Posted on 11/07/2003 6:34:44 AM PST by DoctorMichael
Edited on 07/12/2004 3:40:49 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
A Web site called "PatriotPetitions" has begun collecting signatures for a letter to President Bush, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and congressional leaders on behalf of accused Army Lt. Col. Allen B. West.
The West case has stirred anger across the country among pro-military people. It is a daily topic on talk radio. The 4th Infantry Division is moving to court-martial Col. West on a charge of assault for scaring an Iraqi detainee into talking. Col. West admits he violated the rules of interrogation by firing his 9 mm pistol twice to frighten the Iraqi. He has asked to retire at the 20-year mark rather than face a trial.
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