MMC
03-16-2012, 01:43 PM
The U.S. soldier suspected in the killing of 16 Afghans in a shooting rampage last week was being flown from Kuwait to the military's maximum security prison in Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas Friday, as more details emerged about his state of mind when the massacre occurred.
The transfer of the chief suspect in the March 12 shooting rampage came as Afghan President Hamid Karzai slammed the United States Friday for its handling of the case, saying he was "at the end of the rope," the Associated Press reported (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_AFGHANISTAN?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAU LT). The Afghan leader, meeting with relatives of those killed in southern Afghanistan Friday, also alleged that more U.S. soldiers may have been involved in the massacre.
The victims in one family were shot in four separate rooms, "and then they were all brought together in one room and then set on fire," Karzai said at the emotional meeting with family members Friday, according to the AP (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_AFGHANISTAN?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAU LT). "That, one man cannot do."
Browne described his client as a decorated soldier and happily married father of two children, ages 3 and 4, whose extended family had been "totally shocked" by the allegations about their relative.....snip~
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/envoy/karzai-slams-u-lead-suspect-flown-leavenworth-170332510.html
The Envoy (http://thepoliticalforums.com/blogs/envoy/) – 1 hr 22 mins ago<<<<< More Here!
This soldier has been wounded, lost half a foot, had a concussion head injury, and was standing next to his buddy who had his leg blown off. His attorney also stated he was upset with this 5th deployment.
The transfer of the chief suspect in the March 12 shooting rampage came as Afghan President Hamid Karzai slammed the United States Friday for its handling of the case, saying he was "at the end of the rope," the Associated Press reported (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_AFGHANISTAN?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAU LT). The Afghan leader, meeting with relatives of those killed in southern Afghanistan Friday, also alleged that more U.S. soldiers may have been involved in the massacre.
The victims in one family were shot in four separate rooms, "and then they were all brought together in one room and then set on fire," Karzai said at the emotional meeting with family members Friday, according to the AP (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_AFGHANISTAN?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAU LT). "That, one man cannot do."
Browne described his client as a decorated soldier and happily married father of two children, ages 3 and 4, whose extended family had been "totally shocked" by the allegations about their relative.....snip~
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/envoy/karzai-slams-u-lead-suspect-flown-leavenworth-170332510.html
The Envoy (http://thepoliticalforums.com/blogs/envoy/) – 1 hr 22 mins ago<<<<< More Here!
This soldier has been wounded, lost half a foot, had a concussion head injury, and was standing next to his buddy who had his leg blown off. His attorney also stated he was upset with this 5th deployment.