In his own words he was in an out of control rage and couldn't even remember how many times he fired his gun. The man is a loose cannon, potentially unstable. Not someone I would trust with a gun or any position of responsibility.

Left out of the story: he detained an Iraqi policeman and had four soldiers under his command beat the shit out of them:

case stems from an incident August 20 at a military base in Taji, just north of Baghdad, when West was interrogating an Iraqi policeman, who was believed to have information about a plot to assassinate West with an ambush on a U.S. convoy.

In testimony at an Article 32 hearing -- the military's version of a grand jury or preliminary hearing -- West said the policeman, Yahya Jhrodi Hamoody, was not cooperating with interrogators, so he watched four of his soldiers from the 220th Field Artillery Battalion beat the detainee on the head and body.

...military prosecutors said his actions amounted to torture and violated articles 128 and 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Prosecutor Capt. Magdalena Pezytulska said West should be tried for assault and for communicating a threat. "This is a case about a man who lost his temper," she argued. "There are consequences for [West's] actions."

When West testified that he had "no malice toward Hamoody" and that he "just wanted information," Pezytulska presented a document of West's typed statement following the August incident. She asked him to read his own written words to the court: "In my anger, I couldn't remember how many shots were fired."

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He's been in the trenches, both militarily and in government. He's a kind man who tells the truth.

By any generally accepted meaning of the term, a "kind" man isn't typically criminally charged by the Army for the beating and simulated execution of another human being.

You're so right - horrible man to protect his own troops. Why, he's JUST LIKE ISIS!

"West said he also threatened to kill Hamoody. Military prosecutors say West followed up on that threat by taking the suspect outside, put him on the ground near a weapons clearing barrel and fired his 9 mm pistol into the barrel.

Apparently not knowing where West's gun was aimed, Hamoody cracked and gave information about the planned ambush on West's convoy, thwarting the attack.

West said there were no further ambushes on U.S. forces in Taji until he was relieved of his leadership post on October 4.West said there were no further ambushes on U.S. forces in Taji until he was relieved of his leadership post on October 4.

"I know the method I used was not right, but I wanted to take care of my soldiers," West testified to a military courtroom of observers and some teary-eyed troops formerly under his command.

Asked if he would have act differently if under similar circumstances again, West testified, "If it's about the lives of my soldiers at stake, I'd go through hell with a gasoline can."


Seems to me? He's a hero.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So many of my FB "friends" follow him and post his nonsense.

These are privileged white yuppies with no military connection. I can't figure out why they are following West...other than his constant attacks on Hillary (based on what links they post).

Are you following Allen West? Can you explain his appeal?

No idea who the guy is, but apparently you hold something against white folks?

Grow up.

What???

Gosh, you're stupid.

Allen West is an African American former military leader (resigned instead of being thrown out) who became a tea party leader.

I pointed out that my FB friends who link to his nonsense are white and not affiliated with the military (or the tea party as far as I can tell) to provide context to my question: what's his appeal (to these folks)?

He resigned in order to avoid a court martial.

http://www.thenation.com/article/so-allen-west-wants-talk-about-his-military-record/

He called people with Obama stickers "a threat to the gene pool".

"Kind" is that worst description of him that I can possibly think of.

Anonymous wrote:He's been in the trenches, both militarily and in government. He's a kind man who tells the truth.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. He's a fool.

Anonymous wrote:Black man who tells white conservatives what they want to hear, thus providing a counterargument to the rest of the black populations concerns about racial inequalities. It's that simple.

+1

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So many of my FB "friends" follow him and post his nonsense.

These are privileged white yuppies with no military connection. I can't figure out why they are following West...other than his constant attacks on Hillary (based on what links they post).

Are you following Allen West? Can you explain his appeal?

No idea who the guy is, but apparently you hold something against white folks?

Grow up.

What???

Gosh, you're stupid.

Allen West is an African American former military leader (resigned instead of being thrown out) who became a tea party leader.

I pointed out that my FB friends who link to his nonsense are white and not affiliated with the military (or the tea party as far as I can tell) to provide context to my question: what's his appeal (to these folks)?

Anonymous wrote:So many of my FB "friends" follow him and post his nonsense.

These are privileged white yuppies with no military connection. I can't figure out why they are following West...other than his constant attacks on Hillary (based on what links they post).

Are you following Allen West? Can you explain his appeal?

No idea who the guy is, but apparently you hold something against white folks?

Grow up.

What do you call an African-American at a conservative dinner?

Keynote speaker.

Old joke, still true.

Anonymous wrote:He's been in the trenches, both militarily and in government. He's a kind man who tells the truth.

By any generally accepted meaning of the term, a "kind" man isn't typically criminally charged by the Army for the beating and simulated execution of another human being.

Anonymous wrote:He's been in the trenches, both militarily and in government. He's a kind man who tells the truth.

He isn't kind, he's vicious and hateful. And factcheckers strongly disagree about his ability to tell the truth. Very little of what he says actually checks out. And in fact he's responsible for originating and propagating a lot of cockamamie conspiracy theories and untruths.

He's a paranoid, wackjob conspiracy nut. He confirms the paranoid tin foil hat beliefs of the Tea Party. That's all there is to it.

He's been in the trenches, both militarily and in government. He's a kind man who tells the truth.

Black man who tells white conservatives what they want to hear, thus providing a counterargument to the rest of the black populations concerns about racial inequalities. It's that simple.

So many of my FB "friends" follow him and post his nonsense.

These are privileged white yuppies with no military connection. I can't figure out why they are following West...other than his constant attacks on Hillary (based on what links they post).

Are you following Allen West? Can you explain his appeal?