No More Murderer’s Row:
Tucked into the Senate’s 2006 defense authorization bill is an amendment that puts paid to burial in a national cemetery of anyone who’s convicted of a capital offense. (DR 09/26/05) And, wherever such an individual is buried, there will be no military honors. Senators were unanimous in their endorsement of the legislation sponsored by Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho).
The use of a military counter-drone laser on the southwest border this week—which prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to abruptly close the airspace over El Paso, Texas—will be a “case study” on the complex web of authorities needed to employ such weapons near civilian areas and the consequences of agencies…

