http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/7650-military-legal-affairs.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/7650-military-legal-affairs.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2104984-ny-senator-assaults-military-culture-continue.html ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Charges that an Army sergeant secretly photographed and videotaped women at West Point are part of a military-wide pattern of sexual misconduct, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said Thursday. The military has been rocked by a series of arrests and incidents of sexual misconduct. But the news from the venerable U.S. Military Academy — wher... Fri, 24 May 2013 00:49:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2104984-ny-senator-assaults-military-culture-continue.html 2013-05-24T00:49:15Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2104044-wikileaks-case-file-fight-moves-to-federal-court.html HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — The WikiLeaks organization and a handful of journalists asked a federal judge Wednesday to order greater transparency in the court-martial of an Army private who has acknowledged sending reams of classified document to the WikiLeaks website. The Center for Constitutional Rights, representing WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange,... Wed, 22 May 2013 22:44:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2104044-wikileaks-case-file-fight-moves-to-federal-court.html 2013-05-22T22:44:34Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2100078-deal-bin-laden-evidence-wikileaks-case.html FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Lawyers in the court-martial of an Army private who sent more than 700,000 classified U.S. documents to WikiLeaks said Tuesday they have reached a deal that may eliminate the need for testimony from a member of the military team that killed Osama bin Laden. Prosecutors also agreed to accept Pfc. Bradley Manning's guilty plea to a lesser version of one ... Tue, 21 May 2013 21:49:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2100078-deal-bin-laden-evidence-wikileaks-case.html 2013-05-21T21:49:20Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2097280-pakistans-presumptive-pm-calls-taliban-talks.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's presumptive prime minister called for peace talks with Taliban militants at war with the government Monday, potentially charting a course that could put him at odds with the country's powerful army. Nawaz Sharif said "terrorism" was one of the most serious problems plaguing the country and any offer by the Pakistani Taliban to ... Mon, 20 May 2013 19:11:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2097280-pakistans-presumptive-pm-calls-taliban-talks.html 2013-05-20T19:11:56Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2088518-sexual-abuse-cases-pentagon-under-fire.html WASHINGTON (AP) — One after another, the charges have tumbled out — allegations of sexual assaults in the military that have triggered outrage, from local commanders to Capitol Hill and the Oval Office. But for a Pentagon under fire, there seem to be few clear solutions beyond improved training and possible adjustments in how the military prosecutes such ... Thu, 16 May 2013 02:05:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2088518-sexual-abuse-cases-pentagon-under-fire.html 2013-05-16T02:05:31Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2082592-marine-faces-trial-urination-corpses.html CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) — A Marine officer in charge of snipers shown in a 2011 video urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters Afghanistan will be court-martialed. The U.S. Marine Corps announced Monday that Capt. James V. Clement will be tried for dereliction of duty, conduct unbecoming an officer and failure to stop misconduct by those under his com... Mon, 13 May 2013 21:24:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2082592-marine-faces-trial-urination-corpses.html 2013-05-13T21:24:33Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2073660-american-stabbed-us-embassy-cairo.html CAIRO (AP) — An assailant stabbed an American man on Thursday while they were standing outside the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, security officials said. The area around the U.S. Embassy has been the site of anti-American incidents and violence in the past, but stabbing attacks are uncommon despite political unrest that has roiled Egypt since the 2011 uprising. ... Thu, 09 May 2013 17:56:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2073660-american-stabbed-us-embassy-cairo.html 2013-05-09T17:56:28Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2073694-ugandan-general-questions-museveni-succession-plan.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Breaking ranks with the military high command, a general is accusing President Yoweri Museveni of trying to ensure his son replaces him, the first top official to raise concerns about the purported succession plan. David Sejusa, one of only six generals in the Ugandan military and a member of its high command, said in a recent lette... Thu, 09 May 2013 15:48:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2073694-ugandan-general-questions-museveni-succession-plan.html 2013-05-09T15:48:01Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2072062-soldier-faced-harassment-muslim.html RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sgt. 1st Class Naida Hosan is not a Muslim — she's a Catholic. But her name sounded Islamic to fellow U.S. soldiers in Iraq, and they would taunt her, calling her "Sgt. Hussein" and asking what God she prayed to. So before deploying to Afghanistan last year for her second war tour, she legally changed her name — to Naida Christian Nov... Wed, 08 May 2013 21:47:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2072062-soldier-faced-harassment-muslim.html 2013-05-08T21:47:57Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2071052-un-girls-young-6-raped-congo-troops.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Congolese troops fleeing the M23 rebels last November raped at least 97 women and 33 girls, some as young as 6, a U.N. report released Wednesday said. The U.S. Africa Command trained one of the units involved, Commando Battalion 391, in 2010 to be "a model for future reforms within the Congolese armed forces," according to the AFRICO... Wed, 08 May 2013 17:28:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2071052-un-girls-young-6-raped-congo-troops.html 2013-05-08T17:28:44Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2070676-japan-pulls-denials-wwii-sex-slavery.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan has acknowledged that it conducted only a limited investigation before claiming there was no official evidence that its imperial troops coerced Asian women into sexual slavery before and during World War II. A parliamentary statement signed Tuesday by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe acknowledged the government had a set of documents produced ... Wed, 08 May 2013 13:49:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2070676-japan-pulls-denials-wwii-sex-slavery.html 2013-05-08T13:49:26Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2054338-military-court-reverses-suicide-attempt-conviction.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military's highest court has reversed a discharged Marine's criminal conviction for slitting his wrists in a case that raised questions about whether suicidal service members should be prosecuted. The Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces ruled in a 3-2 decision released late Monday that a military judge shouldn't have accepted ... Wed, 01 May 2013 00:23:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2054338-military-court-reverses-suicide-attempt-conviction.html 2013-05-01T00:23:15Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2038350-palestinian-ends-hunger-strike-israeli-jail.html JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian prisoner who refused food for eight months ended his hunger strike on Tuesday after reaching a deal with Israeli for early release, his lawyer and the military said. Samer Issawi began refusing food in August to protest his re-arrest last July. The 33-year-old Issawi became a symbol of the Palestinian struggle against Israel... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:12:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2038350-palestinian-ends-hunger-strike-israeli-jail.html 2013-04-23T14:12:15Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2030372-pakistans-musharraf-vows-to-fight-arrest.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf vowed on Friday to fight what he called politically motivated allegations against him, following his arrest in a case involving his decision to fire senior judges while in power. Musharraf was detained after he made a dramatic escape from court in a speeding vehicle on Thursday and holed up... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:28:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2030372-pakistans-musharraf-vows-to-fight-arrest.html 2013-04-19T16:28:03Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2030334-long-period-quiet-guantanamo-grows-tense.html GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) — The morning routine started before dawn with a prisoner chanting the Muslim call to prayer through a small opening in the heavy steel door of his cell as soldiers with face shields quietly paced in the dimly lit corridor. The calm did not last long. Within minutes, troops began rushing about, the words "code yellow" ... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:35:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2030334-long-period-quiet-guantanamo-grows-tense.html 2013-04-19T14:35:02Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2026820-top-military-court-rules-manning-document-issue.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military's highest court ruled Wednesday it is not the right place for a dispute over public access to documents in the court-martial of Pfc. Bradley Manning. The New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights had sued seeking access to documents in the ongoing case. The center was seeking timely access to transcripts, motions,... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:18:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2026820-top-military-court-rules-manning-document-issue.html 2013-04-17T22:18:48Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2025590-israel-army-court-sentences-us-palestinian-teen.html JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli military court sentenced a Palestinian-American teenager on Wednesday to two weeks in prison for throwing rocks at Israeli forces, the military said, in a case that has drawn attention to Israel's system of military detention of Palestinian minors. Israel's military said a juvenile military court convicted 14-year-old Mohammad ... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:31:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2025590-israel-army-court-sentences-us-palestinian-teen.html 2013-04-17T18:31:14Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2018734-israel-ends-airstrike-case-palestinians-critical.html JERUSALEM (AP) — A Gaza rights group is criticizing Israel's military prosecutor for deciding not to press charges in an airstrike that killed a dozen Palestinian civilians during a November offensive against Hamas militants. The Palestinian Center for Human Rights said Sunday that the military prosecutor's office informed it that Israel's army did not vi... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:22:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2018734-israel-ends-airstrike-case-palestinians-critical.html 2013-04-14T16:22:25Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2010696-bin-laden-raid-member-wikileaks-witness.html FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — A military judge cleared the way Wednesday for a member of the team that raided Osama bin Laden's compound to testify at the trial of an Army private charged in a massive leak of U.S. secrets to the WikiLeaks website. Col. Denise Lind ruled for the prosecution during a court-martial pretrial hearing for Pfc. Bradley Manning at Fort ... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:17:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2010696-bin-laden-raid-member-wikileaks-witness.html 2013-04-10T21:17:05Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2007462-guatemala-war-trial-puts-closer-to-president.html GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala's struggle to deal with the war crimes of the past, including bringing an aging former dictator and his officers to justice, is hitting the country's current leader. A former soldier testifying at the genocide trial of ex-strongman Efrain Rios Montt, now 86, directly accused President Otto Perez Molina of ordering pillaging... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:25:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2007462-guatemala-war-trial-puts-closer-to-president.html 2013-04-09T15:25:39Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2004850-thousands-protest-turkish-coup-plot-trial.html ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish police used water cannons, tear gas and pepper spray on Monday to disperse thousands of people protesting outside a court house in support of 275 people who are on trial for allegedly plotting to overthrow Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government. The defendants were due to deliver their final statements at the trial — whic... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:58:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2004850-thousands-protest-turkish-coup-plot-trial.html 2013-04-08T12:58:51Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2004816-us-navy-clears-sailors-deadly-dubai-shooting.html DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. Navy sailors aboard a supply vessel acted within rules of engagement last year when they fired on a small boat approaching at high speed off Dubai, killing one Indian fisherman and wounding three others, according to a Navy investigation made public Monday. The July 2012 incident has been described by Navy officials... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:47:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2004816-us-navy-clears-sailors-deadly-dubai-shooting.html 2013-04-08T10:47:44Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1995284-swedish-judge-assange-allegations-a-mess.html ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — A senior Swedish judge said Wednesday that the sex crime allegations in his country against fugitive WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange are "a mess." In a speech at Australia's University of Adelaide, Justice Stefan Lindskog, chairman of the Supreme Court of Sweden, listed legal obstacles to extraditing the 41-year-old Australian ... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:11:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1995284-swedish-judge-assange-allegations-a-mess.html 2013-04-03T14:11:25Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1986132-angry-lawyer-throws-shoe-pakistans-musharraf.html KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — An angry lawyer threw a shoe at former President Pervez Musharraf as he headed to court in southern Pakistan on Friday to face legal charges following his return to the country after four years in self-imposed exile, police said. Meanwhile, a Taliban suicide bomber on a bicycle attacked the convoy of a paramilitary police commande... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 10:02:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1986132-angry-lawyer-throws-shoe-pakistans-musharraf.html 2013-03-29T10:02:51Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1979454-rwandan-warlord-pleads-guilty-congo-crimes.html THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Rwandan-born warlord known as "The Terminator" insisted Tuesday he is innocent of charges including murder, rape, pillaging and using child soldiers in eastern Congo at his first appearance before the International Criminal Court. Bosco Ntaganda had been one of the court's longest-sought fugitives until he unexpectedly beca... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:48:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1979454-rwandan-warlord-pleads-guilty-congo-crimes.html 2013-03-26T11:48:01Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1975376-us-aids-honduran-police-despite-death-squad-fears.html TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — The U.S. State Department, which spends millions of taxpayer dollars a year on the Honduran National Police, has assured Congress that money only goes to specially vetted and trained units that don't operate under the direct supervision of a police chief once accused of extrajudicial killings and "social cleansing." But The As... Sat, 23 Mar 2013 19:41:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1975376-us-aids-honduran-police-despite-death-squad-fears.html 2013-03-23T19:41:22Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1972598-international-court-detains-rwandan-born-warlord.html THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — African warlord Bosco Ntaganda was taken from the U.S. Embassy in Rwanda on Friday and flown to International Criminal Court in The Hague, where he faces charges including murder, rape and persecution in a rebel group's deadly reign of terror that gripped eastern Congo a decade ago. Ntaganda arrived and was taken to a cell sh... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 23:31:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1972598-international-court-detains-rwandan-born-warlord.html 2013-03-22T23:31:03Z