Authored by: anonymous on Thursday, June 09 2005 @ 03:03 PM MDT

I attended Jenks High with Ted. He was a wonderful, caring person. He was athletic, as well as extremely intelligent. He would do anything, for anyone that needed help. I think that it's a shame that all we know about Ted's death is that it was non-combattent.

Sherri

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Authored by: anonymous on Friday, June 10 2005 @ 04:38 PM MDT

COL Westhusing (he was promoted several weeks before he was killed), was a Soldier's Soldier, the best.

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Authored by: anonymous on Saturday, June 11 2005 @ 01:33 AM MDT

it seems no one knows for sure how he died? it the article above it says Killed In Action but that is not what i have read elsewhere - Im just curious more so now since it is not mentioned anywhere that I can find.

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Authored by: anonymous on Sunday, June 12 2005 @ 03:59 PM MDT

After hearing briefly of Colonel Westhusings death and the circumstances surrounding it, I started researching much further, I had never heard of Colonel Westhusing until this horrible news was released.

When I began looking deeper into his life, I had no idea what I was in for that evening. Originally, I thought I would find like most times a little information of another sad loss of one of our great American Soldiers. Never did I imagine that I would end up not sleeping all night long reading about a true hero. I found an endless digital trail of praise, admiration and respect for this man, obviously one of the greatest leaders America has had the fortune to have.

Thanks to the Internet not only those that had the pleasure of knowing him, but millions of others that didn't get that honor will always be able to see what a great man he was and what a tremendous loss we've all suffered. Thanks to his leadership at West Point Military Academy and Iraq etc. His excellence, pride and great name will absolutely be honored for eternity. I feel so proud knowing that I too served in the greatest military in the world, called the greatest only thanks to men like him. I look forward to the day my little boy gets old enough so that I can tell him about great leaders like Colonel Westhusing.

I want to offer my deep condolences to his family members, as well as say thank you for your sacrifice, undoubtedly the many years of love and support you gave him enabled him to excel to the honorable title we reserve for rare individuals like Colonel Ted Westhusing and that is "American Hero"

Ron Holbrook
www.GeorgiaWeblog.com

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Authored by: anonymous on Monday, August 01 2005 @ 06:17 PM MDT

Col. Westhusing,
Sir, I would like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for our Country. And to your family, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

A grateful citizen

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Authored by: anonymous on Monday, November 28 2005 @ 11:47 AM MST

The Army claims he killed himeslf. Others contend that he was killed off by corrupt "contractors", actually amoral mercenaries.

God Save Us.

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Authored by: anonymous on Wednesday, November 30 2005 @ 10:31 AM MST

A man of the caliber of Miwamoto Musashi. A Samurai of the highest honor.

G. Goble Texas

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Authored by: anonymous on Monday, January 23 2006 @ 07:45 PM MST

January 23, 2006 -- More details emerge on Col. Ted Westhusing's "suiciding" in Iraq. Days before his supposed suicide by a "self-inflicted" gunshot wound in a Camp Dublin, Iraq trailer, West Point Honor Board member and Iraqi police and security forces trainer Col. Ted Westhusing reported in e-mail to the United States that "terrible things were going on Iraq." He also said he hoped he would make it back to the United States alive. Westhusing had three weeks left on his tour of duty in Iraq when he allegedly shot himself in June 2005.

It is noteworthy that after Westhusing's death, two top Army generals, both responsible for training Iraqi forces, General Dave Petraeus, the Commander of the Multi National Security Transition Command Iraq (MNSTCI), and Maj. Gen. Joseph Fil, the Commander of the 1st Cavalry Division, were quickly transferred without much fanfare to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas and Fort Hood, Texas, respectively.



U.S. Army cover-up of Colonel Westhusing's death: Highlighted by fabricated evidence and quick transfers of senior officers

Informed sources report that Westhusing was prepared to blow the whistle on fraud involving US Investigations Services (USIS), a Carlyle Group company, when he died. [See Jan. 14 story below]. He had also discovered links between USIS principals and clandestine events involving the Iran-Contra scandal of the Reagan-Bush I administrations. Westhusing has also linked USIS to the illegal killing and torture of Iraqis. USIS personnel whom Westhusing was investigating had the keys to his trailer. In addition, Westhusing's personal bodyguard was given a leave of absence shortly before the colonel's death.

The U.S. Army's official report on Westhusing's death contained a number of falsehoods, according to those close to the case. Most importantly, the Army report stated that Westhusing had electronically communicated an interest in obtaining hollow point bullets. The bullet which killed Westhusing was a hollow point. However, the Army's statement was false, according to an informed source. In addition, the Army combed Westhusing's service record and interviewed a number of colleagues in order to concoct a story that would make suicide appear plausible.

California Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer is reportedly trying to get the Senate to investigate Westhusing's death. However, with the Republicans in firm control, it appears that murder of senior U.S. military officers is also something the GOP is more than willing to cover up.


Please contact your local congressman or woman or senator and press them to investigate Colonel Ted's death. He represents the good in us all.
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January 14, 2006 -- Serious questions remain concerning Col. Westhusing's "suicide" in Iraq. Army's chief ethics expert was murdered, according to Carlyle Group insider.

According an informed source within The Carlyle Group business consortium, Col. Ted Westhusing, the Army's top military ethicist and professor at West Point, did not commit suicide in a Baghdad trailer in June 2005 as was widely reported in the mainstream media five months later. At the time of his death, Westhusing was investigating contract violations and human rights abuses by US Investigations Services (USIS), formerly a federal agency, the Office of Federal Investigations (OFI), which operated under the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

In 1996, OFI, which conducted background investigations for civil service personnel, was privatized. The 700 government employees of OFI became employee-owners as part of USIS. In January 2003, the New York investment firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson, and Stowe, described by a Carlyle insider as a virtual shadow operation for The Carlyle Group, bought USIS for $545 million. With 5000 current and former employees of USIS sharing $500 million, the deal made them wealthy with the stroke of a pen. However, upper management within USIS became much wealthier than the rank-and-file. Insiders report that the twelve top managers at USIS became multimillionaires as a result of their cashing in of their Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs). Many of these instant millionaires already had a close relationship with The Carlyle Group.

Carlyle had been a shareholder in USIS since 1999 and with the buy-out deal via the Welsh, Carson, Anderson, and Stowe deal, Carlyle became the major shareholder.

USIS continues to have a virtual exclusivity deal to perform background security investigations for OPM. The company bills itself as "one of the largest Intelligence and Security Services companies in North America.”

With the Iraq invasion, USIS obtained lucrative Pentagon private security contracts in Iraq. At a 2004 job fair in Falls Church, Virginia, USIS was advertising for "interrogators" and "protection specialists" for "overseas assignments." While he was in Iraq training Iraqi police and overseeing the USIS contract to train police as part of the Pentagon's Civilian Police Assistance Training Team, Westhusing received an anonymous letter that reported USIS's Private Services Division (PSD) was engaged in fraudulent activities in Iraq, including over-billing the government. In addition, the letter reported that USIS security personnel had murdered innocent Iraqis. After demanding answers from USIS, Westhusing reported the problems up the chain of command. After an "investigation," the Army found no evidence of wrongdoing by USIS.

That decision signed Col. Westhusing's death sentence. USIS and Carlyle have powerful allies in the administration, including Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, the Princeton roommate of Carlyle Chairman Emeritus and former Defense Secretary Frank Carlucci. Former President George H. W. Bush, former Secretary of State James Baker, and former British Prime Minister John Major are Carlyle international advisers. George W. Bush was formerly employed by a Carlyle subsidiary and the Bin Laden business cartel was a one-time investor in the firm.

Westhusing, who, according to friends and colleagues, showed no signs of depression, left a suicide note the Army concluded was in his handwriting. However, Westhusing's family and friends have thrown cold water on the Army's investigation.

WMR can report that based on information obtained from Carlyle insiders, Col. Westhusing's death was not caused by suicide. The fact that Westhusing was investigating one of the most politically and financially powerful firms in the world resulted in higher-ups wanting him out of the way. According to the Los Angeles Times, all of the witnesses who claimed Westhusing shot himself were USIS employees. In addition, a USIS manager interfered with the crime scene, including handling Westhusing's service revolver. The USIS manager was not tested for gunpowder residue on his hands.

Westhusing's investigation threatened to unearth a network of fraudsters looting the US Treasury that included the Bush family and some of their closest financial partners. After Westhusing's murder, USIS management sent a vaguely-worded memo to employees about how to respond to derogatory information in the media or rumors about USIS. Management's attention, described as "psychotic" in nature, was on USIS's upcoming IPO (initial public offering), according to a well-placed source.

USIS also owns Total Information Services of Tulsa, Oklahoma, a commercial personal data mining operation.

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