As if there was any doubt: A military jury convicted an Army sergeant of premeditated murder and attempted murder on Thursday for killing two of his comrades and wounding 14 others in an attack on his own camp in Kuwait at the start of the Iraq war. The sergeant, Hasan Akbar, 34, could be sentenced …
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The Boys of Bedford, Va.
This is my contribution to the MilBlogs And Friends Special Edition of the Sixtieth Anniversary of D-Day, organized by BlackFive and Greyhawk of the Mudville Gazette. Maybe it is because I grew up in a small town of 350 people, and I understand a little about the dynamics of the social fabric in small communities, …
In Remembrance
I would like to take this post to remember all those who have lost their lives in the defense of freedom, and in particular, the numerous men and women, heroes one and all, who have died in Afghanistan and Iraq. God bless you and your families. Afghanistan PHILIP R. ALBERT THOMAS F. ALLISON MARC A. …
Who Knew What and When Did They Know It?
The Ranting Profs find this nugget in a NY Times story about Abu Gharib: Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld disclosed Friday that there were “many more photos” and videos of abuse that have not yet become public. And he acknowledged in Senate testimony that the military might have mishandled the affair by not alerting members …
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Too Fast
With the Abu Gharib scandal widening rapidly (at least the available public knowledge), count me as one of the first to suggest that a May 19 trial date (ten days from now), is just a little bit too soon: Stung by a worldwide outcry, the U.S. military Sunday announced the first court-martial in the Abu …
I Don’t Know How I Feel
I am not sure what I think of this: The Army has filed a criminal assault charge against an American officer who coerced an Iraqi into providing information that foiled a planned attack on U.S. soldiers. Lt. Col. Allen B. West says he did not physically abuse the detainee, but used psychological pressure by twice …
Bitching Soldiers
I am still one of the few people out there who does not think that everything in Iraq is going to hell in a handbasket, even when I read reports like this: To Staff Sgt. Charles Pollard, the working-class suburb of Mashtal is a “very, very, very, very bad neighborhood.” And he sees just one …