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Legal group comes to aid of Army instructor ousted over Muslim groups' complaints
Fox News ^ | October 5, 2012 | Perry Chiaramonte

Posted on 10/05/2012 9:11:52 AM PDT by jazusamo

An Army lieutenant colonel who was on the fast track until Muslim groups complained about a course he taught on radical Islam has a legal foundation in his foxhole.

Attorneys for Lt. Col Matthew Dooley, a West Point graduate and highly-decorated combat veteran, was an instructor at the Joint Forces Staff College at the National Defense University, where by most accounts he won praise from students and faculty alike. But when Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey excoriated Dooley during a Pentagon press conference in May, characterizing his course, “Perspectives on Islam and Islamic Radicalism” as objectionable, unprofessional, and “against our values,” Dooley's once-bright career effectively hit a dead end, say his backers.

“This was a very heavy-handed approach from the very top,” said Richard Thompson, chief counselor and president of the Thomas More Law Center, a national nonprofit public interest law firm handling Dooley’s case. “He had a brilliant career ahead of him," Thompson said. "Now, he has been flagged.”

Following Dempsey's criticism, Dooley received a negative Officer Evaluation Report (OER) after acing them for the past five years, according to Thompson. In military circles, the bad OER was a scarlet letter.

“They [superiors] ordered a negative evaluation. He will never have the opportunity for promotion unless this is overturned,” Thompson said.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: army; dempsey; dooley; infiltration; islamophobia; jihadists; ltcoldooley; muslims; ndu; pc; thomasmorelawcenter; tmlc
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Gen. Dempsey - Perfumed Prince and PC mouthpiece for Barack Obama. Wants to end LtCol Dooley's career but is opposing the demotion of Gen. William Ward who is accused of spending tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars on lavish travel and other expenses.

Dempsey opposes demotion of 4-star accused of wasting funds

1 posted on 10/05/2012 9:12:03 AM PDT by jazusamo
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To: jazusamo

This bull $hit is going to our downfall.


2 posted on 10/05/2012 9:14:37 AM PDT by Rappini (Veritas vos Liberabit)
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To: jazusamo
We have no enemies now, just people whose asses we are supposed to kiss.
3 posted on 10/05/2012 9:16:12 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Government is the religion of the psychopath.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Correct, the enemies are within now thanks to the turkey in the WH.


4 posted on 10/05/2012 9:18:47 AM PDT by jazusamo ("Intellect is not wisdom" -- Thomas Sowell)
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Please bump the Freepathon or click above and donate or become a monthly donor!

5 posted on 10/05/2012 9:33:41 AM PDT by jazusamo ("Intellect is not wisdom" -- Thomas Sowell)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

EXACTLY!


6 posted on 10/05/2012 9:35:12 AM PDT by Coldwater Creek (He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadows of the Almighty Psalm 91:)
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To: jazusamo

Malicious CAIR and other Islamic Lobbyists penetrate are security too?


7 posted on 10/05/2012 9:41:27 AM PDT by Milagros (Y)
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To: jazusamo

Go Thomas More Center! St Thomas More certainly knew what it was like when the government ran wild...

The thing that really scares me is not only is BGen. Dempsey mismanaging the military, but he’s pressuring private citizens (his call to Terry Jones regarding the video, something he was clearly told to do by Obama).


8 posted on 10/05/2012 9:47:53 AM PDT by livius
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To: jazusamo

Sounds to me like it’s Dempsey we should dump.


9 posted on 10/05/2012 9:48:30 AM PDT by navyblue (<u>)
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To: Coldwater Creek

As future CIC, Romney should promise to overturn this and encourage Dempsey to retire before Jan 20. Then he should ferret out all the other rats and reassign them to Gteenland.


10 posted on 10/05/2012 9:48:50 AM PDT by Surrounded_too
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To: Rappini

11 posted on 10/05/2012 9:48:50 AM PDT by wtd
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“St Thomas More certainly knew what it was like when the government ran wild...”

...but he lost his head over the prevailing storm.

12 posted on 10/05/2012 9:50:41 AM PDT by rollo tomasi (Working hard to pay for deadbeats and corrupt politicians.)
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To: livius
Totally agree, there's no doubt that Dempsey got the word from Obama through staff to contact Jones. The story afterwords was that Dempsey did it as a private citizen, that's laughable because right after Dempsey's contact his press officer released the story to the press.
13 posted on 10/05/2012 9:54:52 AM PDT by jazusamo ("Intellect is not wisdom" -- Thomas Sowell)
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To: wtd
Great Post; great links.

Thanks.

14 posted on 10/05/2012 9:55:20 AM PDT by publius911 (Formerly Publius 6961, formerly jennsdad)
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To: Milagros
Malicious CAIR and other Islamic Lobbyists penetrate are security too?

The weird part of this cruel joke is, the last time anyone checked, the CAIR membership was under 3000 TOTAL, but the loud sandmaggots claim to represent a gazillion domestic muslims!

15 posted on 10/05/2012 9:57:56 AM PDT by publius911 (Formerly Publius 6961, formerly jennsdad)
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The sandmaggot koranimal letter that started it all...
They can't tolerate recorded history!

Muslim Enemies in US Government!

16 posted on 10/05/2012 10:09:47 AM PDT by publius911 (Formerly Publius 6961, formerly jennsdad)
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To: jazusamo

The first thin a new Romney administration should do is fire Gen.Dempsey.

He’s bad for the morale of the U.S. forces.


17 posted on 10/05/2012 10:09:54 AM PDT by puppypusher (The World is going to the dogs.)
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To: jazusamo

Dempsey is very likely a homosexual. There is no information about his “spouse” or children. The queers run the white house and are trying to ram through the homo agenda in every institution.


18 posted on 10/05/2012 10:12:14 AM PDT by Flavious_Maximus
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To: jazusamo
Contribute to his Defense!

Contribute to Col Matthew Dooley's Defense

God Bless Our American Troops

19 posted on 10/05/2012 10:15:54 AM PDT by publius911 (Formerly Publius 6961, formerly jennsdad)
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Thanks...The Islamists are systematically working to limit the First Amendment and install sharia law wherever possible. I would never have thought that possible but pathetically they're making headway with help from our own government.
20 posted on 10/05/2012 10:20:39 AM PDT by jazusamo ("Intellect is not wisdom" -- Thomas Sowell)
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