[Ispy4u]

Another article about LTC West. Maybe some of the folks who gave me crap about posting editorials from some left leaning authors will be happier now. Posting of these articles is primarily to preserve the record, secondarily to enable me to criticize the actions of LTC Alan B. West.

[Ispy4u]

Ping! Another West article if you're interested.

[thoughtomator]

So when is the trial of the idiot who decided to bring up Lt. Col. West on charges? And identity, please, too - if anyone knows it, preferably with an address or email where I can send some appropriately scalding invective.

[thinktwice]

Meanwhile, a division watches. So too, a nation.

This is a new kind of war that America engages in, and President George W. Bush was right in taking pre-emptive action to remove Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq.

That same reason for sending American troops into Iraq also justifies the action Lt. Col. West used to interrogate the Iraqi suspect.

The is not a Marquis of Queensbury war. Our men are fighting for the survival of America.

[LasVegasMac]

to enable me to criticize the actions of LTC Alan B. West.

Why would you want to do that?

LVM

[Jeff Head]

Apparently, the CO of the 4th ID has made a decision.

Read about it HERE.

Verbal reprimand, charges will not be pressed. He'll get his full retirement benefits. I'm waiting for confirmation from Iraq.

[archy]

Posting of these articles is primarily to preserve the record, secondarily to enable me to criticize the actions of LTC Alan B. West.

And others, it now appears....

Last weekend, three American soldiers were ordered to stand trial in January on charges of abusing Iraqi prisoners of war at the detention center at Camp Bucca in southern Iraq.
The charges grew out of an alleged incident May 12 in which the three soldiers from the 320th Military Police Battalion allegedly punched and kicked Iraqi POWs. The soldiers said they acted in self-defense, that conditions were chaotic at Camp Bucca, and that guards had been harassed and assaulted daily by unruly prisoners.

The three soldiers, Master Sgt. Lisa Marie Girman, 35; Staff Sgt. Scott A. McKenzie, 38; and Spc. Timothy F. Canjar, 21, are accused of dereliction of duty, cruelty and maltreatment of enemy prisoners of war, filling false official statements, obstruction of justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice.

A fourth soldier originally held on the same allegations, Sgt. Shawna Edmondson, 24, has received an other-than-honorable discharge from the military, which she requested rather than face martial proceedings.

[verity]

Obviously, you enjoy the insults. You will NEVER, NEVER change some people's minds.