Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters Thursday that the atmosphere of disrespect for civilian leaders that McChrystal tolerated was grounds for dismissal regardless of the context in which the offensive comments were made or who made them.
On Jun 25, 2:13 am, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > And just what is that in aid of. Are you saying that McChrystal did > these things or that members ofhis staff did these things? The > question was whether the reporter wrote his article truthfully about > what the general said and did and not about what his staff may have > believed. What you wrote is strictly out of a rule book and has > nothing to do with the article or McChrystal unless you have proof that > he did those things. > > Incidentally just apply those same rules to our Congress and Senate > including the late Teddy Kennedy - also include the VP in that one since > he was shown to be a plagiarist. > > > > euwe wrote: > > Examples of offenses. Instances of violation of this article include > > knowingly making a false official statement; dishonorable failure to > > pay a debt; cheating on an exam; opening and reading a letter of > > another without authority; using insulting or defamatory language to > > another officer in that officer�s presence or about that officer to > > other military persons; being drunk and disorderly in a public place; > > public association with known prostitutes; committing or attempting to > > commit a crime involving moral turpitude; and failing without good > > cause to support the officer�s family. > > > On Jun 25, 1:30 am, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> That does not answer the question of the reporter writing his story > >> based on what the staff said and then stating that the general agreed > >> and doing so without actually knowing what the general thought on the > >> subject. To me it was a clear case of misreporting and dereliction of > >> the reporter's duty to check and then double-check his story. That is > >> apparently a common trait of our modern journalists. > > >> euwe wrote: > > >>> I guess the guy never heard of chain of command, and the phrase > >>> "officer and a gentleman." > > >>> On Jun 24, 12:15 pm, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2010/06/24/2010-06-24_mcchry... > > >>>> Just what did the reporter think would happen when a touchy egomaniac > >>>> like Bambi read what the reporter wrote. Guess he didn't think at all. -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
