1. Obama Accused of Military 'Purge'
The United States military is being "purged" of
officers suspected of disloyalty to or disagreement with the Obama
administration, several sources charge.
"We recognize President Obama is the
commander-in-chief and that throughout history presidents from Lincoln
to Truman have seen fit to remove military commanders they view as
inadequate or insubordinate," Investor's Business Daily (IBD) observed.
"Yet what has happened to our officer corps since
President Obama took office is viewed in many quarters as
unprecedented, baffling, and even harmful to our national security
posture."
Retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul Vallely believes
Obama is "intentionally weakening and gutting our military and reducing
us as a superpower, and anyone in the ranks who disagrees or speaks out
is being purged."
According to Breitbart.com, at least 197
officers, mostly at the rank of colonel or above, have been relieved of
duty for a variety of reasons, or for no stated reason at all.
Nine senior commanding generals have been fired
by the administration this year, "leading to speculation by active and
retired members of the military that a purge of its commanders is
underway," IBD reported.
Among those officers:
Gen. Carter Ham was relieved as head of U.S.
Africa Command because he disagreed with orders not to mount a rescue
effort in response to the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on U.S. diplomatic
personnel in Benghazi, Libya.
Rear Adm. Charles Gaouette, commander of Carrier
Strike Group Three, was relieved of duty in October 2012 for disobeying
orders when he sent his group to assist and provide intelligence for
forces ordered into action by Gen. Ham, according to IBD.
Two nuclear commanders were fired in a single
week — Maj. Gen. Michael Carey, head of the Air Force unit that
maintains control of 450 intercontinental missiles, and Vice Adm. Tim
Giardina, the No. 2 officer at U.S. Strategic Command. Carey was sacked
"due to a loss of trust and confidence in his leadership and judgment,"
while Giardina lost his post for allegedly using counterfeit gambling
chips at a casino.
Maj. Gen. Ralph Baker, commander of the Joint
Task Force-Horn of Africa, was fired for alcohol use and sexual
misconduct charges. Defense officials told CNN the reason was “loss of
confidence.”
Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Charles Gurganus was
terminated for questioning the "winning hearts and minds" policies that
led to the murders of U.S. officers by Afghan recruits, according to
FrontPage magazine.
Maj. Gen. Peter Fuller was relieved of his
command in Afghanistan after he told a media source that Afghan
President Hamid Karzai and other government officials were "isolated
from reality."
On the last day of November 2011, the
administration terminated 157 Air Force majors, citing budget shortfalls
as the primary reason — a move that some legal experts said was
illegal.
According to IBD, a senior retired general said
on the condition of anonymity that "they're using the opportunity of
the shrinkage of the military to get rid of people that don't agree with
them or do not toe the party line."
FrontPage concluded: "Obama has made clear that
he will aggressively pursue anyone who defies his agenda. Now it seems
that chilling message has been sent to the military as well."
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