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Fort Hood Shooting Suspect Unlikely to Get Death Penalty

Crimes that occur on military bases are usually heard in the military justice system. But while that may sound harsher than a civilian court, the sentences usually turn out to be more lenient.
The result is that Maj. Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist who allegedly gunned down 13 people at the military base in Texas last [...]


Gitmo Prisoners Could Be Headed to Michigan

Obama administration officials will tour a Michigan state prison today in the hopes of using it to hold suspected terrorists now imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay, The Associated Press reports.
Representatives of the Departments of Defense, Justice and Homeland Security are scheduled to visit the prison in Standish, Mich., which is slated to be closed soon, to [...]


How Much Counterinsurgency Training?

The Counterinsurgency Center teaches officers not to think “terrorism-bad” but “clinically” when combating insurgents. Is George Washington comparable to Osama Bin Laden? But some in the military worry that traditional military functions are eroding because of an overemphasis on counterinsurgency.