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POPSInsubordination Examples There have been a number of famous and infamous people who have committed insubordination or publicly objected to an organizational practice. * Douglas MacArthur - US General who was relieved of command by President Harry S. Truman during the Korean Conflict. * Jackie Robinson - US baseball player was accused of insubordination while in the military but was exonerated at a court martial. * Howard Zinn - historian who was fired for insubordination * Albert Pike - charged by the Confederate Army with insubordination * George Grosz - soldier in German Army, World War I, and artist * Eugene Debs - labor organizer and member of Socialist Party * Jeffrey Wigand - VP of Brown & Williamson who revealed tobacco industry practices * Billy Mitchell - famous aviator, United States Army Air Corp commander during World War I and proponent of air power during the interwar years * Hunter S. Thompson - famous writer fired from Time Magazine
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POPSRobin Long, Faces Expedited Court Martial Tomorrow I wish I could go to Colorado Springs to provide moral support. I guess I should write him a letter. Our occupation in Iraq is morally wrong. If this is how you are to fight terrorism, then why hasn't Israel every used Occupation as a means of fighting terrorism? I know this is not about fighting terrorism, but for those that think it is, think about that. Turn off the TV and the radio and start searching for truth.
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POPSMilitary Death Penalty
Gray -- this is Gray's legal issue. This is the first time a president has approved a military death sentence since President Eisenhower approved Army Private John A. Bennett's death sentence on 2 July 1957. PVT Bennett was executed at the USDB on 13 April 1961 after President Kennedy declined to grant clemency. Article 71(a) of the UCMJ provides, "the sentence providing for death may not be executed until approved by the President." 10 U.S.C. § 871(a). The last time a president acted under Article 87(a) was on 12 February 1962, when President Kennedy commuted a Sailor's death sentence to confinement for life. Gray was sentenced to death by a court-martial at Fort Bragg, NC, on 12 April 1988. The Army Court of Military Review affirmed Gray's death sentence in two opinions isused in 1992 and 1993. United States v. Gray, 37 M.J. 730 (A.C.M.R. 1992); United States v. Gray, 37 M.J. 751 (A.C.M.R. 1993). CAAF affirmed Gray's death sentence in a 3-2 opinion in 1999. United States
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POPSNationwide Protests at Canadian Consulates, Wed. July 9 Having been a Refusenik myself (and I never forget it), these men and women of conscience hold a special place in my heart...I know how difficult, yet liberating it can be to stand up to the Federal Gummint. Following Parliament vote welcoming war resisters, please sign new letter to stop deportations! We'll mail the letters for you...See site link.
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POPSGod made me do IT? Things are just getting better and better for the Catholic Church. I'm not a member and there is a lot I want to say on the issue but I will refrain from doing so, as I don't want to offend anyone.
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POPSBlackwater Doesn't Give A Damn About Rules It seems as if Blackwater is out of control. The answer to no laws in either the U.S. or Iraq. Paul Bremer made certain of that when he was Viceroy. He left Blackwater and other military contractors immune to Iraqi law, and also released them from any requirement to follow the military rules of engagement. Our soldiers who are paid a small fraction of what these professional killers are paid, and yet must follow all law to the letter or face court martial. These contractors are paid thousands of dollars a week and are given essentially a free hand. I know Republicans like to privatize as much as possible, but this is just ridiculous.
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POPSMarine to be Court Martialled for Haditha Massacre America's "best and bravest"--killing 24 civilians? At worst he gets 2 years in the brig. Two others might be tried to. Talk about breach of justice. So who escaped the prosecution...surely someone is guilty for the killing of 24 unarmed civilians! War crime. Clearly the military laws of engagement were violated by someone; the perpetrators have found cover somehow.
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POPS U.S. deserters lose bid for Canada refugee status U.S. deserters lose bid for Canada refugee status. The Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear appeals from the two men, Jeremy Hinzman and Brandon Hughey, over decisions by immigration authorities -- backed in two subsequent court rulings -- that they were not refugees in need of protection. Opposing the war on the belief that it was illegal and immoral, the two deserted when they learned their units would be deployed to Iraq, and came to Canada. If deported to the United States, they say they face a court martial and up to five years in prison.
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POPSTwo marines to face Haditha trial Eight US soldiers were originally charged in connection with the killings, which sparked international outrage. After a report in Time magazine showed flaws in the initial marine statement, a preliminary investigation was begun. The inquiry confirmed civilians had been shot in their homes, but described the deaths as "collateral damage". Sad, all around.
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POPSGangRaped 19, Guilty Register as Sex Offender. She faces up to a year in prison, a reduction in pay allowances and a possible bad conduct discharge from the Air Force if convicted. Additionally, if found guilty, she will have to register as a sex offender.
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POPSFemale Airman Makes Rape Accusation, Ends Up On Trial Herself It is that outcome that has so alarmed advocates for rape victims and raised a concern that -- regardless of whether Hernandez is correct in her accusations --the case will have a chilling effect in the future. According to the Los Angeles Times, Hernandez' attorneys have released a statement saying that "'important, relevant evidence' was denied them during discovery and that Hernandez decided not to plead to the same indecent-act charge as the three airmen because 'she was told that she was considered guilty unless she proved herself innocent.'" Same source ]
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POPS Marine tells of order to execute Haditha women and children "After leaving the room Mendoza told Tatum what he had found. "I told him there were women and kids inside there. He said 'Well, shoot them,'" Mendoza told prosecutor Lieutenant Colonel Sean Sullivan. "And what did you say to him?" Sullivan asked. "I said 'But they're just women and children.' He didn't say nothing." Mendoza said he returned to a position at the front of the house and heard a door open behind him followed by a loud noise. Returning later that afternoon to retrieve bodies, Mendoza said he found a room full of corpses."
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POPSAbu Ghraib Token Officer CoverUp Show-Trial starts.
The BBC says that whatever the verdict in Lt-Col Jordan's trial, many will continue to believe that there are those far higher up the military and civilian chain of command who should answer for an episode that did such damage to the image of the US military. The American Psychological Association has condemned torture in the past. But this year the organization was responding, in part, to intense internal pressure from some members who were angered by the Bush administration's permissive interpretation of prohibitions on abuse. The new resolution aims to be more precise and detailed, articulating "an absolute prohibition for psychologists against direct or indirect participation" in brutal interrogation methods, from mock executions to waterboarding. "The APA came in line with the minimum of its responsibilities by condemning, in certain circumstances, the most egregious forms of torture being committed in our name," said Reisner, a psychologist.
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