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According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, a Las Vegas civilian faces court-martial for setting fire to a Predator UAV in Iraq:

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LV man confined in Iraq

Civilian held against rights, lawyer says

By KEITH ROGERS
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL


A Las Vegas man who works for a contractor in Iraq faces a rare civilian court-martial and is confined at an overseas air base in violation of his constitutional rights, one of his attorneys said Monday.
If the military is allowed to pursue a court-martial against Justin M. Price, the 29-year-old would be the first U.S. civilian in 38 years to be tried under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, a defense attorney said.

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See the full article at the Las Vegas Review-Journal: http://www.lvrj.com/news/37865714.html

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Too late, I'd already read it. Poke
Maybe he's not a fan of unmanned aviation?
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Eh, the military is very touchy about UAVs right now. I'm not surprised.

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What happened??? Haven't heard a word of it here at Cr.............[transmission terminated by request]

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