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newsbusters.org - 12/8/2008
AP Fact Check: Gen Shinseki 'Forced Into Retirement' By Bush Administration
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A December 7, 2008, wire article by the Associated Press' David Espo claims, "[Former Army chief of staff Gen. Eric] Shinseki was forced into retirement by the Bush administration after he said the original invasion plan for Iraq did not include enough troops." (President-elect Obama ...
Karmic justice: Gen. Eric Shinseki
jamesfallows.theatlantic.com - 12/7/2008
Karmic justice: Gen. Eric Shinseki
— jamesfallows.theatlantic.com — One of the truly nauseating moments in the run-up to the Iraq war was the humiliating public... rebuke that Paul Wolfowitz, then Donald Rumsfeld's #2 at the Pentagon, delivered to Eric Shinseki, then a four-star general serving as Army chief of staff.  ... (more) Karmic justice: Gen. Eric Shinseki

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We Need A Hero: Shinseki for Veterans’ Affairs
attackerman.firedoglake.com - 12/7/2008
We Need A Hero: Shinseki for Veterans’ Affairs
— attackerman.firedoglake.com — A source close to the presidential transition just confirmed to me that Eric Shinseki, the Army chief... of staff who stood up to Donald Rumsfeld and told the truth about the real military costs of the Iraq war, will be Veterans Affairs secretary. ... (more) We Need A Hero: Shinseki for Veterans’ Affairs

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wordpress.redstate.com - 12/8/2008
Shinseki To Be Secretary of Veterans Affairs
— wordpress.redstate.com — The wire services are reporting that former Army Chief of Staff, retired General Eric Shinseki will be... nominated to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the new Obama administration. I'm not a big fan of Shinseki for a number of reasons. The signature ... (more) Shinseki To Be Secretary of Veterans Affairs

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