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FORT BLISS, Texas — A Fort Bliss soldier charged with murder in the shooting death of a local high school student has been found incompetent to stand trial, the U.S. Army announced Saturday. Spc. Gerald Polanco, 37, will be transferred within the next week from the Otero County Detention Facility in New Mexico to the…

Aquitted Camp Pendleton Marine waiting to “take back his own life“ This story is in the Valley News, by Paul Young. One year ago today, in a precedent-setting trial in Riverside, former U.S. Marine Sgt. Jose Luis Nazario was acquitted of charges he unlawfully killed enemy combatants in Iraq. Now, the ex-serviceman is waiting for…

L.A. Now: Marines will not seek to reinstate charges against top officer in Haditha killings August 28, 2009 | 1:11 pm The Marine Corps has decided not to seek to reinstate criminal charges against a former battalion commander at Camp Pendleton for a 2005 incident in which his troops killed 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq.…

Pentagon: Reporter profiling under review By Kevin Baron, Stars and Stripes Mideast edition, Friday, August 28, 2009 —————————————– Military Prepares Profiles on Reporters Visiting War Zones By Ann Scott Tyson Washington Post Staff Writer, Friday, August 28, 2009

Detention policy questioned after soldier’s escape By Steve Mraz and Seth Robbins, Stars and Stripes Mideast edition, Friday, August 28, 2009 Army officials are investigating how a Special Forces soldier was able to simply disappear last week, a few hours after his conviction for the kidnapping and sexual assault of a German woman. Kelly A.…

Readers will remember that there is a great deal of talk and decision making about cases where an appellant has failed to file his or her petition for review with CAAF in a timely manner. Here is a link to CAAFLog for a history of the discussions. CAAF determined that the filing deadline is jurisdictional…

Soldiers recovering in special Army medical units have faced inconsistent discipline because the military hasn’t adopted standards for how they and their commanders should act, according to a military review. The review was ordered in March after The AP reported on Soldier complaints that officers were indifferent to their medical needs and punished them for…

There is an ongoing dispute about whether DoD is screening reporters who are allowed to embed in Afghanistan. The allegation is that there is or will be a preference for those who give favorable reports about the military. Here is the latest (as usual the DoD is at stage one – complete denial, stand-by for…

Father: Convicted GI poisoned himself before surrendering By Seth Robbins, Stars and Stripes Online Edition, Tuesday, August 25, 2009 A Special Forces soldier who was on the run for nearly two days following a court-martial conviction poisoned himself before surrendering to police, his father told Stars and Stripes on Tuesday. “He may or may not…