Court Martial Lawyer – N.S. reservist’s court martial in shooting death underway

June 1, 2009

Court Martial Lawyer – N.S. reservist’s court martial in shooting death underway Cape Breton Post SYDNEY, N.S. — The manslaughter trial of Cpl. Matthew Wilcox began Monday in connection with the shooting death of Cpl. Kevin Megeney in Afghanistan in March 2007. Wilcox, a native of Glace Bay, N.S., has pleaded not guilty to the [...]

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Court Martial Attorney – Autistic man in brig, facing court-martial

June 1, 2009

Court Martial Attorney – Autistic man in brig, facing court martial By Rick Rogers, Union-Tribune Staff Writer SAN DIEGO — The Marine Corps is investigating how an autistic man now facing court-martial managed to join the service and graduate from boot camp in San Diego. His case raises broader questions about the enlistment process – [...]

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Court Martial Lawyer – Prisoner abuse talk superficial, soldier says

June 1, 2009

Court Martial Lawyer – Prisoner abuse talk superficial, soldier says By: Lauren Gregory The debate over whether to release photographs of alleged detainee abuse in Iraq and Afghanistan is only making the public more ignorant about what’s really going on in the war zone, according to Army Capt. Roger Hill. “The thing that we’ve all [...]

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Court Martial Lawyer – Family of slain soldier disagrees with defence wish to move court martial trial to Afghanistan

May 29, 2009

Court Martial Lawyer – Family of slain soldier disagrees with defence wish to move court martial trial to Afghanistan STELLARTON – The defence in the court martial of a Cape Breton reservist charged in the death of Cpl. Kevin Megeney wants the trial moved to Afghanistan where the Stellarton native lost his life on March [...]

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Court Martial Attorney – Relatives of slain Iraqis confront killer in court

May 29, 2009

Court Martial Attorney – Relatives of slain Iraqis confront killer in courtBy BRETT BARROUQUERE – 17 hours ago LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Weeping relatives of a murdered Iraqi family confronted the killer Thursday in an American courtroom and said he deserved to die. The object of their outrage, former Pfc. Steven Dale Green, convicted of [...]

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Court Martial Lawyer – Air Force nurse accused of giving lethal doses

May 28, 2009

Court Martial Lawyer – Air Force nurse accused of giving lethal doses By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press Writer SAN ANTONIO — An Air Force nurse charged with giving lethal doses of medication to the terminally ill took an aggressive approach to treating end-of-life patients and felt he cared best for them, friends and hospital [...]

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Court Martial Attorney – Attorney: Navy tried to get alderman to confess

May 28, 2009

Court Martial Attorney – Attorney: Navy tried to get alderman to confess Says investigators recorded a telephone call between the alleged victim and Alderman Sam Shropshire By The Muckraker Staff An attorney for the Annapolis alderman accused of fondling a midshipman earlier this month said Navy officials vied for a confession before turning the case [...]

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Court Martial Lawyer – Film tells tale of ex-Marine peace activist

May 28, 2009

Court Martial Lawyer – Film tells tale of ex-Marine peace activist By Jake Palmateer An Oneonta filmmaker will screen his documentary Friday depicting a former Marine-turned peace activist who co-founded the group Iraq Veterans Against the War. Joseph C. Stillman, founder of La Paloma Films, produced and directed “From Mills River to Babylon and Back [...]

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Court Martial Attorney – Colin Powell Skates Free on Torture

May 27, 2009

Court Martial Attorney – Colin Powell Skates Free on Torture By Robert Parry There is no one, it seems, that the U.S. mainstream news media loves more than Colin Powell, a “moderate” Republican who gives a careerist journalist the chance to do some smart positioning in the “center.” But the truth about this retired four-star [...]

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Court Martial Lawyer – Disregard sleep-deprived Fort Lewis soldier’s story on overdose, attorney asks

May 27, 2009

Court Martial Lawyer – Disregard sleep-deprived Fort Lewis soldier’s story on overdose, attorney asks By Steve Miletich Seattle Times staff reporter FORT LEWIS, Pierce County — A Fort Lewis Army private was sleep-deprived and emotionally distraught when he told an investigator he had provided a prescription pill to his 16-year-old girlfriend shortly before she died [...]

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