Posted on May 30, 2008 by yojoe
USC football recruiting. The Trojans sign 11th player for 2009.
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Posted on May 30, 2008 by yojoe
During the first day of trial, Lt Grayson’s defense counsel, Maj William Santmyer, told the jury
“Lieutenant Grayson is nothing more than a fall guy in a botched investigation under intense media pressure,”
The prosecution maintains that Lt Grayson lied to investigators to help cover up the killing of civilians in [...]
Filed under: Crime, Haditha, Iraq, Law, Lt Andrew Grayson, Marine Corps, Military, Military Law, UCMJ, USMC, War | 2 Comments »
Posted on May 29, 2008 by yojoe
USC linebacker Ray Maualuga is the scariest defender in college football.
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Posted on May 29, 2008 by yojoe
Readers of Dreadnaught know that Blackwater Worldwide is does not shy away from controversy. Whether it be providing security in for the Department of State in Iraq, being asked to leave Iraq, or statement by its owner Erik D. Prince. Blackwater has been planning for a west-coast campus for some time, but San [...]
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Posted on May 28, 2008 by yojoe
Apparently Mars is experiencing global warming. How did this happen? Did the Martians forget to purchase carbon offsets?
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Posted on May 28, 2008 by yojoe
Alaa “Alex” Mohammad Ali is a civilian contractor charged with stabbing another civilian contractor. Alex will be the first civilian tried under the 2006 amendment to the UCMJ.
Alex is a citizen of both Iraq and Canada. He was hired as a interpreter by the U.S. Military. Alex will be provided with a [...]
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Posted on May 28, 2008 by yojoe
The court-martial of Marine intelligence officer 1stLt Andrew Grayson began on 28MAY08. Lt Grayson is
accused of ordering a subordinate to delete photographs of the scene at Haditha, and making false official statements relating to the killing of 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq. Lt Grayson is also charged with attempting to fraudulently leave the [...]
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Posted on May 27, 2008 by yojoe
The call to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay has emanated from may groups, including Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen. The only problem with this call to action, is what to do with the detainees that are currently housed there. As [...]
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Posted on May 23, 2008 by yojoe
Blackwater Worldwide was planning to open a training facility outside San Diego. Not so fast, says the mayor of San Diego.
On Monday, Sanders told his development services director, Kelly Broughton, that Blackwater’s permits, which had been issued by city staff, will require more scrutiny than the staff-level review.
Broughton then sent a letter to Blackwater [...]
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Posted on May 23, 2008 by yojoe
The court martial of Lt Andrew Grayson is set to begin on 28MAY08. Lt Grayson charges for dereliction of duty, false official statement, and obstructing justice. All of the charges relate to his failure to investigate the events surrounding the killing of 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq.
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For more on Haditha:
Haditha
Haditha Update: History [...]
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Posted on May 23, 2008 by yojoe
This video is of the Marine Corps’s version of the Joint Strike Fighter, the F-35B.
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Posted on May 22, 2008 by yojoe
In a hearing aboard Camp Pendleton, a military judge, Col Folsom found that “top Marine Corps officers were unlawfully influenced by a general’s legal adviser when they decided to file criminal charges against a colonel whose troops killed two dozen civilians in the Iraqi city of Haditha in 2005″
This ruling came in the court-martial of [...]
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