updated Mon. March 18, 2024
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The Chosun Ilbo
August 8, 2013
According to Defense Department documents obtained by the Washington Post, Gen. Joseph Fil accepted a US$1,500 Montblanc pen with gold-plated furnishings, a $2,000 briefcase and other gifts from a Korean during his service here. A family member of Fil's also received $3,000 in cash from a KoreanÃâà...
Foreign Policy (blog)
April 8, 2013
Gen. Ralph Baker, commander of CJTF-Horn of Africa, got the big boot for personal misconduct related to sex and alcohol, the ham and eggs of flag officer ... reported over the weekend that the Pentagon's inspector general upheld charges of misconduct by two three-star Army generals, Joseph Fil and .
Foreign Policy
June 13, 2011
Gen. Joseph Fil, commander of U.S. troops in Baghdad, on Feb. 16, 2007, at the dawn of a joint U.S.-Iraqi operation that would soon bring remarkable security gains to the capital. ..... Not only is Maliki effectively a commanding general, but he is also the chief administrator of the country's security forces.
Stars and Stripes
June 23, 2010
SEOUL — A statue honoring the U.S. Army general who led a desperate stand against invading North Koreans early in the Korean War was unveiled ... “Because Gen. Walker and his soldiers held the line at the Pusan Perimeter,” current 8th Army commander Lt. Gen. Joseph Fil Jr. said, “Korea stands as aÃâà...
Huffington Post (blog)
April 1, 2008
In Iraq, Westhusing worked under two generals: Maj. Gen. Joseph Fil, and Petraeus, then a lieutenant general. But Bryce continued: “By late May, Westhusing was becoming despondent over what he was seeing.” When his body was found on June, a note was found nearby addressed to Petraeus and Fil.
AlterNet
February 10, 2008
Before going further, let's be clear that the available evidence generally supports the military's finding that Westhusing's death was a suicide. ... It isn't clear if Westhusing is referring to Petraeus or another commander he worked under, Maj. Gen. Joseph Fil. The e-mail continues, saying that he will "keepÃâà...
New York Times
October 20, 2007
Either way, the angry four-page letter the officer left behind for General Petraeus and his other commander, Gen. Joseph Fil, is as much an epitaph for America's engagement in Iraq as a suicide note. “I cannot support a msn that leads to corruption, human rights abuse and liars,” Colonel Westhusing wrote,Ãâà...
New York Times
October 20, 2007
Either way, the angry four-page letter the officer left behind for General Petraeus and his other commander, Gen. Joseph Fil, is as much an epitaph for America's engagement in Iraq as a suicide note. “I cannot support a msn that leads to corruption, human rights abuse and liars,” Colonel Westhusing wrote,Ãâà...
Israel News Agency
February 19, 2007
The U.S. general commanding the security crackdown in Baghdad said Friday that he has asked for reinforcements beyond the 17,000 U.S. combat troops already committed to the Iraqi capital as part of President Bush's emergency build-up. Army Maj. Gen. Joseph Fil, commanding general of the 1stÃâà...
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