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NPR's Michel Martin discusses what the war in Afghanistan will mean in U.S. history with historian Kathleen Belew, retired U.S. Navy commander Ted Johnson and military judge Col. Gary Solis.
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Parris Island recruit's death 'relevant' at drill instructor's trial, judge rules Raheel Siddiqui, 20, died during boot camp in March 2016. (Family photo via DFP) A military judge has denied an attempt by the attorneys representing a former Parris Island drill instructor at his upcoming court-martial to exclude evidence of a recruit’s death. Gunnery Sgt. Joseph A. Felix is accused of slapping recruit Raheel Siddiqui moments before he leapt to his death, and ordering another Muslim recruit to sit in a commercial dryer as Felix turned it on and insulted the recruit’s religion. Felix ...
There May Be More Military Pardons to Come from Trump, Advocates Say In this Aug. 23, 2011 Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System photo, Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, left, participates in an exercise at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. (AP Photo/DVIDS, Spc. Ryan Hallock) 23 Dec 2020 President Donald Trump's controversial pardons of former Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., and the so-called "Blackwater Four" were in line with the clemency he has previously afforded to combat veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, according to military law experts both for and against his actions. Th...
Dec 23, 2020 5:41 PM EDT For many in the United States and Iraq, the name “Blackwater” has become synonymous with a deadly 2007 episode that killed 17 innocent civilians and wounded 24. The massacre at Nisour Square in Baghdad was one of the most indelible events of the Iraq War, drawing widespread condemnation, including from human rights organizations and the Iraqi government. Four men who worked for the American private security firm then known as Blackwater were found guilty in U.S. federal court of murder and manslaughter and sentenced to prison for th...
The military, because of the missions undertaken to go after bowe bergdahl and whether they were undertaken missions whether he was missing or not is anyone's guess, but here at the fort bragg, they don't want to share their opinion publicly about what they feel about bow berlg dal. we were surprised to see him not flanked by much security. he was escorted out by a couple of soldiers here after he left the courthouse, and that we should mention, wolf, it is one of the few times that we have seen him publicly because for the last year he has maintained a low profile and not seen out in public, ...