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