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America is at that awkward stage: It’s too late to work within the system, but too soon to shoot the bastards: Claire Wolfe

What killed Ted Westhusing?

A Journey That Ended in Anguish

T. Christian Miller

11/27/05 “Los Angeles Times” — – “War is the hardest place to make moral judgments.” - Col. Ted Westhusing, Journal of Military Ethics

WASHINGTON — One hot, dusty day in June, Col. Ted Westhusing was found dead in a trailer at a military base near the Baghdad airport, a single gunshot wound to the head.

The Army would conclude that he committed suicide with his service pistol. At the time, he was the highest-ranking officer to die in Iraq.

The Army closed its case. But the questions surrounding Westhusing’s death continue.

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