Resignation of Court-Martialed Soldier Sets Dangerous Precedent
Saturday, September 26th, 2009 Posted in Military Law, Military Perspective | 10 Comments »According to the Associated Press, the Army is going to allow Lt. Ehren Watada to resign his commission and will be granted a discharge "under other than honorable conditions." Watada, or as we call him here "Wetarded", is the ...
Those Pesky CIA Memos
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 Posted in Military Law, Military Perspective | 2 Comments »We've been through this before - both during the 2006 and 2008 elections. Yet, the media and political hacks in Washington just can't move on. They keep hammering this whole issue of supposed torture of detainees. They ...
Laurean Pleads Not Guilty
Sunday, June 21st, 2009 Posted in Military Law | 2 Comments »I apologize for missing this update in the Laurean case for those following here on ASP. JACKSONVILLE -- A 22-year-old former Marine accused of killing a pregnant colleague near Camp Lejeune pleaded not guilty Monday, and a tentative 2010 trial date ...
Michigan Man Who Spied for Iraq Sentenced to Nearly 4 Years in Prison
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 Posted in Military Law, Military Perspective | 1 Comment »It only took seven years, but only 4 years?! We just don't prosecute spies the way we used to in this country. A man described by the Saddam Hussein regime as "our good cooperating source" was sentenced Tuesday to nearly ...
GI Bill Benefit Extended to Families
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 Posted in Military Law, Military Perspective | No Comments »I'm going to look into this more, but my understanding is that a service member has to promise 4 more years of service to actually use this benefit. Not sure why they didn't cover that aspect. According to ...
Army IG System Unwieldy and Unhelpful
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 Posted in Military Law, Military Perspective | 16 Comments »As many of you know, I am in the midst of an IG complaint - at least according to one of the worst formatted official letters I've ever received. I've made now two phone calls to the POC listed ...
Laurean Appears Before Court
Monday, April 20th, 2009 Posted in Military Law | 1 Comment »Via WITN.com Accused killer Cesar Laurean made a brief court appearance in Onslow County courthouse today and will be held without bond. Laurean went before District Judge Paul Hardison in a brief first appearance just before noon. Laurean, wearing a bullet proof vest, ...
Laurean to Be Extradited 18 April
Friday, April 17th, 2009 Posted in Military Law | 1 Comment »After months of hunting and months of sitting in a Mexican Jail cell, Marine Corporal Cesar Laurean will be extradited back to the United States tomorrow, 18 April. Many of you will remember my coverage back when the story of ...
Laurean Caught in Mexico
Friday, April 11th, 2008 Posted in Military Law | 5 Comments »After nearly three months on the run, Cesar Laurean has been caught by Mexican officials near the city of Tacambaro, Michoacan. Laurean is wanted here in North Carolina in the death of a Marine he worked with, Maria Lauterbach. Previous ...
Moonbats Do It Again
Thursday, August 9th, 2007 Posted in Military Law, Military Perspective | 10 Comments »The New Republic has been so interested in doing whatever they can to trash the President, the war in Iraq, and the Soldiers fighting for freedom. So, when Scott Thomas, aka "Pvt. Scott Thomas Beauchamp, of 1st Battalion, 18th ...
U.S. Senate clarifies right to salute the flag
Saturday, August 4th, 2007 Posted in Military Law | 11 Comments »I did not realize that I was breaking the law all this time. The U.S. Senate has passed legislation clarifying U.S. law to ensure that veterans and service members not in uniform can salute the flag. S 1877, sponsored by ...
Pendleton 8 Update
Thursday, February 8th, 2007 Posted in Military Law | 7 Comments »Editor's Note: Currently we are covering three cases over at Euphoric Reality: The Pendleton 8, Haditha, and the Iron Triangle Case. The nice boys over here at ASP asked me to come visit and put up some updates for ...
2dLt Pham and the NCIS
Saturday, February 3rd, 2007 Posted in Military Law | 6 Comments »There has been quite a bit going on in the military law field over the last few months. A bunch of Marines have pleaded guilty to charges they should have never received, and a Lt is fighting the system and ...
Army Checks Cojones At The Door
Tuesday, January 30th, 2007 Posted in Military Law, Military Perspective | 6 Comments »Yellow-bellied, sorry excuse for an officer, 1LT Ehren Watada (Wetarded 'round these parts) has two fewer charges to worry about. The Army has bowed to the socialists and dropped two charges of conduct unbecoming an officer. Not only ...
