Saturday, July 30, 2005

Leonard Clark Liberal Soldier Is Punished

Original story by Joseph Chenelly of The Army Times(Via AZ Central): Spc. Leonard Clark was busted down 1 rank to private 1st class, fined $820 per month for 2 months, and sentenced to 45 days restriction & 45 days of extra duty. The restriction and extra duty were suspended for 5 months. In an unusual move, MCF-Iraq released the details of Clark's Article 15, which is nonjudicial punishment. In response to a query by a reporter with Nat'l Public Radio, MCF-Iraq public affairs released a written statement saying that Clark had been found guilty of 11 specifications of Article 92, failure to obey an order, and 2 counts of Article 134, reckless endangerment. Clark violated Article 92 by "releasing classified information regarding unit soldiers and convoys being attacked or hit by an IEDs on various dates, discussing troop movements on various dates," according to the statement. He also was found to have released tactics, techniques, procedures and rules of engagement, MCF-Iraq said. The two Article 134 specifications had to do with releasing specific sensitive information "that the enemy forces could foreseeably access . . . such that with that information it was likely that the enemy forces could cause death or serious bodily harm to US forces engaged in the same or similar mission," the statement said. A bigger crock of absolute lies and bullshit I have NEVER read. I read Clark's blog thru & thru several times, and NEVER once did Clark give details that would endanger his fellow soldiers and/or give access to the enemy. This is just another example of the powers that be clamping down on the soldiers who dare to speak the truth. As it is, since July 4/05 (Independence Day my ass) soldiers who blog in Iraq have to register their blogs and content w/their commanding officers. Freedom of speech as a Constitutionally guaranteed right?. Guess not. Not for those who put their ass on the line to defend our Constitutional rights. Oh the irony...
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