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(I remember Butler when I was at DLI. He was quite an avid runner
and qualifed second for DLI's men's team in the Army Ten Miler back
in 2000.)
Probe of officer's letter continues
DLI colonel heads investigation
By KEVIN HOWE
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Investigation of an Air Force officer's criticism of President Bush
in a letter to the editor has been turned over to his immediate
superior at the Presidio of Monterey.
Lt. Col. Steve Butler was serving as vice chancellor for student
affairs at the Defense Language Institute when he wrote the letter,
published in The Herald on May 26, which accuses Bush of allowing the
Sept. 11 attacks to occur for political reasons.
In his letter, which is attracting national media attention, Butler
wrote that it was "sleazy and contemptible" for the president to
withhold information from the public to help himself politically.
Butler was suspended from his duties at the Monterey language school
following publication of his letter, which could constitute a
violation of Article 88 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Article 88 bars any commissioned officer from using "contemptuous
words" about the president, Congress and various other officials.
The investigation has been turned over to Air Force Col. Jeff
Johnson, deputy commandant of the language school and Butler's
immediate superior and rating officer, Air Force spokeswoman Valerie
Burkes said Tuesday.
"It would be inappropriate to make further comments," Burkes said
from her office at the Pentagon.
An Article 88 offense is punishable by a maximum of confinement for
one year, dismissal from the service and forfeiture of all pay and
allowances.
Guidelines for prosecuting the offense note that "expressions of
opinion made in a purely private conversation should not ordinarily
be charged," but "giving broad circulation to a written publication
containing contemptuous words of the kind made punishable by this
article, or the utterance of contemptuous words of this kind in the
presence of military subordinates, aggravates the offense."
"The truth or falsity of the statements is immaterial," the
guidelines say.
The last actual court martial for violation of the article occurred
in 1965, when Army 2nd Lt. Henry Howe was convicted of using
contemptuous words against President Lyndon Johnson and of conduct
unbecoming an officer after taking part in a demonstration against
the Vietnam War. He was discharged and sentenced to two years of hard
labor.
In similar cases in 1999, two Marine officers, one active, the other
a reservist, received administrative punishment for published
writings criticizing President Bill Clinton following the Monica
Lewinsky scandal.
The Oct. 19, 1998, Navy Times published an editorial by Marine Corps
Maj. Shane Sellers headlined "Time to Send Clinton to the Showers,"
in which Sellers called Clinton a "criminal" and an "adulterous liar."
The Oct. 22 Washington Times published another editorial by Marine
Corps Reserve Maj. Daniel Rabil called "Please Impeach my Commander
in Chief," which described Clinton as "morally defective," "integrity-
impaired," a "lying draft-dodger, a "moral coward" and a "spoiled
leftist."
Burkes said Butler has been sent on temporary duty to Travis Air
Force Base near Fairfield, but remains assigned to the Presidio.
Butler has not commented publicly since the investigation began. His
wife, Shelly, said her husband plans to retire in the next few weeks
after 24 years in the Air Force.
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