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Monday, May 30, 2005
I'M BACK FOR A WHILE...
Boy, Niagara Falls is awesome. You should go if you haven't been. Take the Mrs.
After a week away from blogging and the littlest centrist, it's time to take stock of what's happened in the world of military justice:
1. All charges against Marine 2LT Ilario Pantano were dropped. He had been facing two counts of premeditated murder. Going one step further than the investigating officer, the convening authority also decided not to pursue any administrative charges against Pantano.
2. Jury selection began in the court martial of Air Force Academy Cadet Benjamin D. Kuster. He is charged with having sex with an intoxicated cadet. The government has charged him with full rape, and he faces a life sentence.
3. Navy SEAL Lt. Andrew K. Ledford was acquitted of any wrongdoing related to the alleged abuse by his team of Iraqis. The government had previously refused to release even the accused's name, as I wrote about here.
4. We think we heard the littlest centrist say "mama" last night, but it was in between a bunch of other baby babble.
After a week away from blogging and the littlest centrist, it's time to take stock of what's happened in the world of military justice:
1. All charges against Marine 2LT Ilario Pantano were dropped. He had been facing two counts of premeditated murder. Going one step further than the investigating officer, the convening authority also decided not to pursue any administrative charges against Pantano.
2. Jury selection began in the court martial of Air Force Academy Cadet Benjamin D. Kuster. He is charged with having sex with an intoxicated cadet. The government has charged him with full rape, and he faces a life sentence.
3. Navy SEAL Lt. Andrew K. Ledford was acquitted of any wrongdoing related to the alleged abuse by his team of Iraqis. The government had previously refused to release even the accused's name, as I wrote about here.
4. We think we heard the littlest centrist say "mama" last night, but it was in between a bunch of other baby babble.
