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Some news stories: "US: SOLDIERS FORCED TO GO AWOL FOR PTSD CARE." Inter Press Service English News Wire. 2009. HighBeam Research. (December 23, 2009). http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-174196126.html With a military health care system over-stretched by two ongoing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, more soldiers are deciding to go absent without leave (AWOL)…

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Discipline under new pregnancy rules

Seven U.S. soldiers, including three men, have already been punished under six-week-old rules making pregnancy a violation of military law in northern Iraq. Stars & Stripes reports. The four soldiers who became pregnant were given letters of reprimand that will not remain a part of the permanent military file, Cucolo…

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Litigation by Media and Congress

For some years now, primarily relating to Iraq/Afghanistan cases there has been lots of litigation by media and congress.  The current move to save the SEALs by congress is just the most recent example of seeking to influence a court-martial case.  The “litigation” has been both for and against the…

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Second trial counsel

At this point, the military judge interjected and asked 11 foundational questions of the witness. The questions were limited to Major D’s past service as an enlisted Marine in the same MOS as the appellant, his supervisory responsibilities as a Marine Corps gunnery sergeant within that MOS, the total number…

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Recruiter misconduct

With a core part of my business relating to recruiter misconduct issues within the services, I found this item interesting. Inland rape, other cases spur new ethics training for Marine recruiters. About 20 military court-martial trials involving recruiters are under way at any given time, Richardson said. He said statistics…

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Major Hasan representation

I blogged a bit of gossip the other day that there may now be up to 12 trial counsel working on Major Nidal Malik Hasan’s court-martial.  I had blogged that Major Hasan had two military counsel, that appears wrong, and so too might be the rumor of 12 TC. Maj.…

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Freedom of speech

How far can speech go? March Forward! is an affiliate of the ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism). Along with others in the Coalition, we are organizing against the Iraq and Afghanistan war while fighting for social and economic justice at home—including the struggle against racism…

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Major Hasan’s pretrial confinement hearing

The man accused of the Fort Hood shooting rampage is facing tighter restrictions on his communication with the world outside the hospital room, where he lies paralyzed from the chest down, his lawyer said Monday. The lawyer, John P. Galligan, said Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan fell asleep during an hour-long…

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