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By The Armorer on February 6, 2006 | | Comments (9) | TrackBacks (1)

Note to Colonel Karpinski. It's time to resign that commission you are no longer worthy of.

Well, it had to happen. A military version of Cindy Sheehan.

Gad. It's almost enough to make *me* resign, simply so that my name won't be on the same style commissioning document hers is on.

Way to long jump the shark, ma'am.

You disgrace the uniform you wore. *Again*.

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Oh Jumping Jehosephat from Cadillac Tight on February 6, 2006 8:21 PM

I never met Janice Karpinski myself, although I formerly granted her the honorific BG, or COL on this blog. Let’s just say I had my reservations about the lady woman since I read about her petty shoplifiting offense. This, though, is out of fu... Read More

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By Justthisguy on February 6, 2006 8:14 PM
At least most of the *enlisted* females seem like normal human beings. I ask that you direct yer attention to Sgt. Lizzie's blog.
 
By Barb on February 6, 2006 8:24 PM
I saw that earlier, and it made me so mad. She blames everything about Abu Ghraib on everyone else, and now has the gall to take part in something like this? The woman no longer deserves to serve and wear the same uniform as the men and women dying in Iraq, Afghanistan, and around the world.
 
By AFSister on February 6, 2006 9:14 PM
She seems to be one of those who gets promoted due to ignorance and a desire by those around her to get rid of her sorry ass. She's a disgusting, vile example of a Soldier. And an even worse example of a woman.
 
By cw4(ret)billt on February 6, 2006 10:46 PM
Some more Karpinski history from Eric Rasmusen: "Near the town of Mahawil in southern Iraq, U.S. Marines uncovered a mass grave site holding the remains of some 15,000 Iraqis. They were slaughtered for taking part in the Shia uprising against Saddam in the early 1990s. Saddam’s agent responsible for conducting the mass killings was Mohammed Jawad Anayfas; the grave site is on land owned by him. "In July 2003, Anayfas was captured by US forces and turned over to the Military Police Brigade under Karpinski’s command. The Brigade Headquarters managed to lose his paperwork -- so instead of contacting her superiors, Karpinski ordered Anayfas set free [emphasis mine]. "Soon thereafter, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz came to Iraq and visited the Mahawil gravesite, where he was informed by Marine Lt. Gen. James Conway how outraged the local Iraqis were over Anayfas’ release. Visibly upset, Wolfowitz vowed Anayfas would be recaptured and tried as a war criminal. Anayfas is still at large and Karpinski received no reprimand. "When confronted by the Iraqi public outcry -- for Anayfas was only one of several war criminals whose paperwork was lost and she released-- Karpinski proceeded to evade responsibility..." [again, emphasis mine]. And this from CBS News, of all places: "The Army's inspector general investigated four allegations against Karpinski: dereliction of duty, making a 'material misrepresentation' to investigators, failure to obey a lawful order and shoplifting. Only the shoplifting and dereliction of duty allegations were substantiated. "A government official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said Karpinski was accused of shoplifting a cosmetic item [note: Air Force accounts say that it was a $22 bottle of perfume]from a shop [note: the BX] at a domestic Air Force base [note: MacDill AFB] while she held the rank of colonel. Karpinski didn't report her arrest for this misdemeanor on a later background check, the official said." And she was promoted to Brigadier General shortly thereafter. Somebody at the Pentagon is in serious need of a a$$kicking. A long, continuous, size-thirteen a$$kicking. And knowing how John feels about Dysfunction in High Places, he's welcome to relieve me when my leg gets tired...
 
By Barb on February 7, 2006 12:16 AM
Indeed - that's worse than her own perfidy, to have those around her continue to hide her deeds and promote her beyond her ability. Helk, I can't figure out who she knows to have stayed in uniform at all for this long.
 
By emdfl on February 7, 2006 6:20 AM
Can you say "welcome to the PC army. Obviously NOBODY wanted to write this POS a bad OER due to the fallall that would hit them for doing so. The result is that a piece of garbage gets fast-tracked up the ladder. And several SOMEBODYS in her chain should be forcibly retired for derilection.
 
By Jon The Mechanic on February 7, 2006 9:26 AM
Bill, I have a size 13W boot that I want to get in a few licks also. And nothing personal Bill, but John ( retired comissioned officer) and I (former MP) get our licks in before you, due to the direct taint from her inability to lead a boy scout troop out of a barn.
 
By cw4(ret)billt on February 7, 2006 9:30 AM
Jon - Wrong. "Age before beauty."
 
By dc on February 7, 2006 10:36 AM
When mentioning this "Colonel", the epithet THIEF should precede. "THIEF" Karpinski. This slug needs to be reminded of her lack of HONOR!!! Also, due to her position the punishment should really out weigh the crime. It is no wonder that Abu Ghraib went into the latrine, with such "Honorable" folks leading the show. Why isn't this THIEF sharing a room with Lindy? Remember a former Secretary of the Army, who got caught stealing at an AAFEES? WTF? Nothing to see, folks, move along....
 
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