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The DoD Law of War Manual – And A Critique

http://www.dod.mil/dodgc/images/law_war_manual15.pdf “This manual reflects many years of labor and expertise, on the part of civilian and military lawyers from every Military Service. It reflects the experience of this Department in applying the law of war in actual military operations, and it will help us remember the hard- learned lessons from…



W&L Law Symposium: Policing in America – Powers and Accountability

http://law2.wlu.edu/crsj/page.asp?pageid=1800 Addressing mass incarceration, discriminatory use of force, and militarized policing in America Friday, January 29, 2016 Washington and Lee School of Law 1 Denny Circle Lexington, Virginia 24450 A full agenda outlining all panel presentations and speakers is forthcoming. For more information, please contact Emelia Hall at halltuisawau.e@law.wlu.edu.





HOW ROGUE TECHIES ARMED THE PREDATOR, ALMOST STOPPED 9/11, AND ACCIDENTALLY INVENTED REMOTE WAR

ARTHUR HOLLAND MICHEL WIRED MAGAZINE DATE OF PUBLICATION: 12.17.15. 12.17.15 TIME OF PUBLICATION: 7:00 AM. 7:00 AM http://www.wired.com/2015/12/how-rogue-techies-armed-the-predator-almost-stopped-911-and-accidentally-invented-remote-war/?mbid=nl_121715 See also: A book that came out a year and two months prior to this article: Richard Whittle’s interesting Predator book which had many of these details – and more: http://richardwhittle.net For archival…


“The military’s real problem: Fewer Americans are joining” – Politico 15 DEC 15

http://www.politico.com/agenda/the-militarys-real-problem-fewer-americans-are-joining-000005 When I was a commander in Iraq, many of my men were unfit for the battlefield. My unit needed them anyway. By John Spencer 12/15/15 06:40 AM EST And see also: Ready, Willing, And Unable To Serve – 75 Percent of Young Adults Cannot Join the Military Early Education…


Today in History – The General Framework Agreement for Peace, widely known as Dayton Accords, was formally signed in Paris on December 14, 1995

Today in History – December 14, 1995, The General Framework Agreement for Peace, widely known as Dayton Accords, was reached on November 21, 1995 and formally signed in Paris on December 14. The war in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the early 1990s was the worst conflict in Europe since 1945….


Human rights and security in US history – OUPBlog 9 DEC 15

http://blog.oup.com/2015/12/human-rights-and-security-in-us-history/ BY KEVIN GOVERN DECEMBER 9TH 2015 This Human Rights Day, commemorating the 10 December 1948 proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we embark on a year-long observance of the 50th anniversary of the two International Covenants on Human Rights: the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural…