| Closing the Guantanamo Detention Center: Legal Issues |
17-Nov-2009 |
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| Authors:
Michael J Garcia; Elizabeth B Bazan; R C Mason; Edward C Liu; Anna C Henning; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | Following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, Congress passed the Authorization to Use Military Force (AUMF), which granted the President the authority to use all necessary and appropriate force against those ... [who] planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks against the United States. Many persons subsequently captured during military operations in Afghanistan and elsewhere were transferred to the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for detention and possible ... |
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| Closing the Guantanamo Detention Center: Legal Issues |
14-Sep-2009 |
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| Authors:
Michael J Garcia; Elizabeth B Bazan; R C Mason; Edward C Liu; Anna C Henning; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, Congress passed the Authorization to Use Military Force (AUMF), which granted the President the authority to use all necessary and appropriate force against those ... [who] planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks against the United States. Many persons subsequently captured during military operations in Afghanistan and elsewhere were transferred to the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for detention and possible ... |
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| Jordan: Background and U.S. Relations |
24-Jul-2009 |
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| Authors:
Jeremy M Sharp; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| This report provides an overview of Jordanian politics and current issues in U.S.-Jordanian relations. It provides a brief discussion of Jordan's government and economy and of its cooperation in promoting Arab-Israeli peace and other U.S. policy objectives in the Middle East. Several issues in U.S.-Jordanian relations are likely to figure in decisions by Congress and the Administration on future aid to and cooperation with Jordan. These include the stability of ... |
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| FY2009 Spring Supplemental Appropriations for Overseas Contingency Operations |
15-Jul-2009 |
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| Authors:
Stephen Daggett; Curt Tarnoff; Rhoda Margesson; K A Kronstadt; Kennon H Nakamura; Susan B Epstein; Sarah A Lister; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| On June 11, 2009, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees announced a conference agreement on H.R. 2346, a bill providing supplemental appropriations for the remainder of FY2009. The House passed the conference report (226 to 202) on June 16; the Senate passed it (91 to 5) on June 18. President Obama signed it into law (P.L. 111-32) on June 24. On key issues, the agreement includes: $5 billion, as in ... |
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| NATO in Afghanistan: A Test of the Transatlantic Alliance |
02-Jul-2009 |
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| Authors:
Paul Belkin; Vincent Morelli; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The mission of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Afghanistan is seen by many as a test of the alliance's political will and military capabilities. Since the Washington Summit in 1999, the allies have sought to create a new NATO, capable of operating beyond the European theater to combat emerging threats such as terrorism and the proliferation of WMD. Afghanistan is NATO's first out-of-area mission beyond Europe. Its purpose ... |
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| Reserve Forces. Army Needs to Reevaluate Its Approach to Training and Mobilizing Reserve Component Forces |
Jul-2009 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
Grace Coleman; Susan Tindall; Michael Ferren; Ron Lake; Sharon L Pickup; Nicole La Due Harms; Nate Tranquilli; John Vallario; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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 | Ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have required the involvement of large numbers of Army National Guard and Army Reserve personnel and demands on the Army's reserve component forces are expected to continue for the foreseeable future. In addition, the high demand for ground forces has led DOD to retrain some units for missions that are outside of their core competencies. Our past reports have noted a number of personnel, ... |
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| FY2009 Spring Supplemental Appropriations for Overseas Contingency Operations |
15-Jun-2009 |
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| Authors:
Stephen Daggett; Curt Tarnoff; Rhoda Margesson; K A Kronstadt; Kennon H Nakamura; Susan B Epstein; Sarah A Lister; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| On June 11, 2009, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees announced a conference agreement on H.R. 2346, a bill providing supplemental appropriations for the remainder of FY2009. Floor votes are expected the week of June 15. The agreement includes $5 billion, as in the Senate bill, to support U.S. loans to the International Monetary Fund (IMF); does not include a Senate provision allowing the Secretary of Defense to exempt photos ... |
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| Military Review: The Professional Journal of the U.S. Army. Volume 89, Number 3, May-June 2009 |
Jun-2009 |
132 pages |
| Authors:
ARMY COMBINED ARMS CENTER FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This issue of Military Review contains the following articles: Learning to Leverage New Media: The Israeli Defense Forces in Recent Conflicts, by Lt Gen William B. Caldwell IV, USA, et al.; Continuing Progress during the 'Year of the NCO,' by Command Sergeant Maj James W. Redmore, USA; The Inclination for War Crimes, by Lt Col Robert Rielly, USA, Ret.; The Embedded Morality in FM 3-24, Counterinsurgency, by Lt Col Celestino ... |
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| The Use of State and Local Law Enforcement for Immigration Enforcement under Federal Authority 287(G): A Case Study Analysis |
Mar-2009 |
171 pages |
| Authors:
James S Bloom; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The reality that 12 to 20 million illegal foreign nationals reside in the United States brings with it a number of homeland security questions and concerns. The threat of terrorists taking advantage of the United States' porous borders and lack of immigration law enforcement is highly probable. The United States must develop an effective strategy for dealing with illegal immigration and the homeland security threat that accompanies it. One possible ... |
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| Closing the Guantanamo Detention Center: Legal Issues |
15-Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Michael J Garcia; Elizabeth B Bazan; R C Mason; Edward C Liu; Anna C Henning; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, Congress passed the Authorization to Use Military Force (AUMF), which granted the President the authority to use all necessary and appropriate force against those ... [who] planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks against the United States. As part of the subsequent war on terror, many persons captured during military operations in Afghanistan and elsewhere were transferred to the U.S. Naval Station at ... |
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| Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and the Casual Link to Crime: A Looming National Tragedy |
01-Apr-2008 |
65 pages |
| Authors:
David L Daniel; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Soldiers returning from service in the Global War on Terror may experience a high incidence of varying degrees of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). As such, the military leadership and society in general must, therefore, develop an in-depth understanding of PTSD and the effects that a high occurrence of this disorder in veterans and serving personnel will have on our society. The purpose of this paper is to investigate if there ... |
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| The Royal Army in America During the Revolutionary War: The American Prisoner Records |
Jan-2008 |
140 pages |
| Authors:
Kenneth Baumgardt; ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS CHRISTIANA DE
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| The following work is an attempt to collect together a wide variety of records relating to the Royal prisoners during the Amen can War for Independence. A number of books are available which provide the records of the American armies during this period, but little work has been done to collect the records of the opposing Army. The British Army during the Revolutionary War was composed of a number of ... |
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| Waterboarding, Interrogation vs. Torture |
18-Dec-2007 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffery S Nason; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| For centuries waterboarding has been used for interrogation purposes to gain vital information forcefully and also to punish prisoners.1 Most recently, waterboarding gained negative attention when the press reported its use by the United States government on alleged terrorists. Today it is considered to be torture by a wide range of authorities, including politicians and military judges. Hence, the U.S. government should cease using waterboarding as an interrogation technique because ... |
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| A Methodology for Simulating Net-Centric Technologies: An Operations Research Approach |
JUN 2007 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Joshua Lospinoso; MILITARY ACADEMY WEST POINT NY DEPT OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
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| Captured enemy documents, also known as `CED', are vitally important to today's Army. With the capability to fill vital intelligence requirements, CED help Army units accomplish their missions and corroborate enemy prisoner of war interrogations. The language instant screening tool "LIST" technology being produced at the United States Military Academy provides a net-centric solution to expedite Army doctrine as outlined in FM 34-52. When modeling CED reporting procedures from FM ... |
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| The Cycle of Reciprocity: A Social Capital Intervention Strategy for SSTR Operations |
JUN 2007 |
79 pages |
| Authors:
Glenn A. Tolle; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Is it possible to initiate and sustain a positive cycle of reciprocity between competing actors in a Security, Stability, Transition and Reconstruction (SSTR) environment? The author postulates that an intervention strategy based on fostering "bridging social capital" between two or more competing parties stands a greater probability of success than an intervention strategy based primarily on an infusion of physical or human capital. The author reviews key literature of social ... |
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| Laos: Background and U.S. Relations |
05 FEB 2007 |
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| Authors:
Thomas Lum; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| For several years, United States-Laos relations were dominated by the debate over whether to grant normal trade relations status to Laos. On November 19, 2004, Congress approved legislation that granted nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of Laos. The Lao government's alleged poor treatment of former CIA-trained Hmong guerrillas was a key factor in the debate and remains a point of contention between the two countries. The United States and Laos ... |
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| Detainee Operations: Defeating an Insurgency from Within the Wire |
2007 |
74 pages |
| Authors:
Sr Molina Macedonio R.; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| As of November 2006, the United States (US) military maintains custody of over 15,000 detainees at four theater interment facilities and one strategic internment facility. With such large populations, there are significant risks of creating radical extremist. The US military must take preventive measures to ensure further radicalization of those individuals who may not necessarily have previously held those views which may have both tactical and strategic implications. To accomplish ... |
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| Lebanon: The Israel-Hamas Hezbollah Conflict |
15 SEP 2006 |
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| Authors:
Jeremy M. Sharp; Christopher Blanchard; Kenneth Katzman; Carol Migdalovitz; Alfred Prados; Paul Gallis; Dianne Rennack; John Rollins; Steve Bowman; Connie Veillette; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| This report analyzes the conflict between Israel and two U.S. State Department designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs), the Lebanese Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah and the radical Palestinian Hamas organization. On July 12, 2006, what had been a localized conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip instantly became a regional conflagration after Hezbollah captured two Israeli soldiers in a surprise attack along the Israeli-Lebanese border. Israel responded by ... |
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| Lebanon: The Israel-Hamas-Hezbollah Conflict |
15-Sep-2006 |
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| Authors:
Connie Veillette; Steve Bowman; Dianne Rennack; Alfred Prados; Christopher Blanchard; Kenneth Katzman; John Rollins; Carol Migdalovitz; Paul Gallis; Jeremy M Sharp; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| This report analyzes the conflict between Israel and two U.S. State Department-designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs): the Lebanese Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah and the radical Palestinian Hamas organization. On July 12, 2006, what had been a localized conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip instantly became a regional conflagration after Hezbollah captured two Israeli soldiers in a surprise attack along the Israeli-Lebanese border. Israel responded by carrying ... |
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| Muslim Prison Ministry: Hindering the Spread of the Radical, Militant, Violent and Irreconcilable Wing of Islam |
25 MAY 2006 |
70 pages |
| Authors:
James K. Dooghan; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Prisons and detention centers are recruiting grounds for radical Islamists. Unfortunately, the National Military Strategic Plan for the War on Terrorism Campaign Plan is not a sufficient enough strategy to hinder the conversion of detainees into terrorists. However, addressing violent Islamic ideology at the grass roots level may decrease the number of terrorists recruited and increase the number of Muslims favoring a nonviolent interpretation of the Qur'an. The author recommends ... |
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| Integrity Failures: A Strategic Leader Problem |
22 MAR 2006 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
James A. Muskopf; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Army has an integrity problem that is often overlooked. Yet when it surfaces, it has unwanted strategic implications. Various examples of integrity issues that have been dealt with by strategic leaders prove the implications of the problem. Other examples that appear to be acceptable, and thus have few or no consequences, give latitude for future unacceptable and more severe inappropriate behavior. Strategically, the implications of immoral and unethical behavior ... |
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| Relevancy for the Military Police |
07-Feb-2006 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
L W Vines; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| In the current operating environment where Stability and Support Operations (SASO) and Civil-Military Operations (CMO) take center stage, Military Police (MP) skill sets and the battlefield missions they perform are essential. The subsequent lawlessness throughout the country of Iraq following the fall of the Saddam Hussein regime after Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), and the current Counter Insurgency Operations (COIN) being conducted by U.S. Armed Forces deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan ... |
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| Federal Protection for Human Research Subjects: An Analysis of the Common Rule and Its Interactions with FDA Regulations and the HIPAA Privacy Rule |
02 JUN 2005 |
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| Authors:
Erin D. Williams; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Common Rule (45 CFR 46, Subpart A) governs research that is conducted on human beings if it is funded by one of 18 federal agencies. It requires a review of proposed research by an Institutional Review Board (IRB), the informed consent of research subjects, and institutional assurances of compliance with the regulations. In 1974, 45 CFR 46 was published following some cases of harm to human subjects, such as ... |
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| Integrating Title 18 War Crimes into Title 10: A Proposal to Amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice |
22 MAY 2005 |
138 pages |
| Authors:
Mynda G. Ohman; GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV WASHINGTON DC
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| Following reports of detainee abuse coming out of Iraq and Afghanistan, some U.S. military members have been tried and convicted under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) for their involvement. Despite the international and war-related character of these offenses, so far the allegations have been charged as common crimes under Title 10 (aggravated assault, dereliction of duty, maltreatment of detainees, murder) even though conduct of members of the U.S. ... |
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| Detainee/Interrogation Operations and Military Intelligence Leadership Training |
18 MAR 2005 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Barbara Hirst; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Military Intelligence leadership training: Setting a stage for failure? The recommendations and lessons learned following detainee operations such as those mentioned in the investigations of Abu Ghraib detainee abuses; note a need for specialists in detention and interrogation operations. This paper describes the historical basis for our detainee doctrine, reviews investigation findings, details the current conflicting policies, and analyzes the need for specialization of military intelligence officers and recommends improvements ... |
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| Maintaining the Ethical Advantage in Counterinsurgency Operations |
14 FEB 2005 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Glenn R. Guenther; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| To conduct effective operations that link tactical victories with achieving strategic goals, a Joint Task Force (JTF) commander should maintain ethical considerations at the forefront of all leadership, planning, and execution efforts to ensure ultimate success. Some experts characterize the enemy's strategy as a global insurgency. Others debate whether waging war against a technique -- terrorism -- constitutes sound strategy. Proper characterization of the conflict notwithstanding, America is fighting a ... |
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| U.S. Treatment of Prisoners in Iraq: Selected Legal Issues |
14-Jan-2005 |
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| Authors:
Jennifer K Elsea; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Photographs depicting the apparent abuse of Iraqi detainees at the hands of U.S. military personnel at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq have resulted in numerous investigations, congressional hearings, and prosecutions, raising questions regarding the applicable law. The international law of armed conflict, in particular, those parts relating to belligerent occupation, applies in Iraq. The four Geneva Conventions of 1949 related to the treatment of prisoners of war (POW) and civilian ... |
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| Six Floors of Detainee Operations in the Post-9/11 World |
01-Jan-2005 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas E Ayres; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Before 9/11, many nations battled terrorists and multi-clad insurgents in places like Ireland, Israel, and Algeria and subsequently detained these nontraditional combatants. These nations deliberated the applicability and relevance of the Geneva Conventions and frequently decided to conduct their detainee and interrogation operations by other standards. The United States had faced similarly ambiguous combatants in past conflicts, choosing to extend basic prisoner of war protections to such persons . . ... |
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| Descriptive Summary of Patients Seen at the Surgical Companies During Operation Iraqi Freedom-1 |
07 DEC 2004 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
G. J. Walker; James Zouris; Michael F. Galarneau; Judy Dye; NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| The Navy Marine Corps Combat Trauma Registry (CTR) is a data repository and warehouse summarizing information from data sets describing events that occurred and treatments administered to casualties from the point of injury to rehabilitation. Among the medical facilities contributing data to the CTR during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) were the Marine Corps forward surgical companies. Surgical companies offer resuscitative surgery, medical treatment and temporary holding facilities, in addition to ... |
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| Investigation of Intelligence Activities At Abu Ghraib |
23 AUG 2004 |
178 pages |
| Authors:
Anthony R. Jones; George R. Fay; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON DC
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| This investigation was ordered initially by LTG Ricardo S. Sanchez, Commander, Combined Joint Task Force Seven (CJTF-7). LTG Sanchez appointed MG george R. Fay as investigating officer under the provisions of Army Regulation 381-10, Procedure 15. MG Fay was appointed to investigate allegations that members of the 205th Military Intelligence Brigade (205 MI BDE) were involved in detainee abuse at the Abu Ghraib Detention Facility. MG Fay was to determine ... |
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| Military Tribunals: Historical Patterns and Lessons |
09 JUL 2004 |
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| Authors:
Louis Fisher; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| After the terrorist operations of September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush authorized the creation of military tribunals to try individuals who offered assistance to the attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C. The military order issued by President Bush closely tracks the model established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt for a military tribunal appointed in 1942 to try eight German saboteurs. This report summarizes the types of military ... |
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| Some Principles of Human Intelligence and Their Application |
26 MAY 2004 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
Robert A. Sayre Jr; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Human intelligence (HUMINT), which is the oldest of the intelligence disciplines, has through the course of the 20th century been less emphasized by the U.S. Army relative to the technical disciplines of signals intelligence and imagery intelligence. HUMINT should remain a key component of an intelligence system, as it can cue and be cued by the other disciplines and combine with them to be more effective than any of them ... |
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| Guantanamo Bay Detainees: National Security or Civil Liberty |
07 APR 2003 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Pamela M. VON Ness; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| With the decision to transfer Al Qaeda and Taliban captives to detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba, the Pentagon headed into legally uncharted territory. The United States has neither recognized the detainees as prisoners of war, nor have they been charged with any crime. Consequently, unanswered questions regarding their legal status and continued incarceration have drawn heated criticism from human rights organizations world- wide. Although senior defense officials ... |
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| United States - Cuba Policy: Strategic Framework for Re-emergent Relations |
07 APR 2003 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Allen J. Jamerson; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| After 44 years, Fidel Castro continues to defiantly run his Socialist-Marxist government under the nose of the world's hegemon. He does so in spite of powerful economic and political pressures that have severely impacted his nation's way of life and political status. From Eisenhower to the current Bush Administration, American Presidents have seemingly failed to successfully employ the four instruments of power to effect a regime change; at the same ... |
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| Reconstructing Iraq: Challenges and Missions for Military Forces in a Post-Conflict Scenario |
29 JAN 2003 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
Conrad C. Crane; W. A. Terrill; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| By the time Germany surrendered in May 1945, detailed Allied planning for the post-conflict phase of operations in that nation had been ongoing for 2 years. In contrast, LTG John Yeosock, commander of Third Army in Operation DESERT STORM, could get no useful staff support to assess and plan for post- conflict issues like hospital beds, prisoners, and refugees, complaint later that he was handed a "dripping bag of manure" ... |
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| Questions About National Security Strategy In the Republic of Armenia |
2003 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
George Gogashvili; NATIONAL WAR COLL WASHINGTON DC
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| Landlocked between Caspian and Black Seas and surrounded by major competitor powers Russia, Turkey and Iran, Armenia, has gained considerable success since its independence. As a state Armenia meets all three of Max Weber's criteria monopolizing the legitimate use of force within its territorial boundary and society. It keeps the strongest armed forces in Trans Caucasus, benefits from a strategic and military partnership with Russia, and has an amazing level ... |
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| The Long-Term Psychiatric Sequence of the Prisoner of War Experience: Findings From Operation Homecoming Vietnam Veterans |
17 JUL 2002 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Laurel L. Hourani; Susan Hilton; NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| The purpose of this study was to determine the psychiatric status and risk profile of repatriated prisoners of war (RPOWs) 25 years after their return. Subjects were 260 of the original 566 Vietnam War RPOWs and 81 of the original 138 Navy Vietnam veteran controls from Operation Homecoming. Methods included a brief questionnaire in 2000 to obtain baseline veteran and family health risk factor and psychological status screening information. Additionally, ... |
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| An Epidemiologic Analysis of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infections in Female Federal Prisoners |
2002 |
180 pages |
| Authors:
Sara B. Newman; UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIV OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES BETHESDA MD
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| Infections caused by Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) are the most commonly reported bacterial sexually transmitted infections in the U.S. No studies have been conducted to determine the prevalence of these two infections in women federal prisoners. Information about the prevalence of and risk factors for the infections may assist the Federal Bureau of Prisons to implement a rational screening approach for CT and GC in female inmates. ... |
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| Criminal Justice Statistics for Washington, D.C. and Other Major Cities |
17 AUG 2001 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| On July 20, 2001, we testified at an oversight hearing-which focused on prisoner releases and reintegration programs-held by the Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, House Committee on Government Reform. Among other matters, we testified that the District, a wholly urban jurisdiction, was perhaps facing greater challenges than most jurisdictions. We noted, for instance, that Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) data as of December 31,1999, indicated that the District of ... |
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| ECOMOG: Strengths and Weaknesses as a Regional Security Institution |
2001 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
Ibrahima Mbaye; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The fact that ECOMOG exists is a significant strength. Other than NATO, there are few coalitions or alliances of this type in the world. Strong influence-or some would suggest dominance-by Nigeria causes some of the weaknesses, as do the limited military capability and capacity, the lack of financial resources and adequate military and political structure. This paper will review the history of ECOMOG within its operational context, and analyze the ... |
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| Reflections and Remembrances: Veterans of the United States Army Air Forces Reminisce about World War II |
2000 |
86 pages |
| Authors:
William T. Y'Blood; Jacob Neufeld; Mary L. Jefferson; AIR FORCE HISTORY SUPPORT OFFICE BOLLING AFB DC
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| For its 1995 observance of the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II, the Air Force History and Museums Program sponsored a series of commemorative events. One, a National Day of Recognition for Veterans of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), held on August 7th in the Washington, D. C. area, was celebrated at three locations. First, at the Pentagon's center court, Secretary of the Air Force ... |
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| A Historical Analysis of United States Prisoner of War/Missing in ActionRepatriation and Remains Recovery |
05 JUN 1998 |
111 pages |
| Authors:
Chandler C. Sherrell; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| A HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF UNITED STATES POW/MIA REPATRIATION AND REMAINS RECOVERY by Maj. Chandler C. Sherrell, USA, 106 pages. This study investigates the historical record concerning the repatriation of American service members and the recovery of remains during World War II, Korea, and the Vietnam War. The issue of accounting for American service members has been proclaimed as a matter of the highest national priority ... |
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| A Case Study of the Non-Violent Inmate Labor Program Used to Supplement Operating Costs at the Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Oakland, California |
JUN 1998 |
62 pages |
| Authors:
Gregory J. Zacharski; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Shrinking budgets are forcing many DoD facilities to defer maintenance and reduce non-mission critical operations. This thesis provides a detailed presentation of the non-violent inmate labor program utilized by the Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Oakland, California to reduce routine operating costs. The inmate labor program is examined to identify costs, benefits, obstacles, and potential for future use at other DoD installations. This thesis was accomplished through interviews of individuals ... |
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| Air Force Humint: Phoenix or Albatross |
01 APR 1998 |
80 pages |
| Authors:
John C. Dymond; AIR FORCE ACADEMY COLORADO SPRINGS CO
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| The paper begins with definitions of HUMINT, a consideration of the place of HUMINT in the future security environment, and current HUMINT capabilities and doctrine, both civilian and military. It then focuses on those functions which an organic HUMINT capability could perform, why they would satisfy service unique requirements currently going unfilled, and how the capability may best be implemented. The paper concludes that Air Force HUMINT should assign trained, ... |
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| From Son Tay to Desert One: Lessons Unlearned |
13 FEB 1998 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
James M. Mis; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI
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| In the planning, preparation and execution of special operations, lessons learned from previous missions are sometimes overlooked or discounted. This was true of the Iranian Rescue Mission undertaken in April 1980, which failed, in part, by not studying and following the lessons learned from the Son Tay Raid ten years before. By examining these missions through the principles of objective, unity of command, unity of effort, and security, the contrasts ... |
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| Military Review: The Professional Journal of the US Army - January- February 1998. Army Values: Building Blocks for Leadership |
FEB 1998 |
120 pages |
| Authors:
ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Military Review's mission is to provie a forum for the open exchange of ideas on military affairs; to focus on concepts, doctrine and warfighting at the tactical and operational levels of war; and to support the education, training, doctrine development and integration missions of the Combined Arms Center end Command and General Staff College (CGSC). This issue of Military Review deals with the building blocks of leadership. Some of the ... |
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| Information Fusion - Battlespace Dominance |
25 JAN 1998 |
50 pages |
| Authors:
Meelita McCully; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Communications Systems are intended to ensure the Commander is not a prisoner to his/her command post. Previously the objective for Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) has been to ensure the Commander retains access to information and is able to make timely decisions from any place on the battlefield. Fusion of multiple C4I systems is possible with the advent of inexpensive commercial off the shelf (COTS) technology. COTS enables ... |
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| Honor Bound: The History of American Prisoners of War in Southeast Asia, 1961-1973 |
1998 |
721 pages |
| Authors:
Stuart I. Rochester; Frederick Kiley; OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON DC HISTORICAL OFFICE
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| Honor Bound is the result of a fruitful collaboration between Stuart I. Rochester and Frederick Kiley. In examining the lives of the prisoners in captivity, it presents a vivid, sensitive, sometimes excruciating, account of how men sought to cope with the physical and psychological torment of imprisonment under wretched and shameful conditions. It includes insightful analyses of the circumstances and conditions of captivity and its varying effects on the prisoners, ... |
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| POLICY PAPER: Peace Implementation in Liberia |
21 AUG 97 |
43 pages |
| Authors:
John E. Maraia; ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (SPECIAL OPERATIONS AND LOW INTENSITY CONFLICT) WASHINGTON DC DEPT OF INTERNATIONAL
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| Liberia is currently recovering from seven years of a rapacious civil war. Recently the combatants traded in their weapons for ballots, holding free and fair national elections on July 19, 1997, according to hundreds of international observers. The election of Charles Taylor, a former Liberian government official, prisoner of Massachusetts, and rebel leader, represents an important juncture in Liberia's recuperation. The truly difficult task of rebuilding begins now, in the ... |
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| The "Legal Vacuum" of Detainee Rights |
APR 1997 |
145 pages |
| Authors:
Margaret B. Baines; JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL'S SCHOOL CHARLOTTESVILE VA
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| The United States military tacks procedures for prolonged detention of civilians who threaten force or host nation security during nontraditional military operations, or "Operations other than war" (OOTW). While the Geneva Conventions govern treatment of persons captured during international armed conflicts, those captured during OOTW have no powerful treaty to protect them. Domestic law and international treaties to which the U.S. is a party provide detainees with only minimal protections, ... |
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