Military Law

No terror threat in highway bus alert, UK police say – CNN

In Staffordshire, armed police, firefighters and military bomb disposal units raced to the scene as the passengers were evacuated from the bus, which had pulled over near the town of Lichfield. Police in Britain are not usually armed when they … Continue reading

Military spending spree in the Philippines – Asia Times

Army battalions, trained by US Special Forces in counter-insurgency, are to be retrained as territorial defense units, while the para-military police bear the burden of tackling still potent internal security threats in the form of armed rebel groups.

Should lying about a military medal be illegal? – Palm Beach Post (blog)

JOBS, JOBS, JOBS in our USA should be the focus that a single wage earner can live on not just barely survive on or raise a family without going without way too much because our taxes are going toward a … Continue reading

Israeli journalist spared jail over military leak – Reuters

in a possible violation of Israeli law. The front-page story was based on documents given to Blau by former army conscript Anat Kamm, who had downloaded them, and hundreds of others, from her computer while a clerk with the military’s … Continue reading

Take party politics out of Law of the Sea ratification – Stars and Stripes

I watched intently as our nation’s top military officers — “24 stars” represented — appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to urge ratification of the Law of the Sea Convention. These are the senior military leaders, most of whom … Continue reading

OPD praised for military support – News-Star

The Opelousas Police Department has been recognized for its support of military personnel after an officer wrote a letter praising the department for its treatment of officers who also are active military personnel. “For the Opelousas Police …

OPD praised for supporting military – News-Star

The Opelousas Police Department has been recognized for its support of military personnel after an officer wrote a letter praising the department for its treatment of officers who also are active military personnel. “For the Opelousas Police …

Mother funds new Santa Clara police dog to honor son killed in Afghanistan – San Jose Mercury News

It’s why he joined the Santa Clara Police Explorer program in 2007, volunteering hundreds of hours at community events. He took that sense of service to Afghanistan, where he served as a military police officer for the Army National Guard.

The Military, the Courts, and the Struggle for Control in Egypt: A Conversation With Khaled Abou El Fadl – Huffington Post

The military council gave the supreme court a doomsday scenario … “We vote for the Ikhwan because they will rule in the name of God and apply God’s law, which is infallible.” I definitely think this whole experience in Tunisia, … Continue reading

Armed British police shut section of M6 motorway in both directions after incident – Washington Post

Britain’s Ministry of Defense confirmed it was providing support to the police — including an army bomb disposal team — “under routine military assistance procedures.”