1951 agreement
Coverage of 1951 agreement in the Nexus archive.
- How the US bypasses British courts to try its military over crimes in the UK
US military personnel stationed in the UK are tried in US courts martial for crimes committed there under an obscure 1951 agreement. A case involving a US fighter pilot who strangled a woman in England highlights growing scrutiny of this system, which handles even sexual assault and paedophilia cases through military trials.
- Enemy mine
The article discusses the U.S.-Israel relationship, highlighting the 1967 Israeli attack on the USS Liberty that killed 34 U.S. soldiers and recent reports of Israeli espionage against the U.S., including surveillance of military and policy officials. A U.S. Department of Defence report claims Israel's spying on the U.S. escalated to 'critical' levels, with efforts to plant listening devices and install spyware.