Robert "Buzz" Patterson is a United States Marine Corps Emblem The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is the second smallest of the five branches of the United States armed forces, with 170,000 active and 40,000 reserve Marines as of 2002. The United States Coast Guard, part of the Department of Homeland Security, is...
US Marine officer and author. In Dereliction of Duty he argues that the In political science, a democrat (lowercase d) is an advocate, follower, or proponent of democracy. See also: republican, monarchist In politics, a Democrat (uppercase D) is a member, delegate, or supporter of a Democratic political party such as the Democratic Party in the United States or the Australian Democrats in...
Democrats "never focus on America's enemies" but "always assume the enemy is us: America, our armed services, and our intelligence operations." [1] (http://www.hebookservice.com/bookpage.asp?prod_cd=c6515)
His book alleges that US President Order: 42nd President Vice President: Al Gore Term of office: January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001 Preceded by: George H. W. Bush Succeeded by: George W. Bush Date of birth: August 19, 1946 Place of birth: Hope, Arkansas First ...
Bill Clinton was briefed in 1996 about an " Al-Qaeda (Arabic: القاعدة, the foundation or the base) is the name given to a worldwide network of militant Islamist organizations under the leadership of Osama bin Laden. Built on the the mujahideen resistance movement against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, it seeks to...
al Qaeda plot to employ commercial airliners as weapons" but ignored the warning in a "calculating, politicized, and ultimately ineffectual" way.
Dereliction of duty is a specifical offence in military law.
Acts which are derelict may be charged under more specific offences such as missing movement, noncompliance with procedural rules, misbehaviour, malingering, self-injury with intent to avoid service, or straggling.
Civilian dereliction is usually classed in common law as criminal or civil negligence, recklessness or malpractice.