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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bill who wrote (4967)	9/23/1998 12:21:00 PM
From: Johnathan C. Doe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

I don't agree with him and I don't agree with him strongly. I don't want my country getting turned into what these people want to turn it into. I don't fear it; that is like saying I'm a homophobe if I don't approve of gays; I am not afraid of the thing; I don't like it.

To: Bill who wrote (4967)	9/23/1998 12:31:00 PM
From: Les H	Respond to of 67261

Army set to decide fate of retired general in sex-misconduct case September 23, 1998 Web posted at: 9:18 a.m. EDT (1318 GMT) WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Army was expected to decide Wednesday whether a retired two-star Army general should be considered for a court-martial over allegations of sexual misconduct, sources told CNN. The sources said that the fate of Maj. Gen. David Hale would be in the hands of Gen. Thomas Schwartz, commanding general of U.S. Army Forces Command at Fort McPherson, Georgia. Schwartz was expected to decide whether to punish Hale administratively or order an Article 32 hearing -- the military equivalent of a grand jury. If such a hearing is conducted, it would determine whether the evidence against Hale is strong enough to warrant a trail. If so -- and if Schwartz agrees with the recommendation -- Hale could be court-martialed. If convicted in a court-martial, Hale could face a prison term. If punished administratively, he could lose pension benefits. Hale's case became controversial when Army Chief of Staff Gen. Dennis Reimer allowed Hale to retire in February even though he was still being investigated for sexual misconduct. That decision prompted criticism that the Army had a "double standard" of prosecuting lower-ranking officers and enlisted personnel, while allowing senior officers to retire quietly without punishment. In July, a Pentagon investigation found that Hale had "engaged in a pattern of inappropriate behavior," including adultery with one woman, and improper relationships with three other women. The report concluded that the sexual activity had been consensual. Hale was accused by Donnamaria Carpino of coercing her into a sexual relationship by threatening her husband's Army career, at a NATO base in Izmir, Turkey. Carpino claims Hale manipulated her into a relationship by falsely accusing her officer-husband of adultery, and then offering to protect him from prosecution if she became his lover. The Pentagon Inspector general report did not substantiate that charge but did find that Hale committed adultery with Carpino and had improper relationships with three other wives of subordinate officers. Hale denies the charges and has filed a slander suit against Carpino. In addition the Pentagon report found Hale had "sanctioned the misuse of government funds ... and made false and misleading statements in an effort to deceive others concerning his conduct".