Is “don’t ask, don’t tell” dead? According to USA Today, Cynthia Smith, a Pentagon spokeswoman, said the suspension of “don’t ask, don’t tell” is in response to the October 12 decision of a central California federal judge that ruled the law implemented under President Clinton in 1993 was unconstitutional. Judge Virginia Phillips on Tuesday denied [...]
Ft. Hood shooter faces 13 murder charges
Nov. 12, 2009 Leave a Comment
Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist who allegedly went on a deadly shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, has been charged by a military court with 13 counts of premeditated murder, capital offenses under military law. The Army Criminal Investigation Command told reporters Thursday that additional charges may be pending. Hasan is now officially the [...]
Army CID looking for vehicle that may have left Ft. Hood crime scene
Nov. 9, 2009 Leave a Comment
The US Army Criminal Investigation Command announced Monday night that it was looking for any military of civilian personnel or any vehicles that may have left the scene of the Building 42003 massacre scene at Fort Hood, Texas. CID would not speculate but said it was looking for anyone who “may have inadvertently left the [...]
Army releases names of Ft. Hood victims
Nov. 9, 2009 Leave a Comment
Here is the US Army’s list of victims of the shooting rampage November 5. Twelve soldiers and one civilian employee were killed. Lt. Col. Juanita L. Warman, 55, of Havre De Grace, Md. She was assigned to the 1908th Medical Company, Independence, Mo. Maj. Libardo Caraveo, 52, of Woodbridge, Va. He was assigned to the [...]
Boondock Saints II: Brian Mahoney
Oct. 14, 2009 1 Comment
Framingham native started as Army chopper pilot
Justice department to examine war interrogation memos
April 21, 2009 Leave a Comment
According to this blog, nothing has happened in world news for three weeks. That’s my bad. First off, I just want to say sorry for not posting in almost a month. I was swamped with school work, finals and assignments to end off the year. But now, I’m in the clear, so I can again devote some time every day to writing for Blast.