Summary:
Former US military General admitted after four years of his lie that he indeed had leaked top-secret information to journalists. After the several years of his denial he finally decides to speak up and admits he indeed is guilty. The decision to what will happen to him has set out to be decided January 17,2017. The government states that he has broken several laws and contracts the he signed talking about him not being allowed to give out any personal or any secretive information to anyone about the US army forces .
Analysis:
General Cartwright has been put out into court for having given out top secret information to journalists. He had been asked about this topic before and had answered with a no, he had not given any information out. The first thought that came to my head was wow why would someone lie about something this serious. This reminds me in a way of Benedict Arnold who was known as a traitor for spying on the US and giving out the information to the British.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/17/politics/general-cartwright-pleads-guilty-leaking-information/index.html
this is interesting because he denied it for all those years. i wonder what caused him to finally confess.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Lila! There must have been some motive for him to release this information now. This is unacceptable behavior for a general and he should definitely be released from his position.
ReplyDeleteIt's crazy to think that he denied it for so many years! This is not acceptable behavior for someone our country looks up to as leader!
ReplyDeleteI think it is safe to say that we often expect too much of our politicians. We should not be shocked (to a certain extent) when they make an human error. However, it can also be said that because influence our lives so deeply they must hold reasonable morals and drive.
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