CNN EarlyStart May 30, 2013 09:36:00
Report. staff sergeant robert bales about to plead guilty to the massacre of 16 afghan villagers in order to avoid the death penalty. bales' lawyer says military prosecutors at joint base lewis-mcchord in washington state have agreed to the plea, but a spokesman for the base would only say a plea hearing is set for next week. the gruesome shooting spree last year is considered to be one of the deadliest war crimes by a single u.s. soldier after september 11th. iran is lashing out at senator mccain over his visit to syria to meet with foreign-backed militants. iran's foreign ministry accuse...