Military Law

China takes the gloves off – CNN

While faulting the Philippines for turning a typical fishing run-in into a crisis by sending in a warship, China took the opportunity to defend its claim over the disputed shoal by deploying non-military law enforcement vessels and allowing them …

Exposed: Haredim registered in yeshivas, working on the sly – YNET News

Tens of thousands of haredim are focused on studying the Torah in order to defend Israel, which is why they are exempt from military service under the Tal Law – but what is actually happening on the haredi street? Israel’s … Continue reading

Defense Secretary Panetta announces new Pentagon website to list military award winners – KTUU

He said the website could be expanded to include other recipients of military valor awards and medals. The move is in response to a Supreme Court ruling last month. The court invalidated a law that made it a crime to … Continue reading

Egypt Releasing Military Detainees After Mursi Decree – Antiwar.com

and this probably enabled Mursi to make such a move as well as the junta to comply with it without it being presented as two big of a challenge to the junta’s continued claims of being able to detain people … Continue reading

Police: AWOL Soldier Turns Himself In – KKTV

Fort Carson military police were also notified so that they could inform the victim. According to police, the former fiance told suspect Joshua Johnston Daner via text that she no longer wanted to get married and was ending the relationship.

Thirteen Afghan police "defect" to Taliban – Reuters

The commander, named only as Mirwais, was in charge of a checkpoint in the Bala Boluk district when he and his unit defected to the Taliban and handed over their equipment and weapons, including military vehicles. “He was a police … Continue reading

Raleigh police chief defends Civil War field trip for officer training – WRAL

According to the police department, its purpose was for the lieutenants to learn how political and military leaders made decisions under pressure and to study how leaders emerged during the war. Days were 12 hours long with no downtime, and … Continue reading

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,921 – CBS News

At least 1,598 military service members have died in Afghanistan as … died July 19 while conducting combat operations in Helmand, Afghanistan; assigned to 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C …

Move over military: Police and counterterrorism in Pakistan – Foreign Policy

It is generally believed in the West that military action can resolve the terrorism problem in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region as well as help efforts to thwart violent radicalism throughout the region. This idea, while sounding sensible …

Brazil: Police officer slain in firefight in pacified Rio slum, public safety officials say – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Federal soldiers helped take over Alemao during its 2010 pacification but pulled out earlier this month, leaving the complex in the hands of the military police. Tensions have frequently erupted ever since. A separate report in O Globo said the … Continue reading