General fired from Walter Reed to head Fort Detrick

[FreeStateDemocrat]

Source: Baltimore Sun/AP

By David Dishneau | The Associated Press
3:39 PM EST, November 13, 2007

HAGERSTOWN - The two-star general who was fired as the head of Walter Reed Army Medical Center amid revelations about poor care of wounded soldiers, will oversee U.S. biological weapons defense research as commander of Fort Detrick in Frederick, the Defense Department said.

Maj. Gen. George W. Weightman, a physician who works in the Army surgeon general's office in Falls Church, Va., will command both Fort Detrick and the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command headquartered there, according to a Defense Department press release. He replaces Col. Jonathan Jaffin, Fort Detrick's acting commander since March 3.

Paul Rieckhoff, executive director of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, said he was troubled by the announcement because Weightman's firing on March 1 was widely believed to have ruined his chances for another prominent command post.

"The way Walter Reed turned out should be a career killer," Rieckhoff said. "If Weightman's getting a second chance here, I think the Army needs to explain why the turnaround happened."

Army officials and Weightman didn't immediately return telephone calls from the Associated Press seeking comment.
When Weightman was fired from Walter Reed, the Army said senior leaders "had lost trust and confidence" in his leadership abilities to fix the problems there.



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In the reality of today's bizarro world: no evil deed shall go unrewarded.

[Turbineguy]

1. Uh yeah....

like they need poor custodianship there...

[babylonsister]

2. He couldn't take care of people, so now he's to be put in charge of

biological weapons? :crazy:

[atreides1]

3. He's a yes man

Not only does the general suck he swallows as well, and BushCo needs all the sucking swallowers they can find.

[MetaTrope]

4. Fresh new anthrax manufacture just before the '08 elections!

Isn't it delightful?

[Tanuki]

5. Holy cow! But at least he didn't get a Medal of Freedom. k&r eom

[tabasco]

6. Must be a loyal Bushie!

Fuck up and move up.

[MetaTrope]

7. Funny

None of the articles mention that Fort Detrick is where 2001's anthrax killer got his materials...

[Javaman]

8. Similar to hiding the pedophile priests. Don't fire them, just sent them someplace else! nt

[cosmicdot]

9. just like in corporate america

failure and lack of integrity (key good ol'boy skills) land a new job, often with higher salary, in some other position or company to carry on the pseudo-leadership

[hootinholler]

10. Shit.

Detrick is trying to expand. The city of Frederick wants a federal court review of an inadequate impact study. Now we get this asshole to help ramrod it through.

An aside, WTF does the article say Hagerstown? Detrick is in Frederick about 20 miles from Hagerstown.

-Hoot

[Solly Mack]

11. Uh..damn

[lonestarnot]

12. And the military (Ft. D) has no connections will Plum Island. Sure, sure, sure.

:sarcasm: too late to R