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Fox5 Atlanta says Col West won't be prosecuted
Fox5 Atlanta ^ | Dec 9, 2003 | Fox5 Atlanta

Posted on 12/09/2003 7:04:47 PM PST by mikegi

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To: Jeff Head
Bump for common sense.
41 posted on 12/09/2003 7:28:57 PM PST by Al B.
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To: GeronL
Thanks LOL
42 posted on 12/09/2003 7:29:07 PM PST by Dubya (Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father,but by me)
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To: GeronL; Ex-Dem
I have corresponded directly with LTC West on several occassions. He is planning to retire.
43 posted on 12/09/2003 7:29:44 PM PST by Jeff Head
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To: section9
And, he prevented casualties in the deadliest month possible, while Mike Ware of TIME magazine partied with a similar group of terrorists while they attacked our boys for 3 weeks, then filing an anti US propaganda piece widely praised today.

What's wrong here?
44 posted on 12/09/2003 7:29:53 PM PST by At _War_With_Liberals (Matthews called Gore a neocon tonight. The Dean orgy has begun.)
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To: mikegi
I don't know if this is really good news, or merely a tactical retreat from a horrible blunder by the commanding officer.

What happens when a Colonel gets a written reprimand? Doesn't that pretty much end his chances for further promotion? If so, then I still consider this to be a major injustice. The reprimand should go into the file of the general who approved this unjust process.
45 posted on 12/09/2003 7:30:51 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
"It's amazing how the white-hot glare of sunshine can get the attention of bureaucrats."

They have to back off because of public opinion and pol consequences. State is saddened.

The 10,000 lawyers assigned to the military must now look for others to make an example of.
46 posted on 12/09/2003 7:31:57 PM PST by At _War_With_Liberals (Matthews called Gore a neocon tonight. The Dean orgy has begun.)
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To: cavtrooper21
The Letter of Reprimand is P.C. chicken shit in the extreme..
This will have the effect of forcing some "officers" to be more concerned about the "rights of prisoner" than the lives of their troops..

Col. West did the right thing, for the right reason, for the right folks...
He has earned our gratitude and respect....NOT a letter of reprimand.

Semper Fi
47 posted on 12/09/2003 7:32:26 PM PST by river rat (War works......It brings Peace... Give war a chance to destroy Jihadists...)
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To: Jeff Head
Damn shame. He might have gone on to become a fine flag officer (ballsy one at that).
48 posted on 12/09/2003 7:34:05 PM PST by Ex-Dem ([N]o [B]alance in [C]overage)
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To: Old Sarge
"Watch for timidity, instead of audacity, from the chain of command in subsequent action."

Yep. In NJ, after the profiling witch hunt, State Troopers simply stopped pulling suspicious people over. And the people get screwed.


49 posted on 12/09/2003 7:34:12 PM PST by At _War_With_Liberals (Matthews called Gore a neocon tonight. The Dean orgy has begun.)
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To: Jeff Head
He needs to publish his memiors if he retires...

Maybe the title could be Cold Blooded Desert

50 posted on 12/09/2003 7:35:06 PM PST by GeronL (My tagline for rent..... $5 per month or 550 posts/replies, whichever comes first... its a bargain!!)
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To: mikegi
Good to hear.
51 posted on 12/09/2003 7:35:08 PM PST by dr_who_2
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To: Jeff Head
Is part of the deal the silence of West?
52 posted on 12/09/2003 7:35:43 PM PST by At _War_With_Liberals (Matthews called Gore a neocon tonight. The Dean orgy has begun.)
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To: Fred Mertz
I hope this report is accurate.

I agree. Let's wait for official verification.

53 posted on 12/09/2003 7:35:44 PM PST by technomage
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To: mikegi
Damn good news!
54 posted on 12/09/2003 7:36:14 PM PST by Beck_isright (So if Canada and France are our "allies" in the war on terror, does this make surrender imminent?)
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To: Fred Hayek
Reprimand - as in Article 15?

Sounds like it. But I think he was just trying to keep his pension. Bastards.

55 posted on 12/09/2003 7:36:34 PM PST by ClintonBeGone
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To: The KG9 Kid
No em dropped a dime, he reported the incident himself.

His CG did nothing at the time, because he thought it was a minor incident.

Some staff weenie sitting in an office in downtown Baghdad reviewed the record and recommended action be taken.

You basic racist REMF going after a combat officer.

As far as his getting the the reprimand, his career was shot when the "the white racist" REMF, decided to take him down.

56 posted on 12/09/2003 7:36:52 PM PST by dts32041 (Democrats party of slave holders. More Demo rat presidents owned slaves than any other party.)
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To: Jeff Head
Waiting for confirmation.

O'Reilly had Col. West's attorney on his show, and he more or less confirmed it He said the Army was going NJP him, which almost certainly means he'll get a letter of reprimand placed in his personnel file.

57 posted on 12/09/2003 7:37:00 PM PST by CFC__VRWC (AIDS, abortion, euthanasia - don't liberals just kill ya?)
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To: Al B.
See my #35. I am awaiting confirmation via email from LTX West himself. but, given the qyotes of his wife and lawyer, I have to believe this is the real deal.

IMHO, sounds like the 4th ID CO figured it out, albeit belatedly. This should never have gone as far as it did and I only hope it has not effected the moral and willingness for other CO's to do what must be done over there.

58 posted on 12/09/2003 7:37:34 PM PST by Jeff Head
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To: xzins
I am afraid he will carry this in his 201 file and he will probably retire as soon as he has enough years in grade. Promotion may not come along. Good luck and Godspeed Col.
59 posted on 12/09/2003 7:38:08 PM PST by oldironsides
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To: river rat
If I had some moola, I'd take out a full page in the Slimes to expose this crap for what it is.
60 posted on 12/09/2003 7:39:01 PM PST by visualops (The costs of fighting the War on Terror are significant -the costs of not fighting are unimaginable.)
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