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No Court Martial for Colonel West -- Amen!

Dec 10, 2003 2:40AM PST
'Great news' for West in assault case


An Army hearing officer has recommended administrative punishment ? but not a criminal court-martial ? for Lt. Col. Allen B. West, who is charged with assault for firing a gun to scare a confession from an Iraqi detainee.

Evie Happy

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Re:No Court Martial for Colonel West -- Amen!
Dec 10, 2003 4:41AM PST

And I'll bet the "Perfumed Princes" haven't
learned a thing out of this.

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Well, I'm glad they did that much for him.
Dec 11, 2003 12:33AM PST

Are we back to trying to fight a war using 'gentleman's' rules?

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why charge him at all bunch bs
Dec 11, 2003 3:23AM PST

just to apease the jerks seems to me time to either fish or cut bait