Wednesday, 14 March 2012

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Ex-NATO base chief accused of 4 affairs

WASHINGTON - A retired two-star Army general "engaged in a patternof inappropriate behavior" with the wives of four subordinates whilehe was the top American military officer at a NATO base in Turkey, aninternal Pentagon investigation concludes.

Maj. Gen. David Hale also sanctioned the misuse of governmentfunds for travel and made "false and misleading statements" toinvestigators and Pentagon officials, said the report by DefenseDepartment Inspector General Eleanor Hill.

A copy of the 49-page report was obtained Monday by The AssociatedPress.

The allegations involve a period from 1996 to 1997 while Hale …

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