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Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales (L) and Judge Col. Jeffery R. Nance are seen in a courtroom sketch as he is arraigned on 16 counts of premeditated murder, six counts of attempted murder and seven of assault at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington in this January 17, 2013 file photo. Source: Reuters/Peter Millett


Soldier due to plead guilty in Afghan massacre

Soldier due to plead guilty in Afghan massacre

Seattle, AP—The American soldier charged with killing 16 Afghan civilians during nighttime raids on two slumbering villages last year is expected to recount the horrific slaughter in a military courtroom Wednesday when he pleads guilty to avoid the death penalty....