MaggieD
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that is no "demotion"
Actually, he never said he was demoted.
that is no "demotion"
Actually, he never said he was demoted.
If he said he was demoted, then sure I would call him a liar. But I don't believe that's what he said.
he said "effectively demoted"
Effectively
1. In an effective way.
2. For all practical purposes; in effect: "Though a few rebels still held out, the fighting was effectively ended."
translation, you are calling hicks a liar.
Actually, he never said he was demoted.
i understand this is your position.
i'm going to believe him and not this administration or you.
I believed him when he said: "And in addition, my family really didn't want me to go back. We'd endured a year of separation when I was in Afghanistan 2006 and 2007. That was the overriding factor. "
Facts are facts, you can't hold the same job you had in the past if you are no longer in same place.
I believed him when he said: "And in addition, my family really didn't want me to go back. We'd endured a year of separation when I was in Afghanistan 2006 and 2007. That was the overriding factor. "
Facts are facts, you can't hold the same job you had in the past if you are no longer in same place.
you aren't in his shoes. you didn't go thru what he did.
you're just another clinton, "who's cares how they died", person.
like hicks, i was a federal employee
and i remain a union officer
which experience tells me that if hicks were demoted there would be an extensive paper trail documenting that action
and since we have seen no documentation it is safe to conclude there was no demotion
I think we should all be careful here. I think Hicks has a legitimate gripe, but in no way does his gripe rise to the level of whistleblower, ie;" One who reveals wrongdoing within an organization to the public or to those in positions of authority. " simply put, he revealed nothing we did not already know and though we could take issue with characterization if the Benghazi attack, incorrectly characterizing the event does not rise to level of wrongdoing in any meaningful way.
Hicks has said he was demoted but it isn't true, it was his choice to come back to the sates. Pity party anyone.
The State Department on Wednesday rejected charges by Gregory B. Hicks, the former deputy ambassador at the U.S. Embassy in Libya, that he was demoted and treated unfairly after he criticized the department’s performance during and after the September terrorist attack in Benghazi.
“The Department has not and will not retaliate against Mr. Hicks,” said Patrick Ventrell, acting deputy spokesman for the State Department.
In House testimony, Hicks said that despite receiving high praise for his performance during the Benghazi crisis from President Obama and then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, he was later given a “blistering critique of my management style” by Elizabeth Jones, the acting assistant secretary for the Near East.
Hicks said family concerns were the “overriding” reason for his decision not to return to Libya. But he said he also felt that “I would never be comfortable working there” after the criticism. When he voluntarily withdrew from his assignment in Tripoli, Hicks said, he was given a State Department job in Washington that he considered a demotion.
Hicks’s decision took him out of the annual assignment cycle, and difficulty in finding a suitable assignment was “not uncommon” in such situations, Ventrell said.
“However, the Department worked with him to find a suitable temporary assignment and succeeded,” he said. “Mr. Hicks still receives the same salary and has the same employment status and rank as before. Per standard procedure, Mr. Hicks recently submitted a preference list for his next assignment and is under consideration along with other Foreign Service employees.”
State Department disputes diplomat’s charges of retaliation - The Washington Post
look up what demotion means!
Mr. Hicks voluntarily decided not to return to Libya so the term doesn't apply. He decided to remain in the states because of of family. But there is no way he could perform his former job while he is here. I am sure he thinks in his mind that in some way he was wronged and therefore demoted. So while I said earlier he lied, I have now decided to back away from that assessment. I think he is a good man and it too bad this situation happen.
Mr. Hicks voluntarily decided not to return to Libya so the term doesn't apply. He decided to remain in the states because of of family. But there is no way he could perform his former job while he is here. I am sure he thinks in his mind that in some way he was wronged and therefore demoted. So while I said earlier he lied, I have now decided to back away from that assessment. I think he is a good man and it too bad this situation happen.
Skip to the 1:15 mark and see if this clears things up for you:
Skip to the 1:15 mark and see if this clears things up for you:
Robert Gates was President Bush's Secretary of Defense.
Robert Gates Defends Obama Military Response To Benghazi