Black General Demoted for Lavish Spending

By: Jenée Desmond-Harris | Posted: November 14, 2012 at 4:12 PM

William Ward (the Huffington Post)

A black general is in big trouble: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has demoted William Ward, the former head of U.S. Africa Command who was accused of spending thousands of dollars on lavish travel and other unauthorized expenses, the Huffington Post reports.

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