Court Martial Attorney – Army court-martials its first woman officer

July 20, 2009

Court Martial Attorney – Army court-martials its first woman officer by Rahul Singh , Hindustan Times For the first time in the Indian Army’s history, a military court on Saturday ordered the court martial of a woman officer for disobeying orders, levelling false allegations against her superiors and communicating service matters to the media. Captain [...]

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Court Martial Lawyer – Court martial set Monday for autistic Marine, plea bargain likely

July 20, 2009

Court Martial Lawyer – Court martial set Monday for autistic Marine, plea bargain likely A court martial is set for Monday at Camp Pendleton for a 21-year-old Marine from Orange County accused of desertion, possession of child pornography and fraudulent enlistment. The case will likely end up in a plea bargain with the Marine admitting [...]

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Court Martial Lawyer – Navy, officer differ over pending dismissal

July 20, 2009

Court Martial Lawyer – Navy, officer differ over pending dismissalOfficials link 19-year vet to misconduct; she claims reprisal for whistle-blowing By Steve Liewer – STAFF WRITER (Earnie Grafton / Union-Tribune) -IMPERIAL BEACH — A 19-year officer facing dismissal from the Navy just nine months short of retirement said she is being forced out because she [...]

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Court Martial Lawyer – Inquiry opens into Iraqi’s death in custody

July 17, 2009

Court Martial Lawyer – Inquiry opens into Iraqi’s death in custody (AFP) LONDON (AFP) — A public inquiry into the death of an Iraqi man in British custody was shown a video of a British soldier screaming at hooded prisoners on Monday. The first day of the wide-ranging inquiry in central London heard that Baha [...]

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Court Martial Attorney – Officer at N.S. court martial appalled by video of soldiers clowning with guns

July 17, 2009

Court Martial Attorney – Officer at N.S. court martial appalled by video of soldiers clowning with guns THE CANADIAN PRESS SYDNEY, N.S. — The officer in charge of briefing arriving Canadian Forces personnel in Afghanistan about weapons safety expressed disgust Thursday at video clips of soldiers clowning around with their weapons.Capt. James Young, a 26-year [...]

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Court Martial Lawyer – 2nd Marine officer charged with leaking intelligence

July 17, 2009

Court Martial Lawyer – 2nd Marine officer charged with leaking intelligence by Tony Perry in San Diego A second Marine officer at Camp Pendleton has been charged with leaking intelligence documents to civilian law enforcement between 2004 and 2006. Major Mark A. Lowe, a reservist, is charged with conspiracy, dereliction of duty, conduct unbecoming an [...]

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Court Martial Attorney – Memo reveals prisoner abuse fears

July 16, 2009

Court Martial Attorney – Memo reveals prisoner abuse fears Fears that a lack of army interrogators could lead to the abuse of prisoners were raised a year before the Iraq invasion, a public inquiry has heard. The former Queen’s Lancashire Regiment had no soldiers qualified in “tactical questioning” when Iraqi Baha Mousa was beaten to [...]

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Court Martial Lawyer – Weapons were to be unloaded away from post, court martial told

July 16, 2009

Court Martial Lawyer – Weapons were to be unloaded away from post, court martial told BY CHRIS SHANNON – The Cape Breton Post SYDNEY — It’s unlikely this is how Cpl. Matthew Wilcox imagined celebrating his 24th birthday on Wednesday — listening to his former section commander give nearly five hours of testimony on day [...]

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Court Martial Attorney – Platoon’s leadership called into question at court martial

July 16, 2009

Court Martial Attorney – Platoon’s leadership called into question at court martial By The Canadian Press SYDNEY — The lawyer for a Canadian soldier accused of shooting and killing a colleague in a tent in Afghanistan in 2007 questioned Wednesday the leadership of the accused’s platoon commander. Sgt. Brad Joyce, who served as Section 3 [...]

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Court Martial Lawyer – Violations of firearms policy detailed at court martial

July 15, 2009

Court Martial Lawyer – Violations of firearms policy detailed at court martial by CHRIS SHANNON – The Cape Breton Post SYDNEY — The top non-commissioned officer of Canadian troops at Kandahar Airfield in 2007 told a military court Monday that he had to speak to the second in-charge of 1 Platoon on three separate occasions [...]

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