/rickyclousing SDMCC blog Wed, 20 Dec 2006 22:01:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en US Army Interrogator Sgt. Ricky Clousing will come home to Washington State on Saturday, December 23rd after three months in a military prison. Family, friends and supporters will welcome Sgt. Clousing at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport at 10:15PM on Saturday, December 23rd, Concourse B, Baggage Claim 11. Sgt. Clousing will ... /rickyclousing/?p=30 FORT BRAGG, N.C., Oct. 12 — Sgt. Ricky Clousing went to war in Iraq because, he said, he believed he would simultaneously be serving his nation and serving God.  But after more than four months on the streets of Baghdad and Mosul interrogating Iraqis rounded up by American troops, Sergeant ... /rickyclousing/?p=29 By Elizabeth de la Vega, www.TomDispatch.com I look forward to the day when Mattel makes a Sgt. Ricky Clousing action figure. As the mother of sons born eight years apart, I spent nearly half my adult life surrounded by - and stepping on - action figures. They were everywhere: a phalanx of ... /rickyclousing/?p=31 The Army recently set Sgt. Clousing's court martial for Thursday, October 12th. Sgt. Clousing has been charged with desertion, and if convicted faces a maximum of one year in confinement and a bad conduct discharge. At his court martial, Sgt. Clousing will testify about the abuses of power ... /rickyclousing/?p=28 On August 31st, Sgt. Clousing was charged with violating Article 85 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (desertion). If found guilty, he could face a maximum of two years in confinement. The Army did this despite Sgt. Clousing turning himself in. Former Judge Advocate General and ... /rickyclousing/?p=24 The United States Army opened two parallel investigations into disclosures made by Sgt. Clousing about the abuse of power and lack of accountability of the US Military in Iraq. These disclosures have been backed up by investigations conducted by Human Rights Watch. Speaking about the conditions in Iraq, ... /rickyclousing/?p=23 Accompanied by Iraq vets, family, friends and lawyers, Sgt. Clousing returned to military custody on August 11th. As previously stated, turning himself in had always been Sgt. Clousing’s intention, and he had been actively working to do so for many months. He was met at the gate by ... /rickyclousing/?p=22 On August 11th at the annual Veterans for Peace convention, surrounded by fellow Iraq Vets Against the War, resisters of other wars, military families, friends, and other supporters, Sgt. Clousing spoke about his opposition to the continued occupation of Iraq. Reporters from over a dozen media outlets attended the press ... /rickyclousing/?p=19 Sgt. Ricky Clousing enlisted in the army after the events of September 11. He served in the army for three years, five months of those in Iraq. After 18 months of instruction, he completed his necessary training as an interrogator and was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division. He deployed ... /rickyclousing/?p=20