First they fire him - then they silence him: Admiral Fallon blocked from testifying
Fresh off the AP wire….
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon on Friday ruled out including Adm. William Fallon as a witness before Congress when the top U.S. military and diplomatic officials in Baghdad testify next month on the way ahead in Iraq.
Fallon’s abrupt announcement March 11 that he was resigning, effective March 31, as chief of U.S. Central Command overseeing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan triggered accusations by Democrats in Congress that he was being forced out for publicly opposing launching a war against Iran.
In declaring that Fallon would not join Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker as witnesses before Congress next month, Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said the decision had nothing to do with Fallon’s views on Iran or the reasons for his unexpected resignation and retirement.
Read Robert Burns full account here
March 24th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
[…] on March 19th, we were told that the Pentagon had shuffled Admiral Fallon out of the deck and that he would not […]
April 1st, 2010 at 5:51 pm
Верной дорогой идете, товарищи…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon on Friday ruled out including Adm. William Fallon as a witness before Congress when the top U.S…..
May 3rd, 2010 at 11:17 am
Видно, не судьба….
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon on Friday ruled out including Adm. William Fallon as a witness before Congress when the top U.S…..