Navy Will Charge Sailor So Allen West Won't Look Stupid
THE PENTAGON — After numerous false reports claimed a naval officer would be brought up on charges for using a weapon against Chattanooga gunman Muhammad Abdulazeez, the US Navy decided to just go ahead and file the charges against Lt. Cdr. Timothy White so Allen West and other outraged veterans would not look stupid on social media.
Citing unnamed sources on his blog, West urged Veteran Justice Warriors to overwhelm the phone lines of Navy Secretary Ray Mabus and Secretary of Defense Ash Carter.
"Demand the charges being brought against White be immediately dropped!" said West. " If those charges are not dropped, I will personally lead the charge to have Carter and Mabus removed from their positions."
White returned fire when Abdulazeez attacked his office.
Originally the Navy responded that the allegations were false but quickly changed course.
"Stories of Navy personnel being charged with an offense are not true. There is still a long way to go in reviewing the facts of this tragic inci…
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