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Manning leaks helped end war, saved lives
Why is it that people who violate the U.S. Uniform Code of Military Justice by torturing prisoners do not get punished ("Ex-CIA officer charged over leaks to journalists," Jan. 24), but people who report such crimes to the press get the book thrown at...Tags: Massacres, Bradley Manning, Iraq, Central Intelligence Agency
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Marines to be Court-Martialed Over Urinating on Corpses Video
KTLA NewsWASHINGTON, D.C. -- Two U.S. Marines will be court martialed over their alleged involvement in a video showing troops urinating on dead Taliban fighters and posing for pictures with casualties. The Marine Corps announced the criminal charges Monday...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Courts-Martial, White House, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Government
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Marines: Flag Represents Snipers, Not Nazis
KTLA NewsCAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (KTLA) -- The Marine Corps is investigating a photo taken by one of its scout sniper teams in Afghanistan in front of a flag with a logo resembling a notorious Nazi symbol, but Marine sources say the flag has nothing to do with Nazi...Tags: Symbols and Symbolism, Nazi Party, Symbols and Symbolism, Afghanistan, World War II (1939-1945)
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Mail Call - Jan. 3
“You should ask your readers how many believe in the daily horoscope. What a waste of space.” — Paramount “I’m calling because my granddaughter ... had layaway, and she works very hard at her job, she helps children with...Tags: Interior Policy, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Business, Holidays, Voting
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Marines pose with flag resembling SS logo
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- The Marine Corps said Thursday it is investigating a photo of Camp Pendleton-based scout sniper team in Afghanistan in front of a flag with a logo resembling a notorious Nazi symbol.
The picture was taken in September 2010...Tags: Symbols and Symbolism, Nazi Party, Symbols and Symbolism, Afghanistan, War Crimes
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Remember the Bill of Rights
Summit TownshipThe United States Constitution is a remarkable document; it is the product of much labor and compromise by some of the best minds our country has seen. The Constitution establishes the framework and powers of our federal government and was ratified...Tags: Government, Civil Rights, Laws, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control
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A Bleak Future For Gitmo Detainees, 10 Years Later
CNNGUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba -- Ten years after the arrival of the first prisoners captured by U.S. forces after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will likely be in business for many more years -- perhaps decades -- to...Tags: Terrorism, Civil Rights, Judges, Cuba, U.S. Department of Defense
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Teen in St. Cloud AK-47 attack was dressed for war, cops say
ST. CLOUD — David Alyn Penney was dressed for war — or a teenage video-game fantasy.
Young enough to still be battling acne, the 18-year-old stood tall in the middle of Alabama Avenue early Monday and opened fire.
Methodically pulling the...Tags: Osceola County Sheriff's Office, Osceola County, Hospitals and Clinics, Laws, Shootings
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On Christopher Hitchens: August Brown considers
Jacket CopyAugust Brown writes: For me, his greatest influence was on the page. His style was defined by a refusal to resort to stock images and analysis -- or to accept them from others.... -
Perry: What's wrong with a little corpse-defiling?
Opinion L.A.Rick Perry is not the first to defend the four Marines who were catapulted to infamy last week when an Internet video emerged capturing them urinating on what appeared to be the corpses of three dead Taliban fighters. Conservative luminary...... -
Crusading Spanish judge is back in court — as defendant
World NowBaltasar Garzon, a Spanish judge who indicted former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, is back in court as a defendant. Garzon, 56, is charged with ordering illegal wiretaps in one of three cases against him.... -
Former Guatemalan dictator Rios Montt may face genocide trial
World NowFormer Guatemalan dictator Gen. Efrain Rios Montt will appear in a civilian court Thursday to face possible prosecution on genocide charges stemming from the army's "scorched earth" civil war campaign of the 1980s....
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