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Ousted Army Chief Blasts Bush Iraq Policy Tue Sep 2, 4:49 PM ET By ROBERT BURNS, AP Military Writer WASHINGTON - Thomas E. White, forced to resign as Army secretary in May, has fired back in a book that describes the Bush administration's postwar effort in Iraq (news - web sites) as "anemic" and "totally inadequate." The book, which presents a blueprint for revitalizing Iraq, asserts that the administration underestimated the difficulty of putting that country back on its feet after the fall of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites). "Clearly the view that the war to `liberate' Iraq would...

The Bush administration wants Air Force Secretary James Roche to be the next Army secretary, InsideDefense.com has learned. Two industry sources tracking the issue said Roche is the favorite to fill the shoes of outgoing Army Secretary Thomas White, who recently resigned at the request of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. Whether Roche will accept the position remains to be seen. Roche is viewed as a trusted aide who could “fix” problems in the Army, said one of the sources, noting Rumsfeld's well-publicized disagreements with White and outgoing Army Chief of Staff Gen. Eric Shinseki. White's effective date of resignation is...

WASHINGTON -- Don Rumsfeld called Secretary of the Army Thomas White into his office last Friday afternoon for something the defense secretary had wanted to do for months. He fired White. The news leaked around 5:30 p.m., then was officially released at 7 o'clock. That timing guaranteed minimal news coverage, avoiding Friday night's TV network newscasts and limiting newspaper attention to Saturday morning's editions. Rumsfeld wasn't around Saturday, leaving that morning for Iraq. An unstated purpose of Rumsfeld's mission was to interview combat generals for impending vacancies of Army chief of staff and vice chief of staff. With the Army...

WASHINGTON — The shakeup came suddenly. Late Friday, Secretary of the Army Thomas E. White abruptly resigned without explanation after a meeting with Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and his deputy, Paul Wolfowitz. White's departure and the coming retirements of Army Chief of Staff Gen. Eric K. Shinseki and Vice Chief of Staff Gen. John Keane will clear the way for Rumsfeld to install his own handpicked Army leaders and put his stamp on the Army's force structure, doctrine and training. Pentagon officials told Knight Ridder that Rumsfeld plans to offer the Army chief of staff job to Gen. Tommy...

Rumsfeld to offer Franks top army post: report WASHINGTON (AFP) Apr 27, 2003 US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld plans to offer the top army post to General Tommy Franks, who led coalition forces to victory in Iraq, according to a report here. Secretary of the Army Thomas White announced his resignation abruptly on Friday after a meeting with Rumsfeld and Deputy US Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz. A brief Pentagon statement announcing the departure offered no explanation and did not say when it would take place. Now Rumsfeld, who has clashed with top Army leadership due to his drive to streamline...

Army Secretary Thomas E. White resigned yesterday after a two-year tenure marked by strains with Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld over support for an Army artillery system and controversy over White's former employment with Enron Corp. White's departure opens the way for an across-the-board change in Army leadership. The top uniformed Army officer, Gen. Eric K. Shinseki, is due to finish his term as chief of staff in June. No replacement has been nominated by President Bush. As Army secretary, White is not in the military chain of command but is responsible by law for matters relating to Army personnel,...

<p>WASHINGTON (CNN) --Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld demanded U.S. Army Secretary Tom White step down Friday, a senior Pentagon official said, a move that follows two years of contention between the two.</p> <p>The official said Rumsfeld called White into his office and demanded his resignation, which White provided.</p>

ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thomas White has resigned as secretary of the U.S. Army, the Defense Department said Friday, without citing a reason. It said the effective date of the resignation was to be determined. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld expressed his appreciation to White for his service, first as a career Army officer then as the Army's top civilian leader for the past two years, an announcement said.

WASHINGTON -- As the Pentagon prepared to go to war, it was considered a 100 percent certainty there in the middle of last week that Thomas White would be sacked forthwith as secretary of the Army. Sober second thoughts prevailed, however, about taking that step on the eve of battle. Even so, nobody can guarantee White's survival. White's problem is not last year's pseudo-scandal concerning his disposal of stock options earned as an Enron executive. His difficulty is Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who desires total control over his vast realm. Rumsfeld has experienced trouble with the Army, especially its chief...

Signs of the times Group protests possible war with Iraq in front of U.S. Army Secretary's home Saturday, January 11, 2003 By DIANNA SMITH, dlsmith@naplesnews.com John Bolan hadn't held a poster board above his head since 1969. The last time Bolan stood among a sea of signs and joined chants through megaphones, he was 24 and determined to stop the Vietnam War from a small town in Pennsylvania. On Friday, Bolan left his North Naples home and headed to Old Naples, where about 70 people spent two hours protesting a possible United States attack on Iraq. He stood in front...

Enron Corp. and at least two other power sellers combined to profit by using false information to resell extra power during California shortages in 2000, according to internal Enron memos.THE TWO MEMOS, co-written by an Enron attorney and an outside counsel, detail a system in which Enron’s trading unit requested power on behalf of the company’s retail customers in California that wasn’t actually needed. The memos call it ” ‘dummied-up’ load from EES,” or Enron Energy Services, the retail unit where Army Secretary Thomas White was then vice chairman.Enron’s trading unit obtained the power from utilities outside California that couldn’t...

NEW YORK - Enron's name is poison these days, so anything that can be slapped with that label already has one foot in the grave. Among the victims might be the Army's Crusader howitzer, which is championed by Army Secretary Thomas White, whose old Enron ties just might help Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld kill off the new howitzer by scaring away its Congressional supporters. White, a former Enron executive, has been criticized for his contacts with his old firm. That has made White something of a political liability for the Bush Administration, which naturally wants to distance itself from the...