Thursday, November 15, 2012

With Many U.S. Generals Facing Legal And Ethical Issues, Pentagon To Launch Review Of Military Ethics



Panetta Orders Pentagon Investigation Of Legal, Ethical Issues Among Military Leaders -- Washington Post

BANGKOK — Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has ordered the Pentagon to find out why so many generals and admirals have become embroiled in legal and ethical problems, a trend exacerbated by recent investigations of two of the military’s best-known commanders.

The Pentagon disclosed Panetta’s directive on Thursday after he arrived in Thailand as part of a visit to Asia. But aides insisted that he had been considering the review for some time and that it was not prompted by revelations that the FBI has been investigating former CIA director David H. Petraeus, a retired Army general, and Marine Gen. John R. Allen, the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan.

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More News On Why So Many U.S. Generals Now Find Themselves Being Investigated Over Legal Or Ethical Issues

Panetta orders ethics review for US top brass -- AFP
Panetta Orders Review of Ethics Training for Military Officers -- New York Times
Panetta orders review of ethics training review for generals -- CNN
Leon Panetta orders military ethics review in wake of David Petraeus sex scandal -- CBS/AP
Panetta Orders Review of Military Ethics -- Wall Street Journal
Panetta Asks for Review of Officers Ethics Amid Turmoil -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Panetta Orders Military Ethics Review -- Voice of America
5 US generals in trouble rock military culture -- Huffington post
Petraeus unlikely to face court-martial -- Washington Post
Panetta Warns Against Early Conclusions in Allen Case -- Voice of America
Panetta Praises General Linked to Petraeus Scandal -- New York Times
U.S. General Allen in fight for his career -- Washington Post
Concern Grows Over Top Military Officers’ Ethics -- New York Times
Do recent ethics, sex scandals undermine integrity of officer corps? -- Stars and Stripes

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