General Acted to Resolve Conflict ; Contradictory Probes Cited
The Washington Times › October 11, 2007
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A spokesman for Lt. Gen. Frank Kearney, who is under fire from military rank and file for bringing homicide charges against two soldiers who had already been cleared, said yesterday the general had acted only to clarify the situation after two investigations produced conflicting results.
Rep. Walter B. Jones, North Carolina Republican, has called on Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates to open an investigation into the actions of the general, who has irked soldiers and Marines with the charges against a two-man Special Forces sniper team in Afghanistan.See the full content of this document
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General Acted to Resolve Conflict ; Contradictory Probes Cited
There is also anger over Gen. Kearney's decision to expel members of a Marine Special Operations company from Afghanistan before a criminal investigation was completed into an ambush incident that left several Afghans dead.
Both incidents prompted critic...See the full content of this document
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