Controversial general headed to Fort Benning (Wojdakowski--Abu Ghraib)

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Maj. Gen. Walter Wojdakowski, the former second-in-command in Iraq — criticized for leadership failures in the wake of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal but cleared of wrongdoing recently in an Army investigation — has been selected to head up the Army’s infantry operations and training at Fort Benning, Ga.

“For an infantryman, that’s the primo job,” said Col. Roger King, spokesman for U.S. Army Europe, where Wojdakowski has served as deputy commander for the past four months. “Chief of infantry, it’s sometimes called. It’s a big job. It’s a good job.”

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Despite the new assignment, the arc of Wojdakowski’s career — and that of his former boss, Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez — remains uncertain. The Pentagon has declined to reveal plans for Sanchez, who remains V Corps commander two years after taking over the post.

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Both generals have been excoriated by, among others, the American Civil Liberties Union and Human Rights First, who say the military has scapegoated enlisted soldiers and protected its leaders.

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