War College’s Identity Crisis

Accuracy in Academia ^ | December 6, 2011 | Malcolm A. Kline

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Last summer, Philip J. Crowley stepped down from his post as a State Department spokesman before stepping into a War College fellowship in conjunction with Penn State. What preceded his exit from Foggy Bottom were some undiplomatic comments that he made about the Army’s treatment of Private Bradley Manning, who leaked classified documents to WIkiLeaks.

“The unauthorized disclosure of classified information is a serious crime under U.S. law,” Crowley stated in his resignation letter on March 13, 2011. “My recent comments regarding the conditions of the pre-trial detention of Private First Class Bradley Manning were intended to highlight the broader, even strategic impact of discrete actions undertaken by national security agencies every day and their impact on our global standing and leadership.”

“ The exercise of power in today’s challenging times and relentless media environment must be prudent and consistent with our laws and values.” He had not parsed his words nearly so carefully at MIT, where he made his initial observations.

[blueunicorn6]

Ahhhhh.....yes.....the army war college.....great football team.....isn’t that the place where army officers go to learn how to win wars, like Afghanistan?.....what a failure.....close it down and open up an art school instead.