Afghan killings suspect remembers little: Lawyer
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Army">Army</span> <span word="Staff">Staff</span> <span word="Sergeant">Sergeant</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Bales">Bales</span> <span word="remembers">remembers</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="slaughtering">slaughtering</span> 16 <span word="Afghan">Afghan</span> <span word="civilians">civilians</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nighttime">nighttime</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="rampage">rampage</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="says">says</span>.</p><p><span word="Bales">Bales</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sketchy">sketchy</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="killings">killings</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="recalls">recalls</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="spree">spree</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="Afghan">Afghan</span> <span word="villages">villages</span>, <span word="attorney">attorney</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="Browne">Browne</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="client">client</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="Browne">Browne</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bales">Bales</span>' <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soldier">soldier</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Fort">Fort</span> <span word="Leavenworth">Leavenworth</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Bales">Bales</span>' <span word="troubles">troubles</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="front">front</span>.</p><p><span word="Records">Records</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="owes">owes</span> $1.5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="arbitration">arbitration</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="foundhim">foundhim</span> <span word="guilty">guilty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="securities">securities</span> <span word="fraud">fraud</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="stemmed">stemmed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complaint">complaint</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Ohio">Ohio</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Bales">Bales</span> <span word="defrauded">defrauded</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="stockbroker">stockbroker</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2003.</p><p><span word="Bales">Bales</span>, 38, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="March">March</span> 11 <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="spree">spree</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="killings">killings</span> <span word="sparked">sparked</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>, <span word="endangered">endangered</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="upend">upend</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="war">war</span>.</p><p><span word="Browne">Browne</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="client">client</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="bars">bars</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="defense">defense</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Bales">Bales</span> <span word="has">has</span> "<span word="some">some</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="happened">happened</span>" <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shootings">shootings</span>.</p>
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