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Article: Col. West's ordeal.(EDITORIALS)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- December 13, 2003
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Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Lt. Col. Allen B. West, put on trial for discharging his service weapon to force an Iraqi to provide details of a plot to kill Americans, received good news this week. A hearing officer has recommended Col. West face nonjudicial punishment under Article 15 of the military code, rather than a court martial. Then yesterday, his commanding officer, Maj. Gen. Raymond Odierno, ruled that Col. West will have to pay a $5,000 fine.
Col. West will most likely be able to retire from the Army as a lieutenant colonel. Compared to a court martial, at which he risked a conviction and dismissal from the military (which would have cost Col. ...