The General whose been suspended because of the Iraq War Tortures. I couldn't clip much of the article, but this is a MUST READ. It was a "fluff piece" written in 12/03, when I believe she was already under investigation or was suspended. Check out it's from a Florida Newspaper and read what she says about her job, the prison, and the Iraqi's. And her "golf life" in Hilton Head, S.C. Unbelievable!!!!
Iraq
Her job: Lock up Iraq's bad guys
Army Brig. Gen. Janis Karpinski, the lone female commander in Iraq, runs the prison system that once was an apparatus of terror.By SUSAN TAYLOR MARTIN, Times Senior Correspondent
Published December 14, 2003
Karpinski notes, with pride, that female soldiers under her command do the same kind of work as men. "Over the last 10 years, (the Army) has become an example of how men and women of every religion and ethnic background are offered the same opportunities. Occasionally the good old boy network is in place, but it used to be 90 percent of the time. Now it's 10 percent of the time."
But Karpinski knows many people still regard female soldiers as a different breed, as shown by the attention to the story of Pvt. Jessica Lynch.
"It did seem like a lot of hype, but she was probably the only female prisoner of war who was injured and dramatically rescued. . . . I don't think she wanted to be singled out other than as an example of a young soldier" - Karpinski stresses the word soldier - "caught in an unlikely scenario and rescued."
In her civilian life, Karpinski is a consultant who runs grueling executive training programs for those hoping to scale the corporate ladder. The courses, which put participants under various kinds of stress, are "not a lot of fun . . . but are a true test of the toughness of an individual's mettle."
Much more of this Must Read:
http://www.sptimes.com/2003/12/14/Worldandnation/Her_job__Lock_up_Iraq.shtml
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