Here is the Wikipedia summary. I'd say that the whole NYT article is much kinder to West than this summary:
While serving in Taji, Iraq <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taji,_Iraq>, West received qualified information from an intelligence specialist about a plot to ambush his unit. The alleged plot reportedly involved Yahya Jhodri Hamoodi, a civilian Iraqi police <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_Police> officer. West had his men detain Hamoodi.[12]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_West_(politician)#cite_note-WestNYT-12> Soldiers testified that in the process of detaining Mr. Hamoodi, he appeared to reach for his weapon and needed to be subdued.[12]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_West_(politician)#cite_note-WestNYT-12>Hamoodi was beaten by four soldiers from the 2/20th Field Artillery Battalion on the head and body.[13]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_West_(politician)#cite_note-CNN.com-13> West then fired his pistol near Hamoodi's head,[12]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_West_(politician)#cite_note-WestNYT-12> after which Hamoodi provided West with names and information, which Hamoodi later described as "meaningless information induced by fear and pain."[12]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_West_(politician)#cite_note-WestNYT-12> At least one of these suspects was arrested as a result, but no plans for attacks or weapons were found.[12]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_West_(politician)#cite_note-WestNYT-12> West said "At the time I had to base my decision on the intelligence I received. It's possible that I was wrong about Mr. Hamoodi."[12]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_West_(politician)#cite_note-WestNYT-12> On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 2:11 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson <[email protected]>wrote: > > "generally tortured"? > > what does that mean? > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:358608 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
