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...took testimony from 33 witnesses at last month's court of inquiry into the sinking of the Japanese ship has now been handed to Admiral Thomas Fargo, chief of the Pacific Fleet. On the basis of their report, Fargo must decide whether to submit Waddle to a court-martial or give him some lesser form of Navy punishment. One possibility: an administrative proceeding known as an admiral's mast, which carries a maximum penalty of 30 days of confinement to quarters, 60 days of restricted duty and forfeiture of a month's pay. At the inquiry, Waddle was informed...
...commitment and compassion--attributes that should be embraced by all officers of our armed forces. The Navy admirals who hold the remains of Waddle's career in their hands should perhaps consider that he has already suffered enough, and not compound this tragedy by subjecting him to a court-martial. BILL NEILY Gorham, Maine...
...action scenes themselves are a rush of pure cinematic adrenaline. The flight of bona fide martial artists such as Jackie Chan or Jet Li to the States has left the local industry in something of a quandary, namely, how to continue creating the unique brand of action found in Chinese films without qualified martial artists? Consequently, Hong Kong producers have been forced to do the once-unthinkable: transform ordinary popstars and actors into action heroes å lá Charlie’s Angels and The Matrix. With a team of professional stunt coordinators and martial arts choreographers lending their...
...Everyone is thinking, "There but for the grace of God go I." The Navy knows that if you court-martial Waddle, you've got to court-martial everyone above him in the chain of command, because they allowed all of this to go on. Everyone's guilty - and so no one is guilty...
...Mark Thompson: A court-martial is a criminal proceeding, while an "admiral's mast," which is what the panel is recommending, is known as a non-judicial proceeding, or NJP. An admiral's mast is handled without prosecutors and can be done privately; it would render an administrative, non-judicial punishment. In a court-martial, a jury deliberates and delivers a verdict. An NJP is more a tug-of-war; Waddel and Fargo are likely to meet privately and Fargo will detail his concerns - and mete out the punishment...