Here is a link to today’s oral argument in Briscoe v. Virginia, the post Crawford and Melendez-Diaz case. While I’m not convinced the decision will have much meaning in military cases, there are others who believe it will. So it does behoove us to monitor the case.
Continue reading ›Whether Robert White was injured in Iraq in 2005 and deserved a Purple Heart makes no difference now. The chief hospital corpsman wore the award without receiving it through official channels, and in the Navy’s eyes, that makes him a faker. Marine Corps Times reports. An Army captain at Fort Monroe could face a court-martial…
Continue reading ›The Killeen Daily Herald reports that LTG Cone recently gave a briefing about “behavioral health care.” The Army is behind Fort Hood’s effort to address behavioral health care issues and plans to institute it across the board, the post’s commander said Friday. In response to incidents like the Nov. 5 shooting and an Army-wide increase…
Continue reading ›It seems that he has a website and is now “promoting himself as the first hip hop president of the world, reports Coastal Courier.com. (Caution bad language.)
Continue reading ›A top official in the Massachusetts National Guard faces possible removal by court-martial after state and federal investigations uncovered a range of alleged improprieties, including misusing federal money, hiring a convicted felon to do legal work, and threatening a whistleblower. Yesterday, Murray received a hand-delivered letter accusing him of “waste, fraud, and abuse’’ and ordering…
Continue reading ›Hasan is paralyzed from the chest down and bedridden in a military hospital in San Antonio, says Galligan. He says the U.S. Army command has imposed rules that allow for a closed-circuit television camera in Hasan’s room for Hasan’s and others’ safety; bar visits from anyone except Hasan’s family members and his lawyers and limit…
Continue reading ›Belton, Texas, solo John Galligan, who represents Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, says he has added a close relative of Hasan’s from out of state to the defense team as of Tuesday. Hasan, the Army psychiatrist who allegedly went on a shooting spree at Fort Hood on Nov. 5, is facing a possible court martial. Galligan…
Continue reading ›An airman shot during a disagreement with a fellow airman appeared indecisive about what actually happened in a Rapid City apartment last September. Piland recalled fighting with Santana and holding him in a choke hold, but did not remember statements he made to civilian investigators. He also had no recollection of portions of his testimony…
Continue reading ›The U.S. military has begun investigating allegations that two Afghan teenagers were beaten and humiliated by guards while in American custody last year at a secret detention center at Bagram Air Base, according to U.S. and Afghan officials. The Washington Post reports. It appears an AR15-6 investigation is ongoing. Too early to tell what will…
Continue reading ›A retired Coast Guard chief warrant officer 2 who claimed to be a decorated and combat-hardened SEAL — and managed to get a disability rating from the government — has pleaded guilty to wearing combat awards he did not earn. He also claimed to have earned the Silver Star, Bronze Star with “V” for valor,…
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