Military Justice System Quotes

The thing that is wrong with the Uniform Code of Military Justice is that it is not uniformly applied

The issue of assault in the military is something that they've gone to great lengths to try to deal with - and have not entirely dealt with yet.

It seems nothing good comes out of Abu Ghraib.

There's a War Crimes Act in the United States passed by a Republican Congress in 1996, which says that grave breaches of the Geneva Convention are subject to the death penalty. And that doesn't mean the soldier that committed them - that means the commanders.

The framework of a democratic army has been established by President Truman’s Executive Order.

Sexual assault has no place in the military. It is a violation of everything that the US military stands for.

When soldiers break the law in a combat situation the commanding officer can hold them accountable, but he cannot do so if military contractors break the law.

A private soldier has as much right to justice as a major-general.

My involvement with Guantanamo began as vice chief of staff.

My father was a military judge, and my mother was a psychiatric social worker. My brother and sister and I were moved around constantly, in and outside the U.S., living in Germany for much of our teens.