It’s March 2012 in a region of Afghanistan known as the birthplace of the Taliban. Staff Sergeant Robert Bales leaves his base–in the dead of the night–and lays siege to two villages, killing a reported sixteen innocent Afghan civilians. The reaction from the American government is swift and severe; provoking universal condemnation and a life sentence in Fort Leavenworth military prison.
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Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 13 | Founded | 2 years ago |
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Categories | DocumentaryHistorySociety & Culture |
The final episode of THE WAR WITHIN considers the impact of the Kandahar Massacre on the withdrawal of American troops from Kabul in 2021, while gathering final thoughts from many of the people affected by this tragedy – including, of course, Staff S... more
Episode 11 of THE WAR WITHIN unveils an explosive final interview with Robert Bales, recorded from Fort Leavenworth Prison in December of 2022, where the convicted war criminal responds to some of the accusations made by others throughout the podcast... more
Episode 10 of THE WAR WITHIN gathers and organizes details gleaned from Robert Bales' many hours of interviews to question whether an astonishing theory from one of the Staff Sergeant's former Privates might completely re-contextualize our collective... more
Episode 9 of THE WAR WITHIN tracks Robert Bales' various appeals efforts over the years – both in the courts and the press. Then, the story travels back to VSP Belambai in Afghanistan, where the claim that the Staff Sergeant was an elite warrior is p... more
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Interesting... Though a bit vague & he said, she said, for my liking. & too many, long f'ing adverts..
What he admitted to doing was shockingly appalling... But I think diminished capacity was definitely a factor.Too many tours.. being labeled a coward if u ask 4help with mental health, forced to take anti malaria drugs with known psychological side affects along with traumatic brain injuries ignored, make 4 a perfect shit storm..!!!
PLUS a Govt ass covering as usual.
It's a Hot Mess..!!
Many thanks for this thoughtful podcast. It’s a hard story to tell and you did it well.
This podcast series is nothing but an attempt at sympathy to have a mass murder released early. Robert Bales is exactly where he needs to be and should serve the remainder of his sentence.
The podcast itself is great. Retell the story without hearing from Bales and I will listen. I am sympathetic to what our soldiers go through during deployment and service and my heart and prayers to them and their families.
Bales is a different story .. I wish you wouldn’t have included his storytelling in the story. He is full of excuses and he had so many options besides what he chose to do that night. He put his fellow soldiers in a very dangerous and unforgivable position as well. I cannot ... more
The style is good. It’s cleanly edited with some music that spoon feeds you emotion but doesn’t mess with sound leveling. The presentation of material works like a proper journalistic presentation (pyramid, establish basics, add context, add nuance, describe details and spin off topics). Awesome. Too many unanchored podcasts with full funding these days.
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The podcast perhaps shows a little too much grace to the convict. For the malaria thing…too much for two episodes. I let it slide when... more
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