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Slam US troops, go easy on Al Qaeda -- is this Team Obama's idea of military justice?

President Obama is expected to discuss Al Qaeda, drone strikes and Guantanamo detainees Thursday at the National Defense University in Washington. He'll reportedly make the case on why it's OK to kill thousands of terror suspects overseas via drones without a hearing, but why it's not OK to hold 166 terror suspects at Guantanamo where their lockdown on Caribbean windswept bluffs beats any U.S. prison.While he's trying to explain such a non sequitur , he might want to also share the logic behind his administration's harsher punishments for U.S. troops than Al Qaeda in military courtrooms.  How and why is that even remotely possible?Let's take a look at some specific cases, first against the troops:Army 1 st Lt. Michael Behenna – In 2009, Behenna, a platoon leader, was sentenced to 25 years for killing Ali Mansur, an Iraqi with ties to Al Qaeda who was thought be involved in an IED attack that killed two of his troops.  During a botched, impromptu interrogation, Mansur allegedly threw a ...

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  1. Former president Musharraf says he will return to Pakistan despite conspiracy allegations

    Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said Friday he will return to his homeland no later than next March to resume his political ambitions despite facing arre...

  2. Bush Calls Pakistani President Musharraf , Expresses Hope Relations Will Continue

    President Bush telephoned Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf following his party's loss in parliamentary elections, but the White House said Thursday that it's up ...

  3. Report: Coalition Seeks to Impeach Pakistani President Musharraf

    Pakistan's ruling coalition on Thursday announced it will seek the impeachment of President Pervez Musharraf, cranking up pressure on the U.S.-backed former general ...

  4. Former Pakistani President Claims There Was Never Bin Laden Deal With U.S.

    ISLAMABAD -- Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf denied Tuesday that his administration struck an agreement with the United States years ago to let American ...

  5. Pakistan Violence Flares as Parties Discuss Musharraf's Successor

    Leaders of Pakistan's ruling coalition discussed Tuesday how to replace former President Pervez Musharraf and what to do with the man who ruled for nine years, while...

  6. Pakistani Elections Heat Up After Sharif's Party Decides to Contest

    Pakistan's election campaign began in earnest Monday, a day after former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif dropped threats to boycott the balloting to protest the authorit...

  7. Sharif's win sparks hope for Pakistan-India ties

    Over a decade ago, the man now set to become Pakistan's next prime minister stood at this border crossing with archenemy India to inaugurate a "friendship" bus servi...

  8. Powell Confers With Pakistan's Musharraf on India

    Secretary of State Colin Powell conferred twice with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf as the State Department said it understood India's anger over terror attack...

  9. Pervez Musharraf on Bin Laden's Death

    He is worried about Taliban in Pakistan

  10. Musharraf: Give Pakistan Killer Drones to Target Terrorists

    Former Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf believes his country should be given drone aircraft so it can take out top terror suspects without the help of the W...

  11. Musharraf: Give Pakistan Killer Drones to Hit Terrorists

    Former Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf believes his country should be given drone aircraft so it can take out top terror suspects without the help of the W...

  12. Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf Holds Secret Talks With Exiled Elected Leader Benazir Bhutto

    President Gen. Pervez Musharraf held secret talks with opposition leader and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto , a government minister said Saturday. Media widely...

  1. Arrest Warrant Issued for Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf

    ISLAMABAD -- A Pakistani court issued an arrest warrant Saturday for former President Pervez Musharraf in connection with the assassination of ex-premier Benazir Bhu...

  2. Former Pakistani president Musharraf returns home amid death threats

    Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf ended more than four years in self-exile Sunday with a flight to his homeland, seeking a possible political comeback in d...

  3. Official: Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to Step Down As Army Chief Saturday

    Pakistan's government freed thousands of critics jailed under emergency rule, and President Gen. Pervez Musharraf may step down as army chief this weekend, officials...

  4. Pakistan's Musharraf vows return despite risks

    Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said Saturday that he will return to his homeland despite facing criminal charges and militant death threats.Musharraf ha...

  5. Pakistan's Musharraf granted bail in Bhutto case

    A lawyer for Pakistan's former military ruler says a judge has granted Pervez Musharraf bail in a case related to the murder of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto....

  6. Fighting Terror

    Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf talks to FOX about how to fight the Taliban

  7. The most violent election campaign in Pakistan's history

    Amy Kellogg reports from London

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