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Senators Fault Air Force on Abuse Scandal
Senators Fault Air Force on Abuse Scandal
(EXCERPT) Service's Leaders Defend Their Record at Contentious Hearing, by Vernon Loeb Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, October 1, 2003; Page A21 The top civilian and military leaders of the Air Force yesterday defended their handling of the sexual assault scandal at the Air Force Academy, saying they would have forcefully intervened to protect female cadets much earlier if they had been made aware of serious sexual misconduct problems at the elite military college in Colorado Springs. But Air Force Secretary James G. Roche, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John P. Jumper and Mary L.... U.S. and friendly nation laws prohibit fully reproducing copyrighted material. In abidance with our laws this report cannot be provided in its entirety. However, you can read it in full today, 01 Oct 2003, at the following URL. (COMBINE the following lines into your web browser.) The subject/content of this report is not necessarily the viewpoint of the distributing Library. This report is provided for your information and discussion. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2003Sep30.html --------------------------- Otis Willie Associate Librarian The American War Library http://www.americanwarlibrary.com |
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On Wed, 01 Oct 2003 20:33:26 GMT, Otis Willie
wrote in Message-Id: : Senators Fault Air Force on Abuse Scandal (EXCERPT) Service's Leaders Defend Their Record at Contentious Hearing, by Vernon Loeb Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, October 1, 2003; Page A21 The top civilian and military leaders of the Air Force yesterday defended their handling of the sexual assault scandal at the Air Force Academy, saying they would have forcefully intervened to protect female cadets much earlier if they had been made aware of serious sexual misconduct problems at the elite military college in Colorado Springs. But Air Force Secretary James G. Roche, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John P. Jumper and Mary L.... U.S. and friendly nation laws prohibit fully reproducing copyri General Rosa has his hands full: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2003Sep30.html October 1, 2003 When McCain asked whether Walker had removed, from her internal review, findings about headquarters missteps in 2000 with regard to sexual misconduct at the Academy, as alleged in a recent press account, she said, "I don't remember." McCain replied, "We're in the dog-ate-my-homework, not-on-my-watch defense." Sen. Susan M. Collins (R-Maine), questioning Roche and Walker, ticked off a long list of reports citing sexual misconduct problems at the academy throughout the 1990s. She asked how their internal review could have concluded that there had been no "systemic mistreatment" of female cadets or acceptance of attacks by school officials. "I can't think of a clearer pattern," Collins said, "of institutional avoidance of responsibility." "Stonewalling it" in the face of the facts is a foolish last-gasp effort to forestall victim restitution, that will only further erode USAF credibility. -- Irrational beliefs ultimately lead to irrational acts. -- Larry Dighera, |
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On Wed, 01 Oct 2003 23:44:11 GMT, Larry Dighera
wrote: snippity General Rosa has his hands full: snippity Yes...However, I think it unfair for the Army to be left leaderless cuz the Baby Zoomies couldn't act like proper officers. On the civ side, who's running the Army at the present time, given that White is a goner? |
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On Wed, 01 Oct 2003 20:00:53 -0400, John Penta
wrote in Message-Id: : On Wed, 01 Oct 2003 23:44:11 GMT, Larry Dighera wrote: snippity General Rosa has his hands full: snippity Yes...However, I think it unfair for the Army to be left leaderless cuz the Baby Zoomies couldn't act like proper officers. The crime of rape is a felony. How would you feel if it were your daughter who was raped, and it went unpunished? Given the fact that the Pentagon is virtually autonomous, and is not even responsible to the DOD IG nor any other government department nor branch, I would say withholding approval of baby Bush's nominee is the only way Congress may be able coerce the USAF to act responsibly. If the military continues to fail to police its own ranks, they will soon find it being done for them. -- Irrational beliefs ultimately lead to irrational acts. -- Larry Dighera, |
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On Thu, 02 Oct 2003 03:28:45 GMT, Larry Dighera
wrote: On Wed, 01 Oct 2003 20:00:53 -0400, John Penta wrote in Message-Id: : On Wed, 01 Oct 2003 23:44:11 GMT, Larry Dighera wrote: snippity General Rosa has his hands full: snippity Yes...However, I think it unfair for the Army to be left leaderless cuz the Baby Zoomies couldn't act like proper officers. The crime of rape is a felony. How would you feel if it were your daughter who was raped, and it went unpunished? Given the fact that the Pentagon is virtually autonomous, and is not even responsible to the DOD IG nor any other government department nor branch, I would say withholding approval of baby Bush's nominee is the only way Congress may be able coerce the USAF to act responsibly. If the military continues to fail to police its own ranks, they will soon find it being done for them. No disagreement. I'm as concerned about reecent events at USAFA as all the rest of you. I am, however, also concerned about how this will affect the other services. John |
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