Another "good news" by-product story from our Iraq expedition:
....Officer once in charge of Abu Ghraib demoted
Karpinski also reprimandedover prisoner abuse scandal
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The Associated Press[/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Updated: 7:13 p.m. ET May 5, 2005[/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]WASHINGTON - In the first disciplinary action against a senior officer in the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal, the Army said Thursday it has demoted Brig. Gen. Janis Karpinski, whose Army Reserve unit was in charge of the prison compound during the period of abuse.[/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The Army also said it cleared three other, more senior generals of wrongdoing in the prisoner abuse cases, actions that had been previously reported but not publicly confirmed by the Army.[/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]That means Karpinski is the only general to be disciplined thus far. Messages left with Karpinski at her home in Hilton Head, S.C., and with her attorney were not immediately returned.[/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The Army described its investigations as exhaustive, requiring six months of work including sworn-statement interviews with 82 people, including L. Paul Bremer, who was the top civilian authority in Iraq at the time, and Gen. John Abizaid, the commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East.[/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Relieved of command
Karpinski was demoted to colonel, a move that required approval by President Bush. She also received a written reprimand by Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Richard Cody and was formally relieved of command of the 800th Military Police Brigade on April 8, the Army said in a statement.[/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The Army’s inspector general investigated four allegations against Karpinski: dereliction of duty, making a “material misrepresentation” to investigators, failure to obey a lawful order and shoplifting. Only the shoplifting and dereliction of duty allegations were substantiated. (!!! Good God, the "General" shoplifts, too ???!! LEADERSHIP!! I guess it's different today .....)[/font]
for the full article, click the link: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7752395/
Karpinski also reprimandedover prisoner abuse scandal
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The Associated Press[/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Updated: 7:13 p.m. ET May 5, 2005[/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]WASHINGTON - In the first disciplinary action against a senior officer in the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal, the Army said Thursday it has demoted Brig. Gen. Janis Karpinski, whose Army Reserve unit was in charge of the prison compound during the period of abuse.[/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The Army also said it cleared three other, more senior generals of wrongdoing in the prisoner abuse cases, actions that had been previously reported but not publicly confirmed by the Army.[/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]That means Karpinski is the only general to be disciplined thus far. Messages left with Karpinski at her home in Hilton Head, S.C., and with her attorney were not immediately returned.[/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The Army described its investigations as exhaustive, requiring six months of work including sworn-statement interviews with 82 people, including L. Paul Bremer, who was the top civilian authority in Iraq at the time, and Gen. John Abizaid, the commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East.[/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Relieved of command
Karpinski was demoted to colonel, a move that required approval by President Bush. She also received a written reprimand by Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Richard Cody and was formally relieved of command of the 800th Military Police Brigade on April 8, the Army said in a statement.[/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The Army’s inspector general investigated four allegations against Karpinski: dereliction of duty, making a “material misrepresentation” to investigators, failure to obey a lawful order and shoplifting. Only the shoplifting and dereliction of duty allegations were substantiated. (!!! Good God, the "General" shoplifts, too ???!! LEADERSHIP!! I guess it's different today .....)[/font]
for the full article, click the link: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7752395/
