Last of 3 Marines pleads guilty in robberies of ATM users

June 26, 2003

By ERIC STEINKOPFF
DAILY NEWS STAFF

The last of three 10th Marine Regiment Marines accused of using stun guns and mace to rob ATM users pleaded guilty in a general court-martial Wednesday.

Mother: Pilot son's decision to face court-martial `correct decision'

By JIM SUHR
The Associated Press
6/25/03 11:07 PM

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A fighter pilot facing a court-martial and possible prison after refusing to accept the Air Force's offer of lesser charges over a deadly mistaken bombing in Afghanistan made "the correct decision," his mother said Wednesday.

Chronology: Friendly fire fallout

FROM CANADIAN PRESS

Some of the key developments in the accidental bombing of Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan, in which four were killed and eight injured:

April 18, 2002:
U.S. pilots Maj. Harry Schmidt and Maj. William Umbach fly over Tarnak Farm range near Kandahar. They see gunfire and believe it is hostile action. Schmidt drops a 225-kilogram bomb on the Canadians who are carrying live-fire exercise. Accident happened in darkness at 1:55 a.m. local time (it was still April 17 in Canada because of the time difference).

Air Force pilot awaits word on what charges he'll face in 'friendly fire' court-martial

By DOUG SIMPSON
The Associated Press
6/26/03 3:22 AM

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A decorated U.S. fighter pilot turned down an offer of lesser charges for an accidental bombing that killed four Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan, reopening the possibility that he could be prosecuted for manslaughter.

Pilot makes court-martial decision today

June 25, 2003

Maj. Harry Schmidt can either opt for the court martial, which a military court has said he doesn't have to go through, or an administrative hearing on charges of dereliction of duty.

Soldier gets 42 months for stabbing of three at Katterbach, Germany

Stars and Stripes
European edition, Tuesday, June 24, 2003

WÜRZBURG, Germany - A junior soldier who drunkenly stabbed three other soldiers in his unit while on duty will serve nearly four years in a military prison in connection with the Sept. 27, 2002, attack.

Pilot must decide by today to face hearing or go to trial

By DOUG SIMPSON
The Associated Press -- 6/25/03 1:28 AM

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- An Air Force pilot charged in the accidental bombing deaths of four Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan last year must decide whether to take his case to an administrative hearing or a military trial.

Pilot can't get general to recuse

By Rowan Scarborough
June 25, 2003

One of two U.S. pilots in the Canadian "friendly fire" bombing incident has unsuccessfully demanded that a three-star Air Force general withdraw from hearing the case because he already has expressed a belief the aviator is guilty of violating regulations.

Soldier: U.S. Army turns away burned children in need of help

By Donna Abu-Nasr, Associated Press, 6/23/2003 15:41

BALAD, Iraq (AP) On a scorching afternoon, while on duty at an Army airfield, Sgt. David J. Borell was approached by an Iraqi who pleaded for help for his three children, burned when they set fire to a bag containing explosive powder left over from war in Iraq.

US Navy medical team organizes first humanitarian mission in Vietman

June 24, 2003

HANOI (AFP) - A team of 16 US Navy physicians and medics specialized in blast victims performed surgery on over 30 patients in Vietnam during their first mission ever in the country.

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JAG Hunter comment: Maybe we oughta be sending this team to Iraq

Defense deputy gets authority for military tribunals

From Barbara Starr
CNN Washington Bureau
Tuesday, June 24, 2003 Posted: 2:01 PM EDT (1801 GMT)

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has delegated his role as "appointing authority" for military commissions to his deputy, according to Pentagon officials.

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JAG Hunter comment: "Appointing Authority" and "Convening Authority" have the same meaning.

Aviano gondola to be disposed of by the military

By Eric Steinkopff / Freedom ENC

Twenty people in car were killed when Prowler severed wire in 1998

CHERRY POINT -- A ski-lift gondola severed in 1998 by a Marine Corps EA-6B Prowler jet killing 20 people near the Aviano Air Base in northern Italy will be disposed of, Cherry Point Air Station spokesmen said.

Qatari man designated al-Qaida enemy combatqant, could face military tribunal

June 24, 2003

By CURT ANDERSON
Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON -- Less than a month away from a planned trial on criminal charges, a Qatari man alleged to have helped al-Qaida operatives settle in the United States has been designated an enemy combatant with greatly reduced legal rights.

U.S. pilot loses bid to delay court-martial decision

June 23, 2003

HALIFAX (CP) - The pilot who killed four Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan has failed to win extra time to decide if he'll risk a court-martial to clear his name.

The U.S. military rejected a request by the pilot's lawyer, Charles Gittins, to have a deadline extended several days beyond Wednesday, while they consider their options.

Proof exists for court-martial hearing

June 23, 2003

By Jacob Bennett

Accused in the deaths of two officers during an attack that wounded 14 other 101st Airborne Division soldiers, Akbar saw his weeklong hearing at Fort Knox come to an abrupt end when the judge, Col. Patrick Reinert, recommended the charges should move forward. It took Reinert just more than an hour to make up his mind; he had up to a week if he needed it.

Cover-up and whitewash

In addition, the group's report declares that the working group found "no systemic acceptance of sexual assault at the Academy, institutional avoidance of responsibility, or systemic maltreatment of cadets who report sexual assault."

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JAG Hunter comment: 63 sexual assault cases studied. No criminal charges? No "systemic acceptance?" H.m.m? Wonder who was on the "working group?"

Air Force Academy Panel Changes Hailed

June 21, 2003

By Robert Weller - Associated Press

Women's advocates had criticized Blair, a former vice president of the conservative Independent Women's Forum, for opposing the integration of women in the military. Blair, an assistant secretary of Navy, was not available for comment.

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JAG Hunter note: Congressionaly created...this committee is being politically corrected...already agenda driven.

What's next? Other AFA investigations

June 21, 2003

Air Force IG, DoD IG, and independent panel all investigating AF Academy.

Drug Firm to Settle Charges for $335M -- TriCare duped

June 21, 2003

By Randall Chase

AstraZeneca also agreed to pay the federal government $266 million to resolve allegations that the company caused false and fraudulent claims to be filed with the Medicare, TriCare, Department of Defense and Railroad Retirement Board Medicare programs as a result of its fraudulent drug pricing schemes and sales and marketing misconduct, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

CT National Guard Refers Family Compliants For Investigation

June 21, 2003
By Robert A. Hamilton

Norwich - The Connecticut National Guard has referred family complaints concerning the operations of the 248th Engineer Co. in Kuwait to an Army Inspector General, though a National Guard spokesman disputed the claims.

Military refuses to detail Boca testing

June 21, 2003

By Eliot Kleinberg, Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

The military has refused yet another request that it reveal what was going on at the old Boca Raton Army Air Field more than a half century ago. This time the request came from the very federal agency that compiled the documents the military won't release.

Military online registration and voting experiment to be launched


June 20, 2003

by Sgt. 1st Class Doug Sample
American Forces Press Service


A DoD voting experiment in the 2000 presidential elections that allowed military and overseas voters to cast their ballots through the Internet will be expanded in 2004.

Beginning this fall, the Federal Voting Assistance Program hopes to get as many as 100,000 military personnel -- stateside and overseas -- their eligible dependents and U.S. citizens living outside the United States to take part in the Secure Electronic Registration and Voting Experiment (SERVE ) said Polli Brunelli, the program director. SERVE covers only those U.S. citizens who fall under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCVA).

U.S. Pilots Avoid Prosecution for Bombing Canadian Troops

By David Stout
NYTimes.com

WASHINGTON, June 19 - The Air Force decided today not to court-martial two pilots who mistakenly dropped bombs on Canadian troops in Afghanistan last year, killing four.

The case, which stirred deep and conflicting emotions across Canada, is thought to have been the first in which United States Air Force pilots faced criminal charges for what the military calls "friendly fire." The four soldiers were the first Canadians killed in a combat zone since the Korean war.

Pilot's lawyer says Air Force lied about dropping charges

June 20, 2003

Pilot's lawyer says Air Force lied about dropping charges
DOUG SIMPSON
Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS - A lawyer for a fighter pilot charged in the accidental bombing deaths of four Canadian soldiers said Friday the Air Force is secretly retaining manslaughter and assault charges against his client after claiming to have dropped them.

The Air Force said Thursday that a general recommended that Majs. Harry Schmidt and William Umbach not face courts-martial, but also recommended that Schmidt face two criminal counts of dereliction of duty in a nonjudicial hearing.

Lawyer: Air Force lied about dropping charges against fighter pilot

June 20, 2003

Major Harry Schmidt's lawyer says the Air Force tried to mislead the press and the public by claiming to have dropped manslaughter and assault charges against his client while secretly retaining them.

Yesterday, the Air Force said a general was recommending that Schmidt and Major William Umbach not face courts-martial, and that Schmidt face two criminal counts of dereliction of duty in a non-judicial hearing.

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JAG Hunter comment: Congress did not intend that non-judicial hearings be used to examine charges for manslaughter and assault. This is an end run by Air Force royalty to placate the Canadians. Majors Schmidt and Umbach are innocents caught up in a tragic "fog of war" accident. Did you know the U.S. government awarded the Bronze Star to each of the four Canadian soldiers who died in this friendly-fire accident?

WORTH REPEATING I

GAO Reports Negatively On Anthrax Vaccination

The GAO, http://www.gao.gov, released a report yesterday on the effects of Anthrax vaccinations on US military personnel. The report, ANTHRAX VACCINE: Preliminary Results of GAO's Survey of Guard/Reserve Pilots and Aircrew Members, report GAO-01-92T, details the physical side effects from the Anthrax vaccine as well as the sociological effects the vaccine has had on the decisions of military personnel to avoid having to take the vaccine. The Department of Defense's (DOD) Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program began vaccinating 2.4 million active duty and reserve members in 1998.

WORTH REPEATING II -- 85% of troops react negatively to anthrax shot!!

GAO: Military anthrax shots caused many reactions, prompted some pilots to quit

By Robert Roos
Staff Writer for the Center for Infectious Disease Research & Polity
University of Minnesota

The survey indicated that 85% of troops who received an anthrax shot had an adverse reaction, a rate far higher than the 30% claimed by the manufacturer in 2000, when the survey was conducted. Sixteen percent of the survey respondents had either left the military or changed their status, at least in part because of the vaccination program.

Akbar's Article 32 recommends court-martial

June 20, 2003

Investigating officer recommends court-martial of soldier charged in deadly grenade attack


By KIMBERLY HEFLING
The Associated Press
6/20/03 12:29 PM

FORT KNOX, Ky. (AP) -- An investigating officer Friday recommended the court-martial of a soldier charged in the deadly grenade attack on sleeping 101st Airborne comrades in Kuwait.

Washington Times: Inside the Ring

June 20, 2003

By Bill Gertz and Rowan Scarborough

Lawyer: No One Saw Sgt. Ackbar at Attack Site

June 20, 2003

By KIMBERLY HEFLING
The Associated Press

"Nobody, not one witness, can say they saw Sgt. Akbar throw a grenade or fire a weapon," said Lt. Col. Victor Hansen in closing arguments.

Major Schmidt Still Faces Charge in Bombing

June 20, 2003

By DOUG SIMPSON
The Associated Press

Maj. Harry Schmidt, who released the 500-pound bomb, still faces two counts of dereliction of duty. The charges are for not ensuring that the troops he attacked were the enemy, and for disobeying air controllers' directions to "stand by" before he dropped the bomb.

Air Force will not court martial U.S. pilots for friendly-fire deaths

19 June 2003

By Harry Levins

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

(KRT) - ST. LOUIS - The Air Force will spare Harry Schmidt and a fellow pilot in the Illinois Air National Guard from courts-martial for the friendly-fire bombing of Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan last year.

At an Article 15 session, a commanding officer serves as both judge and jury and typically finds the defendant guilty. The maximum punishment is limited - loss of a month's pay (deducted over two months) and confinement to quarters for 30 days.

Testimony ends in hearing for soldier charged in grenade attack

June 19, 2003

By KIMBERLY HEFLING
The Associated Press


FORT KNOX, Ky. - A grenade attack that killed two soldiers and wounded 14 others in the Kuwaiti desert "was the biggest thing to happen to any of us in our life," the brigade commander testified Thursday in a hearing for the soldier charged in the attack.

Air Force will not prosecute Majors Schmidt or Umbach

By DOUG SIMPSON
The Associated Press
6/19/03 3:17 PM

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- An Air Force general ordered Thursday that two fighter pilots not be court-martialed for mistakenly bombing Canadian troops in Afghanistan last year, killing four.

Charges dropped!! -- No court-martial for Schmidt or Umbach

BREAKING -- ANANOVA

Pilots escape charges over friendly fire deaths

The US Air Force dropped criminal charges against two fighter pilots who mistakenly bombed Canadian troops in Afghanistan last year, killing four.

8 Fort Dix workers charged in ID probe

Thursday, June 19, 2003

By CAROL COMEGNO
Courier-Post Staff FORT DIX

Federal authorities arrested eight workers Wednesday and charged them with using false Social Security numbers to gain employment and access to the Army post.

The Limits of Free Speech in the Military


June 19, 2003

Can Public Expressions of Discontent by U.S. Troops in Iraq Be Punished?
By DEAN G. FALVY

Perhaps the most colorful comment came from Pfc. Matthew C. O'Dell, an infantryman stationed in Iraq. According to The New York Times, O'Dell told a reporter, "You call Donald Rumsfeld and tell him our sorry asses are ready to go home. Tell him to come spend a night in our building."

Akbar a poor performer; not recommended for deployment


June 19, 2003

By LEON ALLIGOOD
Staff Writer

FORT KNOX, Ky. - Several days before the fatal grenade and gunfire attack on March 23 at Camp Pennsylvania in Kuwait, 1st Lt. John W. Evangalista was concerned that one of his soldiers was ''depressed and suicidal.''

The soldier was Sgt. Hasan Akbar of Alpha Company, 326th Engineer Battalion. Akbar is charged with the attack that killed two and injured 14.

Decision on Bombing Mistake Expected


June 19, 2003

By DOUG SIMPSON
Associated Press Writer

NEW ORLEANS (AP)--Two U.S. pilots who mistakenly killed four Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan have maintained they are blameless, citing the ``fog of war.'' Relatives of those killed insist the pilots should face a military trial.

Akbar a poor performer, sergeants testify

June 19, 2003

By LEON ALLIGOOD
Staff Writer

FORT KNOX, Ky. - Several days before the fatal grenade and gunfire attack on March 23 at Camp Pennsylvania in Kuwait, 1st Lt. John W. Evangalista was concerned that one of his soldiers was ''depressed and suicidal.''

No charges for U.S. pilots

'I wanted their wings and I was not going to accept anything less': Leger's mom

Sheldon Alberts and Michael Friscolanti
CanWest News Service
Thursday, June 19, 2003

Two American fighter pilots who bombed and killed four Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan will be cleared of all criminal charges today by the U.S. Air Force, sources said Wednesday.

First reports -- no court-martial for Schmidt or Umbach

Glen McGregor
The Ottawa Citizen

Thursday, June 19, 2003

Two U.S. F16 pilots will avoid criminal charges in the friendly fire bombing deaths of Canadian troops in Afghanistan, an air force general will announce today.

Marine pleads guilty in daughter's death

SIGNONSANDIEGO NEWS SERVICES
3:31 p.m., June 18, 2003

VISTA – A 23-year-old Marine accused of beating his 6-month-old daughter to death cut his trial short today by pleading guilty to second- degree murder.

Speaking of Cuba...

Wednesday 18 June @ 13:28:19
by David Anderson

Margulies is part of a legal team that has filed litigation for two British and two Australian detainees at the request of their families. He said the state of legal limbo that exists for those at Guantanamo is the result both of haphazard circumstance as well as the astute legal maneuvering of prosecutors in the Department of Defense. Prosecutors claim that while the United States asserts a claim to the base at Guantanamo as U.S. territory, its sovereignty is in question and therefore those held there are not subject to American laws or constitutional protections, and that, in fact, no court has jurisdiction to hear the cases of the detainees.

Decision expected Thursday on pilots charged in bombing of Canadian troops in Afghanistan

June 18, 2003

By DOUG SIMPSON
Associated Press Writer

NEW ORLEANS -- An Air Force general's decision is expected to be released Thursday on whether two F-16 pilots will face a military trial for mistakenly bombing Canadian soldiers last year in Afghanistan, killing four.

Who'll defend the detainees?

from the June 19, 2003 edition

WASHINGTON - As a career military lawyer, retired Marine Corps Col. Grant Lattin defended and prosecuted soldiers accused of rape or desertion.

But not much in his two decades of military service has prepared him for the next possible assignment: defending illegal combatants detained by the US at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.

Friendly fire court-martial decision for Air Force Majors Schmidt and Umbach expected soon

June 18, 2003

Decision in friendly fire deaths expected tomorrow
Afghanistan tragedy: U.S. military ponders fate of two fighter pilots

Michael Friscolanti
National Post

Two American fighter pilots who bombed a crew of Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan will be told as early as tomorrow whether the U.S. military will drop the criminal charges against them or send the case to a court martial.

Prosecution: Bullets match Sgt. Ackbar's gun

June 18, 2003

By JACOB BENNETT

Capt. Christopher Seifert wasn't bleeding badly, but the medic knew the injury was severe. The bullet was still inside Seifert, so moving him could cause more internal damage.

Soldiers: Akbar not shooter

June 18, 2003

By MICHAEL A. LINDENBERGER
mlindenberger@courier-journal.com
The Courier-Journal

FORT KNOX, Ky. - The man who ran out of the Kuwaiti darkness early March 23 and shot Army Capt. Christopher Scott Seifert in the back did not look like Sgt. Hasan Akbar, the man charged in the attack that killed two and wounded 14 others, two witnesses testified yesterday.

AFA official sees hope for new policy

June 18, 2003

Vice commandant partly blames old reporting system

By Gabrielle Crist, Rocky Mountain News
June 18, 2003

Gray attributed part of the problem to a sexual assault reporting procedure implemented about 10 years ago. Under that policy, women reported rape to the academy's counseling center, which then forwarded the information to the vice commandant.

The vice commandant was prohibited from informing the commanders who oversaw the cadets about the assault allegations.

Former army soldier chaged with slayings in Florida, Georgia -- at least one while on active duty

June 17, 2003

The Associated Press - JACKSONVILLE, Fla.

She said Durousseau was discharged from the Army after being found in possession of stolen goods. Before that, he was cleared of rape in a court-martial at Fort Benning, she said.

The Georgia victim was Tracy Habersham, whose nude body was found Sept. 7, 1997, by someone walking a dog near the neighborhood where the 26-year-old grew up. She was last seen two days earlier at a party at a Fort Benning, Ga., club. Police had believed she was strangled shortly after the party.

Durousseau was in the Army in Georgia at the time, investigators said.

Guantanamo Bay prisoners 'tried to kill themselves'

June 17, 2003
Ireland online

Several of the 35 Afghans and Pakistanis released from the US naval base in Cuba this year said that while they were physically unharmed they were driven to despair by their confinement in tiny cells and the uncertainty of their fate.

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JAG Hunter question: What happened to Corporal Gary Shafto at Ft. Leavenworth?

CID investigator testifies Akbar confessed to attack

June 17, 2003

By KIMBERLY HEFLING
The Associated Press

FORT KNOX, Ky. - A criminal investigator testified Tuesday that when he arrived at the scene of deadly grenade attack on American soldiers in Kuwait he was told a soldier had been detained who had admitted doing the attack because he said soldiers were going to be raping and killing Muslims.

Sgt. Hasan Akbar claims he feared for other Muslims

June 17, 2003

By Kimberly Hefling at Fort Knox, Kentucky

A US soldier accused of a deadly grenade attack on his comrades in Kuwait said he did it because he believed American troops were going to rape and kill Muslims, an investigator testified today.

Hearing in military slayings today -- Soldier is accused in grenade attack at outpost in Kuwait

By JAMES MALONEand MICHAEL A. LINDENBERGER
The Courier-Journal

Army Sgt. Hasan Akbar, accused in a fatal grenade attack in Kuwait, is scheduled to go before a military hearing today at Fort Knox to face charges that could lead to his execution. Akbar, 32, is one of the few enlisted men ever accused of the premeditated murder of an officer in a combat area, and the case has drawn considerable interest in the armed forces.

Article 32 starts for 101st soldier accused in deadly grenade attack

BY LEON ALLIGOOD
Staff Writer

FORT KNOX, Ky. - A 101st Airborne Division officer testified today that he saw an African-American in desert camouflage uniform at the entrance to his tent at Camp Pennsylvania in Kuwait just seconds before a grenade was tossed into the tent.

World criminal court's prosecutor sworn in

16 Jun 2003 13:26:26 GMT

By Paul Gallagher

THE HAGUE, June 16 (Reuters) - The chief prosecutor of the world's first permanent war crimes court was sworn in on Monday with human rights groups urging him to become a "champion for justice".

US marine suspected of rape

June 16, 2003 -- From correspondents in Tokyo

JAPAN today demanded the US swiftly hand over a US marine who allegedly raped a local woman in Okinawa, an island seething with anger over a series of crimes committed by US troops stationed there.

Pentagon Spokeswoman Clarke Resigns

Associated Press
Monday, June 16, 2003; 9:23 AM

Pentagon spokeswoman Victoria Clarke has resigned, effective Friday, the Defense Department announced Monday.

Hearing begins For Soldier Charged In Grenade Attack

POSTED: 6:39 a.m. EDT June 16, 2003

FORT KNOX, Ky. -- A soldier charged in a deadly grenade attack on troops in Kuwait has a hearing Monday at Fort Knox in Kentucky.

Accused 101st Airborne attacker held at Knox

June 15, 2003

By JACOB BENNETT

Evidence against the 101st Airborne Division soldier accused of killing two American soldiers in a grenade attack during the second Iraq war will be presented before a military judge Monday at Fort Knox.

Sgt. Hasan Akbar is accused of throwing fragmentation grenades into three separate tents at Camp Pennsylvania in Kuwait, killing two soldiers and wounding 14.

Terror suspect Padilla kept out of sight, but case is very visible

Posted on Sat, Jun. 14, 2003

BY STEVENSON SWANSON
Chicago Tribune

NEW YORK - (KRT) - Jose Padilla must have no idea how famous he has become in the last year.

Padilla, the former Chicago gang member who is suspected of plotting to explode a radioactive "dirty bomb," is being held incommunicado in a South Carolina navy brig. Since last June, he has had no contact with his family or his attorneys, and an appellate court order last week made it clear he faces several more months of isolation.

Hearing may reveal details about Kuwait grenade attack

By KIMBERLY HEFLING, Associated Press
June 15, 2003

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. -- A deadly grenade attack on troops sleeping in their tents in Kuwait is all the more jarring for survivors and relatives because of the man accused: a fellow U.S. soldier.

An Article 32 hearing, similar to a civilian grand jury, begins Monday for Sgt. Hasan K. Akbar, who is charged with killing two officers and injuring 14 others in the March 23 attack.

Colors fly for Flag Day

By BILL LUCKETT Star-Tribune capital bureau Sunday, June 15, 2003

CHEYENNE -- Today the nation observes its annual Flag Day.

The stars and stripes have been much more visible over the past 21 months, since 9-11, than in previous years, but they are likely to be on display even more today.

Hearing planned on Kuwait grenade attack

Saturday, June 14, 2003 · Last updated 1:14 p.m. PT

Hearing planned on Kuwait grenade attack

By KIMBERLY HEFLING
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. -- A deadly grenade attack on troops sleeping in their tents in Kuwait is all the more jarring for survivors and relatives because of the man accused: a fellow U.S. soldier.

An Article 32 hearing, similar to a civilian grand jury, begins Monday for Sgt. Hasan K. Akbar, who is charged with killing two officers and injuring 14 others in the March 23 attack.

U.S. troops, S. Koreans mark somber anniversary

June 14, 2003

By Jeremy Kirk, Pacific Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Sunday, June 15, 2003

SEOUL - Thousands bowed their heads across South Korea on Friday on the first anniversary of the death of two young girls killed by a U.S. military vehicle.

The protests intensified after two sergeants involved in the accident - in which the girls, who were walking in the road, were struck by an M60 Armored Vehicle Launched Mine Clearing Line Charge (AVLM) as it rounded an uphill curve - were acquitted in November in a U.S. military court. Koreans demanded they should have been tried in a South Korean court, but the status of forces agreement gave the case's jurisdiction to the U.S. military.

Another headline about another F-16 crashing -- two this week

The Associated Press
June 14, 2003

GILA BEND - An F-16 fighter jet based at Luke Air Force Base crashed yesterday near Gila Bend, a base spokesman said.
The pilot, Capt. Scott Arbogast, ejected safely and was examined by medical officials, said 1st Lt. Jeff Clark, a spokesman for the base west of Phoenix.

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(JAG Hunter note: The Air Force has some 'splainin' to do. F-16s are falling from the sky like raindrops. Over 300 crashes since 2000. One suspects if we had a super carrier sink once every three years without explanation folks would take more notice. But a plane here, a plane there...no big deal. Maybe if it were reported 100 Boeing 737s augured in every year, it would resonate. Each one of these single engine high-performance F-16 costs about $20 million to put on the flight line. 300 in 3 years pencils out to $6 billion. That's not to mention the increase on life insurance policies for the F-16 pilots. Two crashes in a week!! Time to ground the fleet, investigate, and report to us all.

She's a Grand Old Flag!!

Students celebrate Old Glory at school!!

Flag Day -- 2003

A big day for grand old flag
Students celebrate Old Glory at school

By SCOTT VANHORNE, Staff Writer
SAN BERNARDINO - Tears glistened in a veteran's eyes as he watched his 7-year-old grandson and about 80 other first-graders celebrate Flag Day with patriotic songs and speeches Friday afternoon.

JAGs help troops with legal issues -- Operation Legal Eagle

June 14, 2003

By Laura Prestbo, News 14 Carolina

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Thousands of men and women in the Charlotte area are still on active duty, fighting the global war on terrorism.

But serving their country does not put any of their legal problems on hold. Credit issues, child care settlements and re-employment rights are just a few problems that military members encounter while they are deployed.

Okinawa police continue to investigate Marine

Saturday, June 14, 2003

By Mark Oliva, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Sunday, June 15, 2003

CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa - A 21-year-old Marine continued to cooperate with Japanese police Friday even as they press toward a charge of rape.

Halliburton wins another

U.S. Navy awards Halliburton unit Guantanamo deal
Reuters, 06.13.03, 6:54 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy said Friday it has awarded a $12.5 million contract to build new troop facilities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba where suspected al Qaeda prisoners are being held and may be tried before military tribunals.

Mystery death of 'JAG' co-star

June 15, 2003

By Michael McKena and Fiona Adolph

HE was an Australian actor who made good in Hollywood after fighting his way to the top - literally.

After 20 years in the US, Trevor Goddard was enjoying success with a role in the hit series JAG and the imminent release of his Hollywood breakthrough movie.

Court Hearing Set For Marine Trying To Kill Mistress' Husband

POSTED: 12:09 p.m. PDT June 13, 2003
UPDATED: 2:43 p.m. PDT June 13, 2003

Couple Hoped To Collect Life Insurance, Continue 'Romantic Relationship'

SAN DIEGO -- A Marine accused of trying to kill his mistress' husband in a grenade attack while both men were serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom faces a military court hearing at United Marine Corps Air Station Miramar later this month.

Officer apologizes for wooing many women

Saturday, June 14, 2003

By N.R. KLEINFIELD
THE NEW YORK TIMES

The U.S. Army colonel whom scores of women accused of simultaneously romancing them and promising to marry them apologized for his behavior through his lawyer yesterday but also said their reactions had been too visceral and that it was excessive for them to try to destroy his career.

Father's Day gift: Guardsman to begin jail sentence today

By Bill Theobald
bill.theobald@indystar.com
June 14, 2003

A central figure in one of the worst scandals in Indiana National Guard history is scheduled to begin serving his four-day jail sentence today.

Hunt goes on for Iraqi leaders on most-wanted list

Saturday, June 14, 2003

By John J. Lumpkin
Associated Press Writer

The U.S.-led coalition has detained more than half of its 55 most-wanted Iraqi leaders, but the fate of ousted President Saddam Hussein and his sons remains unknown.

Colonel Saleh's lawyer alleges plot by women

Published on: 2003-06-13

The lawyer for a Fort Bragg colonel accused of proposing to dozens of women said Thursday that his client is the victim of a coordinated "character assassination."

Investigation Complete: 507th Sent In Wrong Direction

El Paso Congressman Silvestre Reyes tells KFOX-TV that the investigation is complete into the ambush of the 507th Maintenance Company from Ft. Bliss.

Military man may receive needed help

Posted: 06/13/2003 04:28 pm

A Michiana military man who returned from the war, only to find out he lost his job and only source of income, may finally be receiving the help he deserves.

LATE ENTRY

Marine based in N.C. pleads guilty to conspiring to distribute narcotics

Posted on Tue, Jun. 03, 2003

OMAHA, Neb. - A Marine Corps sergeant based at Camp Lejeune, N.C., has pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute narcotics after his car was stopped for speeding and 10 pounds of cocaine were found.

Marine still loves wife despite murder plot

Dennis Wagner
The Arizona Republic
Jun. 12, 2003 12:00 AM

The U.S. Marine Corps motto of semper fidelis (always faithful) got tested Wednesday in U.S. District Court when the victim of a grenade attack stood beside his wife even though she is accused of plotting his murder attempt with an adulterous lover.

Washington Times - Inside the Ring

Friday, June 13, 2003

By Bill Gertz and Rowan Scarborough

GIs in peacekeeping exempt from ICC prosecution

By Nicholas Kralev
THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The U.N. Security Council exempted American soldiers on overseas peacekeeping missions from prosecution by the new International Criminal Court (ICC), despite opposition from France, Germany and Syria.

U.S. Soldiers safe from global court - for now

Posted: June 12, 2003
5:00 p.m. Eastern

By Jon Dougherty
© 2003 WorldNetDaily.com

American peacekeepers will remain - for the time being, anyway - outside the jurisdiction of a controversial United Nations-sponsored global war-crimes tribunal, though the U.N. decision today further strained relations between the United States and European allies.

Naval Academy -- Midshipman Charged With Raping Plebe

By Nelson Hernandez
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, June 13, 2003

A fourth-year student at the U.S. Naval Academy has been charged under military law with raping a first-year midshipman in November and assaulting the female plebe again in March, the school said yesterday.

Naval Academy -- Movies, porn found on Mids' computers

By Ariel Sabar
Sun Staff
Originally published June 13, 2003

It was one of the Naval Academy's most closely kept secrets - how the school planned to deal with the discovery that nearly 100 midshipmen were using a military Internet line to swap music and movies illegally.

The superintendent, Vice Adm. Richard J. Naughton, warned a small group of senior leaders that if so much as a word leaked out, "I will kill you," according to a Navy investigation into Naughton's leadership style that led to his resignation last week.

S. Korean anti-U.S. marchers scuffle with police

13 Jun 2003 13:00:12 GMT

SEOUL, June 13 (Reuters) - Thousands of South Korean protesters scuffled with riot police in Seoul on Friday as they tried to march on the American embassy to mark the anniversary of the deaths of two girls crushed by a U.S. Army vehicle.

The U.S. court martial acquittal in November of the two U.S. soldiers turned small protests in the village north of Seoul where the accident took place into nationwide demonstrations drawinf [sic] up to 300,000 people at a time.

Marine held in new Okinawa rape case

Thursday, June 12, 2003 Posted: 1308 GMT ( 9:08 PM HKT)

(CNN) -- The U.S. Marine Corps held a 21-year-old lance corporal Thursday on allegations that he raped a 19-year-old woman on the Japanese island of Okinawa, Marine Corps and Okinawa police officials said.

Marine jailed in alleged murder plot

By Tony Perry
Times Staff Writer
Originally published June 13, 2003, 9:50 AM EDT

SAN DIEGO -- In a love triangle that allegedly led to a grenade attack in Kuwait, a Marine officer and the wife of another officer are accused of conspiring to kill the woman's husband and fool authorities into thinking he was the victim of a terrorist attack.

Marine pleads guilty in fatal wreck

Friday, June 13, 2003

By ERIC STEINKOPFF
Jacksonville Daily News Staff

A Camp Lejeune Marine pleaded guilty Thursday during a general court-martial to charges of driving while intoxicated and two counts of involuntary manslaughter stemming from a wreck that killed two of his friends last year.

Prisoner shot trying to flee U.S. camp in Iraq

MSNBC

BAGHDAD, June 12 - A prisoner was fatally wounded while trying to escape from a U.S. detention centre on the outskirts of the Iraqi capital on Thursday, the U.S. military said.

Sgt. Hasan K. Akbar charged in grenade attack that killed two

Thursday, June 12, 2003

(06-12) 13:10 PDT FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) -- Soldier charged in grenade attack that killed two colleagues, wounded 14 to appear in court.

The soldier charged in the grenade attack on comrades sleeping in tents in Kuwait was scheduled for a hearing Monday that could lead to a court-martial, the Army announced Thursday.

Movie trivia

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Navy commander hit with reprimand -- but for what?

Thursday May 22, 2003

By Paul Purpura
West Bank bureau

Conduct unbecoming an officer is outlined in Article 133 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Examples of offenses covered by the article range from knowingly making a false official statement to being drunk and disorderly in a public place to "committing or attempting to commit a crime involving moral turpitude," according to the code.

"One can only speculate as to what Capt. Ford did, because Article 133 is so broad," Johnson said.

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(JAG Hunter question and comment: What did Capt. Ford do? Treating officers differently from enlisted personnel when it comes to reporting official misconduct is a form of government censorship -- and unacceptable.)

Kirtland guard cries foul

By Iliana Lim¢n
Tribune Reporter

Former Air Force Sgt. Andrew McDaniel feels like he's the one who got burned.

Injured soldier tackles recovery like any other goal

06/06/03

Catherine Gabe
Plain Dealer Reporter

Norwalk - Capt. Greg Holden is pure soldier.
Holden, 30, was critically injured when an American soldier lobbed a grenade into a sleeping area in Iraq. Two people died and 15 were hurt.

HOW DID CORPORAL SHAFTO DIE?

DEAD SOLDIER AT FT. LEAVEANWORTH!!

The JAG Hunter demands an independent congressional investigation into Corporal Shafto's mysterious and unattended death!!

USAF Majors Schmidt and Umbach update!!

Mother fights general's promotion over her son's friendly fire case

Wednesday, June 11, 2003

By Harry Levins
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

ST. LOUIS - (KRT) - The mother of Maj. Harry Schmidt is trying to derail a promotion for an Air Force general involved in her son's friendly fire case.

TCPalm Editorial: Disposing of detainees

June 12, 2003

Execution-chamber plan disgraceful, sends world the wrong message

As if the United States' reputation isn't suffering enough worldwide, the military plans to build an execution chamber at Guantanamo Bay.

counterpunch commentary by Elaine Cassell

Spreading Mischief from DoJ to the Federal Bench

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(JAG Hunter note: One wonders when folks such as Professor Cassel are going to pay as much attention to the plight of American soldiers and sailors being prosecuted under the UCMJ or those being held in U.S. military prisons)

Lejuene Marine faces court-martial for fatal accident

By Eric Steinkopff
Jacksonville Daily News Staff

The Highway Patrol arrested Thompson in late July and charged him with involuntary manslaughter and driving while impaired, but [they later] released the accused to military authorities for prosecution on similar charges under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

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(JAG Hunter note: Mr. Thomas W. Thompson, who just so happens to be a Marine Lance Corporal, committed these civilian crimes off-base and off-duty (as first charged they are state crimes). Original jurisdiction to prosecute these allegations resides with civilian law enforcement authorities in North Carolina. Mr. Thompson was arrested by the NC Highway Patrol. However, Mr. Thompson has been subsequently denied substantial constitutional protections now that his case is relinquished to military authority. Congressional courts -- that is, military courts-martial, apply "military due process." Handing jurisdiction off to the military effaces "civilian due process" protections enjoyed under state, and local county civilian courts)

51-year old Army Colonel busted! Cyber-Lothario woos one woman too many

By N.R. Kleinfield, The New York Times News Service
June 12, 2003

His scam began to unravel after a television station in Washington state, KNDU-TV, aired a segment in April about a woman in Pasco, Wash., who was engaged to Saleh and was eagerly awaiting his return from overseas. That story was posted on the MSNBC Web site. Soon, other women who thought they were Saleh's fiancee called KNDU.

U.S. Gives Report on Pilot Deaths in U.K.

LONDON (AP) -- Poor communications caused the deaths of two U.S. Air Force pilots whose planes crashed into a mountain in Scotland in 2001, according to a U.S. report released Wednesday.

Law firm drops former Marine JAG in training

Washingtonpost.com

Reality Bites: Law Firm Drops 'Love or Money' Bachelor

By Lisa de Moraes
Thursday, June 12, 2003

The report that appeared earlier this week on the Web site thesmokinggun.com, which said Campos had been pulled out of the military's judge advocate general training program for drunkenly groping a female officer, didn't help either, Mathur Law Offices founder Sanjay Mathur told the TV Column yesterday.

U.S. Investigating Iraqi POW Death

Posted on Wednesday, June 11, 2003

By Matt Kelley
Associated Press

WASHINGTON - The military is investigating whether U.S. troops were responsible for the death of an Iraqi prisoner of war, officials said Wednesday.

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(JAG Hunter note: U.S. Army Corporal Gary Shafto died on Thursday, 14 March 2002 while in custody at the United States Disciplinary Barracks (USDB), Ft. Leaveanworth, KS. Army officials have yet to disclose if any investigation was conducted into Shafto's mysterious and unattended death. The JAG Hunter wants to know what happened to Cpl. Shafto)

Plebe alleges sexual assault by upperclassman

Wednesday, June 11, 2003

By JESSICA R. TOWHEY, Staff Writer

Six weeks after filing rape charges against an upperclassman, a Naval Academy freshman said her attacker tried to assault her again and threatened to kill her unless she dropped the charges.

U.S. Army Probes Internet Ladies' Man 'Kassanova'

Wed June 11, 2003 05:10 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army said on Wednesday it was investigating a 50-year-old colonel who allegedly proposed marriage to dozens of women he contacted using Internet dating services.

US warns Europe it faces fight over war crimes court

By David Rennie in Washington
Filed: 11/06/2003

The Bush administration has formally warned European Union nations of a new rift between them and America, telling them that they face a "very damaging" fight if they continue opposing immunity for US citizens at the International Criminal Court.

Guantanamo: preparing to judge

Wednesday, 11 June 2003
by Hal Crawford and Perro de Jong
Radio Netherlands

"I won't glorify it by calling it a court martial. It's not a court martial. That is what the US would try its national soldiers with. What they have done under the military order and the rules of procedure and evidence is to create a separate legal regime for the persons interned in Guantanamo Bay."

Marine had baby on ship in war zone

Wednesday, June 11, 2003

By Rowan Scarborough
THE WASHINGTON TIMES

A Marine gave birth aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer in the Persian Gulf last month, marking what Pentagon officials believe is the first time an active-duty woman delivered a baby on a combat ship in a war zone.

Norfolk Naval Support Activity commander relieved of command

Wednesday, June 11, 2003

By SONJA BARISIC
Associated Press Writer
NORFOLK, Va.

The commanding officer in charge of morale, welfare and recreation and other support services in the Navy's Mid-Atlantic Region was reassigned Tuesday following an investigation of his performance and could face disciplinary action, the Navy said.

Army 3-star reassigned

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Lt. Gen. William Wallace, the commander of Army forces in Iraq, has been selected to command the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., the Pentagon said Tuesday.

Military's handling of murder trial denounced

Wednesday, June 11, 2003

By Curtis Lum
Advertiser Staff Writer

The Navy's prosecution of a man who admitted murdering his wife and mother-in-law was plagued with incompetence and may have had a different result if the two women were not Muslim, a leader of a Muslim group and a relative of the women said yesterday.

Navy wife killer gets 22 years

Hawaii's Starbulletin.com
Tuesday, June 10, 2003

By Gregg K. Kakesako
gkakesako@starbulletin.com

After deliberating for more than eight hours last night, a military jury sentenced a Pearl Harbor sailor to 22 1/2 years in jail for killing his Singaporean wife and mother-in-law a year ago.

GIs turn to JAGs for help in homefront financial battles

As war ends, financial battles begin at home
By Jennie L. Phipps - Bankrate.com

First, ask your local judge advocate general attorney to write a letter explaining how your rights as a serviceman were violated.

Two stories emerge about former 'JAG' co-star

June 12 2003
Los Angeles

Goddard, born in Perth, was best known for his role in the hit TV show JAG and has scored roles in numerous big Hollywood films, including Disney's upcoming action adventure Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.

MacNelly's Shoe

TSA Accused of Bias Against Military and Police

By Jeff Johnson
CNSNews.com Congressional Bureau Chief
June 10, 2003

When Staley submitted the required forms to be absent from his TSA job to attend mandatory military training, he claims he was first told simply that he could not miss work for that purpose. But had he followed his TSA supervisor's instructions and skipped the training, he could have been court-martialed and sentenced to a military prison.

Marine pilot pleads not guilty

Article ran : 06/10/2003

By ERIC STEINKOPFF
DAILY NEWS STAFF

A Marine pleaded not guilty Monday to a charge that he disobeyed a lawful order when he refused, for religious reasons, an anthrax vaccination, but a military judge said religious beliefs could not be used as evidence in the case.

Reserve unit officer under investigation

BY JERRY DAVICH
Times Staff Writer
Tuesday, June 03, 2003

Complaints against a commanding officer with the U.S. Army Reserve 685th Transportation Company have prompted a formal investigation, but the Army says there's no grounds to warrant her removal.

US actor Goddard found dead

Tuesday, 10 June, 2003, 11:20 GMT 12:20 UK

One of Goddard's best-known roles was in the US TV military law drama JAG, playing the Lt Cdr Michael Brumby.

Judge gives suspended jail sentence to Marine who smuggled marijuana

Tuesday, June 10, 2003

By Chiyomi Sumida, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Sunday, June 8, 2003

NAHA - A 23-year-old Marine received a 2½-year suspended prison sentence in the Naha District Court Wednesday for smuggling marijuana into Japan - but now he faces military charges.

'JAG' Star Found Deat at Home, Suicide Suspected

Mon June 9, 2003 05:43 PM ET

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Australian actor Trevor Goddard, who played Lt. Cmdr. Mic Brumby on the long-running CBS series "JAG," was found dead at his North Hollywood home of a suspected drug overdose, authorities said on Monday.
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Tech sergeant found guilty of raping daughter

By Jennifer H. Svan, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Monday, June 9, 2003

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan - After more than six hours of deliberation Saturday, a military jury found an Air Force technical sergeant guilty of raping his daughter and possessing child pornography.

Washington Times -Inside the Ring

By Bill Gertz and Rowan Scarborough

Tensions keep turning Iraqi town upside down

By Michael Currie Schaffer
Inquirer Staff Writer

"They had the paperwork," said Capt. Teresa Raymond, 32, the judge advocate general [JAG] officer for the 101st Airborne's Second Brigade. "They had an immediate complaint."

Supreme Court rules Vietnam veterans can sue Dow, Monsanto

The justices' 4-4 decision in Washington affirmed a lower court ruling that let veteran Daniel Stephenson sue. In the case of another veteran, the justices told a lower federal court to reconsider whether to let the suit go forward in a state court. Justice John Paul Stevens didn't participate in the decision.

Military envisions justice system without justice


Wednesday, June 4, 2003
By MARIE COCCO Newsday


"It's the most unfair system that's been contemplated in the United States since we prosecuted Indians during the Indian wars for war crimes," said Don Rehkopf, a former military attorney and now co-chairman of the military law committee of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

On Situational Awareness and the Abuse of Power

by The JAG Hunter
7 June 2003

Navy Vice Admiral Richard J. Naughton verbally and physically assaulted a Marine sentry who was on duty and under arms during a time when America faces an internal security threat unmatched in our history.

Emotions run high at 4th day of trial

By Jennifer H. Svan, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Sunday, June 8, 2003

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan - The alleged victim in a case pitting daughter against father said in court Friday that the defendant began sexually molesting her when she was 5 and raped her about four times as a teenager.

EU to sign extradition deal with US

07/06/03
By Marie-Louise Moller, Luxembourg

EUROPEAN Union justice ministers yesterday agreed to sign a landmark extradition deal with the United States after a year of talks, despite criticism from human rights campaigners and fears over the death penalty.

General denies giving his son special treatment

By Chelsea J. Carter, The Associated Press
June 7, 2003

LOS ALAMITOS -- The California National Guard's top general defended himself against allegations under investigation by the Army that he ordered his son transferred to a high-paying job after the son was accused of having an extramarital affair with a woman under his command.

Psychologist says killer has mental disorder

By Gregg K. Kakesako
gkakesako@starbulletin.com

Testifying for the defense, Lt. Cmdr. Eric Cunhan, a clinical psychologist, told a Navy court-martial that Petty Officer David DeArmond's problems stem from a troubled childhood and an abusive stepmother.

Suicide attempts by detainees on rise

By Will Dunham, Reuters, 5/29/2003

WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon reported [on 28 May] two new suicide attempts by prisoners held at the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, expressing new concern as the total number of suicide tries reached 27.
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(The JAG Hunter wants the Pentagon to issue a public report on the unattended death at Ft. Leavenworth of U.S. Army soldier Gary Shafto)

Policy Shift on Handling of Complaints at Air Force Academy

By DIANA JEAN SCHEMO

WASHINGTON, June 6 - Vincent Mountjoy-Pepka, whose daughter, Kira, has reported being raped by a cadet, called today's changes a "shadow show" and said little would change. Mr. Mountjoy-Pepka accused the academy of acting solely to shift attention from the actions of its former commandant of cadets, Brig. Gen. S. Taco Gilbert III, whom Air Force officials replaced in April.

Defense opens case in Yokota rape trial

By Jennifer H. Svan, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Saturday, June 7, 2003

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The defense team of an Air Force technical sergeant accused of raping his daughter told jurors Thursday, "There's another story to be told."

Soldier sentenced after refusing anthrax vaccine

June 6, 2003
by Spc. Travis Burnham
Army News Service

A special court-martial panel sentenced a mobilized reservist from Pennsylvania to a bad conduct discharge after she refused to receive the anthrax vaccine.

Feds: Marine lured into Kuwait grenade attack

DENNIS WAGNER --The Arizona Republic
June 6, 2003

A U.S. Marine from Yuma, using the cover of postwar operations in the Middle East, tried to kill a fellow Marine in Kuwait last month with a hand grenade as part of a murder conspiracy with his comrade's wife, a federal grand jury indictment states.

Military officials investigate shooting of Marine in Kuwait

06/05/2003

THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE

Marine Cpl. Jose Miergrimado of the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion remained in military custody Wednesday as officials continued to investigate the May 25 incident, a base spokeswoman confirmed.

Detainee death chamber studied

By Matthew Hay Brown | San Juan Bureau
Posted June 6, 2003

At Guantanamo, prison-camp spokesman Lt. Col. Barry Johnson said authorities have started preparations for the trials. Several old offices at the base are being spruced up for use as courtrooms, and base commanders are discussing a permanent facility to house prisoners for years. In addition, Johnson said, the base command has discussed building a death-row facility and a chamber for execution by lethal injection.

Admiral's rigor drove rise and fall

By Ariel Sabar -- Sun Staff
Originally published June 6, 2003

The encounter with the Marine guard rankled, two midshipmen said, in part because the school has placed a premium in recent years on imbuing future Naval officers with ethics, civility and even social graces.

"He wasn't following the example he was supposed to be setting," one of the midshipmen said.

Turmoil at Naval Academy Began at the Top This Time

By Nelson Hernandez --Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, June 6, 2003

Naughton, a naval aviator, resigned abruptly this week, having spent just a year in the job, after a military investigation documented a series of incidents in which he abused students and academy personnel.

Many academy chiefs survived rocky tenures

By Tom Bowman
Sun National Staff
Originally published June 5, 2003

WASHINGTON - Naval Academy superintendents have long weathered all types of squalls, beset during the past 25 years by everything from sexual assault allegations against midshipmen to widespread cheating, drug rings and car theft syndicates.

Marine CWO indicted in murder

Dennis Wagner -- The Arizona Republic
Jun. 6, 2003 12:00 AM

A Marine Corps [Chief Warrant] officer from Yuma, using the cover of postwar operations in the Middle East, tried to kill a fellow leatherneck in Kuwait last month with a hand grenade as part of a murder conspiracy with his comrade's wife, according to federal grand jury indictment.

Marine, who refused anthrax shot, faces court-martial

By Eric Steinkopff

JACKSONVILLE -- A Marine Corps officer and helicopter pilot who military officials say refused to receive an anthrax vaccination is scheduled to face a charge of disobeying a lawful order in a general court-martial Monday at New River Air Station.

Marine legal service specialists weed out the bad guys

Story by Cpl. Tara Dawn Smith

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif.(June 6, 2003) -- Gunnery Sgt. Darin F. House, military justice chief, expounded, "We weed out the bad guys. We get rid of the people who do not want to uphold and conform to the Marine Corps traditions and standards."

Thank you -- to all the men of D Day

OPERATION OVERLORD
June 6, 1944

"Believe me Lang, the first twenty-four hours of the invasion will be decisive...the fate of Germany depends on the outcome...for the Allies, as well as Germany, it will be the longest day."

-Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
to his aide, April 22, 1944

Less than year after he took job, Superintendent Naughton resigns

By JESSICA R. TOWHEY Staff Writer

Vice Adm. Richard J. Naughton resigned as Naval Academy superintendent this week after an investigation by the Navy found he assaulted an enlisted Marine and created a hostile environment at the academy.

President Bush Must Rectify Pearl Harbor Smear

Accurach In Media 2003 Report #11

Top Admiral Defends Quitting of Naval Academy Head

Thursday June 5, 2003 12:19 PM ET
By Charles Aldinger

[Navy Chief of Naval Operations Vern] Clark answered questions on the Navy's announcement late on Wednesday that Vice Adm. Richard Naughton had resigned after a Navy investigation found he improperly grabbed the wrist of a Marine sentry who asked for his identification during a New Year's Eve incident at the school in Annapolis, Maryland.

Vice Adm. Richard J. Naughton's biography

Former superintendent, United States Naval Academy

Naval Academy superintendent resigns but denies charges of inappropriate behavior

By Robert Burns
ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON -- Vice Adm. Richard J. Naughton resigned as superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy after deciding that his leadership had been undermined by the findings of a Navy investigation into his behavior, the Navy's top officer said Thursday.

Sacramento Bee editorial: Presumed guilty

There's no excuse mistreating detainees

Probation, counseling for commissioner in assault on wife

By Chad Halcom, Macomb Daily staff writer June 05, 2003

Kramer, a Republican first-term county commissioner and a part-time fuel specialist at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, originally faced two domestic violence charges. With 18 years in the Armed Forces, officials said, he stood to lose a military pension and face dishonorable discharge if convicted of a crime that military justice treats as a felony.

Killer's son may have been abused

Thursday, June 5, 2003

By Gregg K. Kakesako
gkakesako@starbulletin.com

Dr. David Davis, a forensic pathologist and child abuse expert, told a Navy court-martial that after reviewing the medical records of Daniel DeArmond, 5, he was suspicious of the two fractures and a broken collarbone the child received three years ago.

Air Force Tech. sergeant's fate in jury's hands

By Jennifer H. Svan, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Friday, June 6, 2003

After pleading not guilty to all but one of the charges or specifications against him, the accused technical sergeant chose to have his case heard by officers — and no enlisted members. The jury was expected to be assembled Thursday on the third day of general court-martial proceedings

Marine helo pilot faces court-martial over vaccination

Article ran : 06/05/2003

By ERIC STEINKOPFF
DAILY NEWS STAFF

A Marine Corps officer and helicopter pilot who military officials say refused to receive an anthrax vaccination is scheduled to face a charge of disobeying a lawful order in a general court-martial Monday at New River Air Station.

Predatory loan scams targeting U.S. soldiers

http://www.jewishworldreview.com

Schemes and scams targeting active soldiers and veterans are proliferating - not on foreign soil, but right here in America.

Movie trivia

Can you name the best Court-martial movies ever made? If so check in with Emmett the Unblinking Eye and then listen to The Hugh Hewitt Show to see if you made the cut.

In first use of jurisdiction act, USAF spose to be tried in husband's death

By Jessica Inigo, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Thursday, June 5, 2003

In an unprecedented case, the spouse of an Air Force staff sergeant charged in the death of her husband at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, will face trial in California under the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act.

Court-martial for airman accused of child rape to begin

By Jennifer H. Svan, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Thursday, June 5, 2003

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — A court-martial that could land an airman in prison for life was due to start here Wednesday, following a day of pretrial proceedings.

Naughton's exit met with surprise, shock

The Associated Press
Originally published June 4, 2003, 9:21 PM EDT

ANNAPOLIS -- Mayor Ellen Moyer was one of several people to react with surprise today at the sudden resignation of the Naval Academy superintendent.

Abrasive chief of academy resigns

By Ariel Sabar

Sun Staff
Originally published June 4, 2003, 10:54 PM EDT

Vice Adm. Richard J. Naughton has resigned as superintendent of the Naval Academy, stung by a Navy investigation that found that he had used "unlawful force" against a school guard and that his imperious leadership style had humiliated and demoralized the faculty and staff.

Naval Academy superintendent steps down

From the International Desk
Published 6/4/2003 6:14 PM

WASHINGTON, June 4 (UPI) -- The vice admiral who heads the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., has resigned from the Navy after an investigation revealed he "improperly interfered" with a guard at the campus gate on Dec. 31, 2002.

US Naval Academy Superintendent Resigns After Probe

Wed June 4, 2003 05:38 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice Adm. Richard Naughton has resigned as superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy after an investigation determined that he failed to promote good morale at the elite military college, the Navy announced on Wednesday.

Suburban firm sues military over night vision contract

May 25, 2003
BY FRANK MAIN Staff Reporter

Night Vision Corp. of Lincolnwood is seeking at least $20 million from the United States in a lawsuit filed May 15 in the Federal Court of Claims in Washington

Afghan law will apply to wrongful death suit

By Alison Auld / The Canadian Press

Lawyers for the family of a Canadian soldier killed in an accidental bombing in Afghanistan have been told their wrongful death lawsuit will have to be tried under the laws of the country once ruled by religious extremists.

Marine officer to serve 15 months for fondling

WISTV.com

Marine Corps officials say Michael Arpaio, 29, was sentenced during a court-martial to ten years of confinement. Arpaio was a volunteer counselor at the camp for several years.

Third plea entered in Marine Corps hazing case

By Eric Steinkopff
Daily News Staff

During a special court-martial, Lance Cpl. Jason M. Lundberg, 21, of Milwaukie, Ore., admitted that he was among the Marines who participated in at least one gang assault early Feb. 16, shortly after the Marines returned from a one-month deployment to Vieques Island off Puerto Rico.

Garner cartoon -- Washington Times: Supreme Court v. Veterans

Denver Post editorial: AFA must protect victims

Investigating officer recommends Meester not face court-martial

Wednesday, June 4, 2003

By BILLY BRUCE, Staff Writer

Dealing with a military court system that is not subject to open records laws has been tough on Marco Island resident Douglas Meester, father of an Air Force Academy cadet facing rape charges in an ongoing judicial process at the Colorado academy.

U.S. officials formulating plans for military tribunals in Cuba

By Richard A. Serrano
Special To The Sun
Originally published June 4, 2003

WASHINGTON - With the Pentagon preparing recommendations on which detainees to send to military tribunals, authorities at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have begun renovating several old office buildings to serve as courtrooms.

Prosecutors Urge Court To Block Moussaoui's Access To al-Qaida Leader

Wednesday June 04, 2003 9:09am

Moussaoui's lawyers countered that defendants have a constitutional right to obtain witnesses in their favor, and the government cannot carve out an exception just because they are charged with terrorism.

Some charges dropped in Akbar case

Associated Press

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. - Military officials have dropped some of the charges against a soldier accused of a grenade attack on his comrades in Kuwait during the war in Iraq.

Two soldiers were killed and 14 injured in the March 23 attack on members of the 101st Airborne Division. Military authorities have not outlined a motive.

U.S. Ambassador Baker sympathizes with Jenkins case but says it's a legal matter

Wednesday, June 4, 2003 at 07:06 JST

TOKYO — U.S. Ambassador to Japan Howard Baker expressed sympathy Tuesday for Charles Robert Jenkins, the American husband of former abductee Hitomi Soga, as his status as a deserter of the U.S. military puts him at risk of arrest or court-martial if he visits Japan from North Korea.

"I have a deep sympathy for the abductees and for their families and that includes Mrs Soga's husband," Baker said referring to Jenkins, 63, a former U.S. Army sergeant who is listed as having deserted in 1965.

See The JAG Hunter's commentary at The JAGMIRE

Justice Department Defends Detentions

By Shannon McCaffrey
Mercury News Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON - Hundreds of illegal immigrants detained in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks were kept in ``unduly harsh'' conditions, delayed from meeting with their lawyers and abused physically and mentally, according to an internal Justice Department report released Monday.

Court to Hear Moussaoui Witness Arguments

Tuesday June 3, 2003 5:39 PM
By LARRY MARGASAK
Associated Press Writer

``To the extent that the United States seeks a categorical, 'wartime' exception'' to Moussaoui's rights, she said, ``it should reconsider whether the civilian criminal courts are the appropriate fora [sic] in which to prosecute alleged terrorists captured in the context of an ongoing war.''

Two Convicted in Detroit Terror Trial

By DAVID RUNK
Associated Press Writer

DETROIT (AP)--Two of four Arab immigrants were convicted Tuesday of conspiring to support Islamic extremists plotting attacks in the United States and the Middle East. A third was found guilty of a fraud charge, and a fourth was acquitted of all counts.

Chains of Command by Beth Hillman

The U.S. court-martial constricts the rights of soldiers - and that needs to change.

Have any insights, comments, information or updates to cases posted on these pages? Contact The JAG Hunter

Reserve unit offficer under investigation

BY JERRY DAVICH
Times Staff Writer

The Army is awaiting results from an official Commander's Inquiry regarding the female officer serving more than 150 reservists in Kuwait and Iraq since early March.

Movie trivia

Can you name the best Court-martial movies ever made? If so check in with Emmett the Unblinking Eye and then listen to The Hugh Hewitt Show to see if you made the cut.

MSNBC reports U.S. prison camp may get death row

US eyes Cuba base for detainee trials

US eyes Cuba base for detainee trials

By Richard A. Serrano, Los Angeles Times, 6/3/2003

WASHINGTON -- With the Pentagon preparing recommendations on which detainees to send to military tribunals, authorities at the US Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have begun renovating several old office buildings to serve as courtrooms.

Appeal over Moussaoui court ruling

BBC News -- ...the US justice department has appealed the decision, the outcome of which could affect whether future trials of suspects on terrorism charges are heard by civilian courts or military tribunals.

Hearing today key to government against Moussaoui

Appeals court urged to overturn ruling

By Lyle Denniston, Globe Correspondent, 6/3/2003

WASHINGTON -- An unusual court hearing today, to be held partly behind closed doors, marks a turning point in the Bush administration's attempt to prosecute the only individual charged with a crime for the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

DOJ's Public Affairs Officer responds

STATEMENT OF BARBARA COMSTOCK, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, REGARDING THE IG'S REPORT ON 9/11 DETAINEES:

The Justice Department believes that the Inspector General report is fully consistent with what courts have ruled over and over -- that our actions are fully within the law and necessary to protect the American people. Our policy is to use all legal tools available to protect innocent Americans from terrorist attacks. We make no apologies for finding every legal way possible to protect the American public from further terrorist attacks.

Justice Department IG Reviews Treatment of Alien Detainees

Washington -- The Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General
(OIG) issued a report June 2 saying it found "significant problems" in
the treatment of aliens being held on immigration charges in
connection with the investigation of the September 11, 2001, terrorist
attacks in the United States.

The Supreme Court rules against Veterans (again)

By Gina Holland
Associated Press Writer
Monday, June 2, 2003; 10:38 AM

The Supreme Court on Monday dodged a case that sought billions of dollars for the free lifetime health care promised to some World War II and Korean War veterans.

Panel Convicts Private In Anthrax Vaccine Case

POSTED: 10:15 a.m. EDT May 28, 2003
UPDATED: 11:21 a.m. EDT May 28, 2003

A military panel in Fort Drum, N.Y., didn't take long to return a verdict against an Army reservist Wednesday.

It took just 40 minutes to find Pvt. Kamila Iwanowska guilty of disobeying an order to take the anthrax vaccine.

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(Pvt. Iwanowska was sentenced to a Bad Conduct Discharge. No prison time)

Upperclassmen's power theme in AFA sex probe.

By Gabrielle Crist, Rocky Mountain News
May 9, 2003

The Air Force Academy power structure, which allows upperclassmen to control freshmen cadets, has many women believing they have to do what they're told - even if it breaks academy rules, cadets said in a hearing Thursday.

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(Air Force Major Dawn Zoldi, the Article 32 investigating officer who presided over the 7-8 May hearing, had eight days to complete the investigation report. The report was expected 20 May)

U.S., Moussaoui face off in court in a constitutional clash

By Greg Gordon
Published June 2, 2003

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- When Zacarias Moussaoui became the first person indicted in the Sept. 11 terror plot, no one could have guessed that his prosecution would tie the U.S. criminal justice system in knots.

Warren Getler writes "A second look at civil liberties during war." For a more detailed treatment see Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist's 1998 book, "All The Laws But One; Civil Liberties in Wartime."

Cover-up claimed in alleged defector's case

Sunday, June 1, 2003

By Wayne Specht, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Monday, June 2, 2003

Army court rejects Ronghi's appeal

By Henry Cuningham
Military editor

An Army court has rejected Frank J. Ronghi's appeal of his conviction for sodomizing and murdering an 11-year-old Albanian girl in Kosovo while with the 82nd Airborne Division.

'Soldier's Girl' takes us inside bigotry, murder at Fort Campbell

By DAVE MASON
Scripps Howard News Service

The stars give strong performances in Soldier's Girl, the true story of the murder of Fort Campbell, Ky., soldier Barry Winchell.

Marine pleads guilty to hazing

Run Date: 05/30/2003
By Eric Steinkopff/Freedom ENC

CAMP LEJEUNE -- The second of four infantry Marines from the antiterrorist 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade pleaded guilty in a hazing and sexual assault case during a special court-martial Thursday at Camp Lejeune.

Life imitates art...or is it the other way around?

Theater Note: "A Few Good Men"

Aaron Sorkin's 1989 play "A Few Good Men" is now playing at the Cedar Riverside People's Center, 425 20th Avenue, S., Minneapolis, MN through 7 June.

Click here for a review and show times.

Movie trivia

Can you name the best Court-martial movies ever made? If so check in with Emmett the Unblinking Eye and then listen to The Hugh Hewitt Show to see if you made the cut.

Air Force Academy probe shows more Cadets disciplined

Sunday May 25, 2003 1:19 AM
By ROBERT WELLER
Associated Press Writer

DENVER (AP) - An investigation into sexual assaults at the Air Force Academy has found that twice as many male cadets were punished as previously reported, a spokesman for the investigators said Saturday.

US military now turning its back on deserters

By Paul Pringle, Los Angeles Times, 5/27/2003

Soldiers are usually classified as deserters when they have been absent without leave for 30 days and show no intention of returning. Last year 3,800 Army soldiers deserted, meaning that the Army's desertion rate was one-sixth of what it was during the Vietnam War, when it totaled 5 percent of the rolls.

The TV show "NCIS" premiers in the fall on CBS.

Replaces "JAG" in theTuesday night line-up.