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Washington Times (Opinion) - Why Gen. Mark Milley should be court-martialed
Posted on 8/31/22 at 6:23 pm
Posted on 8/31/22 at 6:23 pm
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The most egregious examples of treasonous subversion by a commissioned officer since Benedict Arnold
Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, should be subject to an Article 32 Hearing under the provisions of the Uniform Code of Military Justice for his conduct and statements as memorialized in the Bob Woodward book “Peril,” and the Aug. 8, 2022, New Yorker magazine excerpt of a forthcoming book by Susan B. Glasser and Peter Baker.
An Article 32 Hearing is the military equivalent of a civilian grand jury, and should probable cause of the commission of a crime be established, it would lead to Gen. Milley’s court-martial. The Army has an affirmative duty to maintain good order and discipline, especially with regard to senior leader misconduct.
History provides an example of a senior officer engaged in misconduct. Assistant Chief of the Army Air Service Brig. Gen. Billy Mitchell was court-martialed in 1925 for remarks to the press concerning two deadly military aviation accidents.
Mitchell made the following offending statements: “These incidents are the direct result of the incompetency, criminal negligence and almost treasonable administration of the national defense by the Navy and War Departments,” and “The bodies of my former companions in the air molder under the soil in America, and Asia, Europe and Africa, many, yes a great many, sent there directly by official stupidity.”
On Dec. 17, 1925, Mitchell was found guilty of “conduct of a nature to bring discredit upon the military service.” The court suspended Mitchell from rank, command, and duty, with the forfeiture of all pay and allowances for five years. Mitchell resigned from his commission as an Army officer on Feb. 1, 1926. Some would say that history vindicated Mitchell, with the coming of World War II. Nonetheless, Mitchell paid the price for press statements outside the scope of his authority and for his insubordination.
Gen. Milley called his communist Chinese military counterpart in October 2020 and January 2021 with unauthorized promises and assurances of advanced warnings of U.S. military intentions and actions. America learned of these contacts through the book “Peril,” authored by Mr. Woodward and Robert Costa. In the book, Gen. Milley is quoted as saying, “General Li, I want to assure you that the American government is stable and everything is going to be OK. We are not going to attack or conduct any kinetic operations against you.” And then, reportedly, Gen. Milley said this: “General Li, you and I have known each other for five years. If we’re going to attack, I’m going to call you ahead of time. It’s not going to be a surprise.”
Gen. Milley admitted to making the calls. A spokesman for Gen. Milley stated that Gen. Milley acted within his authority as the senior military adviser to the president and the secretary of defense, yet Gen. Milley failed to consult any civilian authority, a fact confirmed by Christopher Miller, the former acting secretary of defense, and by former President Donald Trump.
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, a graduate of West Point and an Army officer, as well as a lawyer, congressman and former director of the CIA, described Gen. Milley’s actions: “If you had a senior military leader, who is simply an adviser, tell the Chinese Communist Party that they would get notice of an attack, this rivals anything we’ve seen in our nation’s history.”
Mr. Woodward and Mr. Costa “obtained” a copy of a call transcript between Gen. Milley and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi concerning Mr. Trump and nuclear weapons. The book provides detailed quotes from both Gen. Milley and Mrs. Pelosi. In one exchange, Mrs. Pelosi at length attacks Mr. Trump, saying “they couldn’t even stop him from an assault on the Capitol,” and that “he’s crazy. You know he’s crazy. He’s been crazy for a long time.”
“So don’t say you don’t know what his state of mind is. He’s crazy and what he did yesterday is further evidence of his craziness. But anyway, I appreciate what you said.”
Gen. Milley responds to Mrs. Pelosi, “Madam Speaker, I agree with you on everything.”
Gen. Milley obviously cooperated in some manner with Mr. Woodward. Freedom of Information Act requests for call transcripts were stonewalled by the Pentagon. Gen. Milley is hiding the information from the American people and forcing a current lawsuit in federal court to compel him to release information he selectively leaked to friendly reporters.
Mr. Baker and Ms. Glasser make clear that Gen. Milley loathed Mr. Trump and was grossly insubordinate. The authors quote Gen. Milley saying, “F—- that s—-, I’ll just fight him” [President Trump], and, “If they want to court-martial me, or put me in prison, have at it. But I will fight from the inside.” A general “fighting from the inside” against the president is the very definition of subversion.
Gen. Milley must be held to account for his conduct and selectively leaked statements. His conduct goes far beyond the controversy of the Mitchell court-martial. Mitchell pales by comparison. His reported actions, if true, are the most egregious examples of treasonous subversion by a commissioned officer of the United States since Maj. Gen. Benedict Arnold.
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Posted on 8/31/22 at 6:25 pm to Wolfhound45
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Mark Milley should be court-martialed
Posted on 8/31/22 at 6:31 pm to Chazreinhold
And if found guilty, hung by the neck until dead.
Posted on 8/31/22 at 6:34 pm to Wolfhound45
Most of Trump’s cabinet (save a precious few) and NSC worked against him
Posted on 8/31/22 at 6:36 pm to Wolfhound45
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Why Gen. Mark Milley should be court-martialed
the list of these admitted traitors is so long it would require something along the lines of a Stalinist purge lining up hundreds of them for public executions on TV
Posted on 8/31/22 at 6:38 pm to Wolfhound45
Mark Milley should be thrown against the wall with a cigarette in his mouth. Mark Milley better be dead from a military tribunal sentence by 2028. He’s a traitor, and he deserves a traitor’s death. After a trial he should be brutally executed.
Posted on 8/31/22 at 6:39 pm to greasemonkey
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And if found guilty, hung by the neck until dead.
Can’t do that.
You try to hang that Pop n Fresh, it’d result in a beheading.
This post was edited on 8/31/22 at 6:40 pm
Posted on 8/31/22 at 6:41 pm to Godfather1
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Can’t do that. You try to hang that Pop n Fresh, it’d result in a beheading.
So he’s beheaded and still briefly alive from his fat frame and his head hits the ground feeling the full pain…
Posted on 8/31/22 at 6:42 pm to greasemonkey
Why?
I would think disembowlment followed by being drawn and quartered would be better.
I would think disembowlment followed by being drawn and quartered would be better.
Posted on 8/31/22 at 6:43 pm to Wolfhound45
Milley is a POS. If there had been a general say "I am going to fight Obama from the inside" there would be outrage 24/7 in the media. That general would have been court-martialed and thrown in prison for years.
While the Trump stuff angers me, it's not what really pisses me off. Milley committed treason when he said he would give the Chinese a "heads up" on our military plans. I mean that is the DEFINITION of treason. (Aiding and abetting a foreign enemy). The penalty for treason is death.
So. yeah, frick that guy.
While the Trump stuff angers me, it's not what really pisses me off. Milley committed treason when he said he would give the Chinese a "heads up" on our military plans. I mean that is the DEFINITION of treason. (Aiding and abetting a foreign enemy). The penalty for treason is death.
So. yeah, frick that guy.
Posted on 8/31/22 at 6:53 pm to Wolfhound45
Fat pasty treasonous shite
Posted on 8/31/22 at 7:00 pm to Wolfhound45
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Gen. Milley called his communist Chinese military counterpart in October 2020 and January 2021 with unauthorized promises and assurances of advanced warnings of U.S. military intentions and actions.
Someone needs to watch his and his children's bank accounts for the next 30 years or so.
Posted on 8/31/22 at 7:04 pm to Wolfhound45
As a former commissioned officer, I wholeheartedly agree with this position. When I was in, it was beaten into the Officer Corps that we should never show and outward positions on politics nor religion. I would never have believed that our Armed Services would become a woke laboratory after Obama’s purge of Flag Officers. I am afraid Milley in not an outlier and that the current Flags are grooming replacements that have been baptized in their ideology.
Posted on 8/31/22 at 7:15 pm to Wolfhound45
Hang him high. Use piano wire. Film it. Prime time.
Posted on 8/31/22 at 7:22 pm to Wolfhound45
I doubt they'll name any awesome bombers after General Milley like they did General Mitchell, but I'm sure there will be plenty of glory holes in Pentagon latrines that bear Milley's name.
Posted on 8/31/22 at 7:30 pm to Wolfhound45
Mark Milley is a far bigger threat to national security than any documents Trump (allegedly) had at MAL.
Posted on 8/31/22 at 7:34 pm to Wolfhound45
Better than never I guess. Many of us called for his treasonous hide to be dealt with appropriately when the news came out nearly two years ago.
Posted on 8/31/22 at 7:35 pm to ABearsFanNMS
quote:Spot on. This is the same culture that I was taught. Long gone now.
ABearsFanNMS
Posted on 8/31/22 at 7:38 pm to Chazreinhold
Send that piece of shite to white rage camp.
Posted on 8/31/22 at 8:10 pm to Wolfhound45
In a just world he would be found guilty of treason and hung publicly until dead.
But this is (D)ifferent
But this is (D)ifferent
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