Soldiers testified that in the process of detaining Mr. Hamoodi, he
appeared to reach for his weapon and needed to be
subdued.


On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 5:14 PM, Judah McAuley <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> 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?
> >
>
>
> 

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