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Court-Martial for Soldier Who Wrote Angry Song About Stop-Loss

MARFA, Texas — Army Specialist and Iraq war veteran Marc Hall was incarcerated by the U.S. Army in Georgia for recording a song that expresses his anger over the Army’s stop-loss policy. Now he waits to be shipped to Iraq to face a court martial. Stop-loss is a policy that allows the Army to keep … Continue reading “Court-Martial for Soldier Who Wrote Angry Song About Stop-Loss”

Going Rogue in Combat Boots

Here’s a bit of cheery news: Last week, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates met with the nation’s top defense company executives, including the CEOs of those mega-military-industrial combines Lockheed Martin and Boeing, and called for a “closer partnership.” He also made them a promise. He pledged, according to his spokesman, “to work with the White … Continue reading “Going Rogue in Combat Boots”