This man is not the first nor will he be the last militay person that is written off with the stroke of a pen. To the military/government mindset, it tends to keep the books clear and the government unencumbered. Once the pen writes the man off, it is nearly impossible to move the military to right a wrong.
Since WW2 our history is replete with men whose lives were answered for with the action of a pen.
It seems the man's fate, if he were still alive, has been sealed by the publication of this intelligence. Saddam will certainly remove any trace of the man after this has been reported.
A more cynical view is that the story was leaked for building domestic support for a war on Iraq. Either way his fate is sealed.