“You must be an obamambot” ~ yldstrk
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.
Just like Jennifer Griffin - National Security Correspondent for foxnews http://bit.ly/QnMLBV
Jennifer Griffin:
“Rumors Gen Carter Ham relieved of command over Benghazi NOT true, according to multiple well placed sources. Long planned change of command.”
https://twitter.com/JenGriffinFNC/status/262499643592699904
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Major shake-up coming soon for top military officers
http://www.stripes.com/news/major-shake-up-coming-soon-for-top-military-officers-1.141992
ByKevin Baron
Stars and Stripes
Published: April 26, 2011
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Ace of Spades 10/27/12
http://minx.cc/?post=334311
“....There are also some rumblings about the General Ham’s replacement as Commander of Africa Command being announced this week. If you look at the history of combatant command tours they are usually about 2-2.5 years and this announcement is well within that window. Ham’s replacement was simply named, he still must be confirmed by the Senate and then there’s usually a few months until the actual change of command.
There are a lot of unanswered questions but trying to fill them in with crazy speculation doesn’t help anyone.
Added: There’s also a story going around (sorry, no links for nutty conspiracy theories) that General Ham was about to disobey Obama’s supposed “stand down” order and was removed from command by his second in command.
Apparently it was only double-secret probation or something.
General Ham is not quite 61 years old and so has three years left before mandatory retirement age of 64. General Ham has been commissioned for 36 years but did serve as an enlisted man prior to gaining his commission, so he might have the mandatory retirement 40 years of service.
Commanders for Combatant Commands (COCOMs) typically serve no more than 2-3 years in the position depending on when they plan to retire. GEN Ham took command of AFRICOM in Mar 2011 so by the time the confirmation and change of command ceremony of GEN Rodriguez happens, Ham will have served at least 2 years in the position.
Most flag or command positions usually don’t have tours longer than two years. You can look up most senior level military officers on the internet and see that the majority of their tours rarely went beyond two years.
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Saturday, October 27, 2012
The malicious stupidity of conspiracy theorists
http://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-malicious-stupidity-of-conspiracy.html
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Four-star FAIL: Army’s worst tweeters
December 29th, 2010 | Outside the wire | Posted by Joe Gould
“Gen. Carter Ham, the next commander of all U.S. troops in Africa, and chief of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” study, and Gen. Martin Dempsey, commander of Training and Doctrine Command, both made the influential Danger Room‘s worst military tweeters list. ....”
bttt
See #105
General Ham will testify before Congress during the Romney administration. We’ll find out what orders Obama gave.
The stonewalling of this administration has set off a firestorm and they have lost control of what is being said in the Washington rumor mill not to mention dropped by pissed insiders.
The media has given this a pass and so they gave up the control of the talking points. Until there is real proof before Congress or the Senate there is no way to control the rumor mill and that will not happen until after the election.
How much damage will be done by then that will not be forgotten or they will be able to change minds otherwise? How many people will decide they know the truth and that truth is just being covered up.
Every decision has consequences and not covering this because of an election has lost them control. It will be interesting to watch this all play out because when you let things simmer before getting to the bottom of them leaves you playing catch up with an audience that has already decided you are lying or covering up.
This rumor has been hot and heavy for a day....where are the Republican Congressmen or Senators on defense committees coming out and saying that this is all bunk? Do you see what I mean? There has been plenty of time today for Republicans in the know to refute these rumors but they are letting them roll.....and that could be a political decision itself!
Do you have anything similar on the rumors concerning the marine general and the admiral?