The charges come after a disagreement between Mr. Brinkley and the Pentagon. Mr. Brinkley thought it would be a good idea to put some money into state run factories to get Iraqis back to work and up to speed to compete in the world of trade. The Pentagon, however, deemed that idea to be too socialist. They want to open the factories to the god of capitalism, privatization.
It's an argument I'm not willing to enter into, but the accusations against Mr. Brinkley's character caught my attention. At first this seemed to be just another case of some government official caught in the act. After seeing another article on the story, though, I did a double-take. It reminded me of other Pentagon charges against someone they disagreed with. The same charges. I remember blogging the story, and it involved someone high up in the military command as I recall, but I can't find it now. Does anyone recall such a scenario?
