was sent to his
first Afghanistan tour in December 2011.[19]
Bales was assigned to Camp Belambay in Kandahar Province on 1 February,[20] six weeks before the
shooting.[11] There, special forces, either U.S. Army Special Forces or U.S. Navy SEALs,[21] were engaged in
village stability operations.[21] Bales was responsible for supporting this mission by providing base security.[20]
Ms. Bales was struggling with the family finances, and three days before the shootings she put their home up for
sale, as they had fallen behind with mortgage payments.[22] The property was listed for $229,000, about a
$50,000 loss on what the family paid for it in 2005 and less than they owed the bank.[22] The investigation of
the shootings is looking into the possibility that an e-mail about marriage problems might have provoked
Bales [17]
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Bales.[ ]
Main article: Kandahar massacre
On the night of March 11, 2012, 17 Afghan civilians were shot and killed in the village of Balandi and Alkozai,
near Camp Belamby.[23] The bodies of some of the victims were burned; five others were injured.[24] The Army
alleges that Bales was the only person responsible for the shootings.[25]
A senior American official said that the sergeant had been drinking alcohol with two other soldiers on the night
of the shootings, which was a violation of military rules in combat zones.[19] This account was later confirmed
by the Pentagon.[19] According to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, immediately after being captured, Bales
acknowledged the killings and "told individuals what happened".[18] Then, within minutes, he asked for an
attorney and refused to speak with investigators about what motivated his actions.[17][26] Bales' civilian
attorney, John Henry Browne, later stated: "I don't know that the government is going to prove much. There's no
forensic evidence. There's no confessions".[27]
There were no reports that he knew any of the victims.[28] A high-ranking U.S. official told The New York
Times: "When it all comes out, it will be a combination of stress, alcohol and domestic issues — he just
snapped."[19]
Bales' wife and children were moved from their home at Fort Lewis for their protection in anticipation of the
release of the sergeant's name.[19]
Noted Seattle attorney John Henry Browne, who represented serial killer Ted Bundy among others, will defend
Bales alongside military lawyers.[9][17] Browne, who was retained by the sergeant's family, described Bales as a
"mild-mannered" man and told reporters: "I think the message for the public in general is that he's one of our
boys and they need to treat him fairly."[9][19] Browne has stressed that his client had been upset by seeing a
friend's leg blown off the day before the killings, but held no animosity toward Muslims.[29][30] This incident has
not been confirmed by the US Army.[29] Browne denied that the deadly rampage was caused by alcohol
intoxication or marriage problems and said that Bales was "reluctant to serve."[9] According to Browne, Bales
did not want to return to the front lines: "he wasn't thrilled about going on another deployment ... he was told he
wasn't going back, and then he was told he was going."[31] Browne criticized anonymous reports from
government officials, stating "the government is going to want to blame this on an individual rather than blame it
on the war."[19] He said that the sergeant's wife has "a very good job," noting that he was being paid, not
working on this case pro bono.[19]
According to Gary Solis, an expert on war crimes and the military justice system, an insanity defense is likely:
"It's hard to say whether the case will even go to trial because in war crimes like this it's very possible that there
will be ... an insanity defense, that he is unable to recognize the wrongfulness of his act because of a severe
mental disease or injury".[32]
Under the U.S. military legal code, the death penalty is possible but
requires personal presidential sign-off.[32][33] Six military members are
currently on death row, but none have been executed since Private First
Class John A. Bennett was hanged in 1961.[32]
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On 16 March, Bales was flown from Kuwait to the Midwest Joint
Regional Correctional Facility at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas, which is
described by the Army officials as a state-of-the-art, medium/minimum
custody facility.[25] Bales is being held in special housing in his own cell Midwest Joint Regional Correctional
and is able to go outside the cell "for hygiene and recreational purposes", Facility
according to Army Col. James Hutton, chief of media relations.[25] He
will be allowed religious support if he asks for it.[25] As of March 16,
2012, the US military has not formally charged Bales.[9] The sudden transfer from Kuwait was reportedly
caused by a diplomatic uproar with Kuwaiti government, which learned of the sergeant's move to an American
base on Kuwaiti territory only from news reports and not from the U.S. government: "When they learned about
it, the Kuwaitis blew a gasket and wanted him out of there," an unnamed official said.[19]
On March 23, 2012, the U.S. government charged Bales with 17 counts of murder, six counts of attempted
murder, and six counts of assault.[34]
On March 24, 2012, U.S. investigators said they believe Bales split the killings in the villages of Balandi and
Alkozai into two attacks, returning to Camp Belamby after the first attack before slipping out again an hour
later.[35] U.S. officials said Bales left the base the first time armed with an M-4 carbine outfitted with a grenade
launcher and a 9 mm pistol.
Bales has received the following awards:[36]
Army Commendation Medal with one silver oak leaf cluster
Army Achievement Medal
Army Good Conduct Medal with three Good Conduct Loops
National Defense Service Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal with two service stars
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Army Service Ribbon
Army Overseas Service Ribbon
Meritorious Unit Commendation with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Army Superior Unit Award
Combat Infantryman Badge
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