http://www.blog4change.orgen-usN/Awebmaster@blog4change.orgWed, 10 Jun 2026 00:09:21 UTC20http://www.blog4change.org/articles/1809/1/Supporting-Your-Troops-with-Packages/Page1.html#Comment4612I ask you, would she have filed that complaint had Martinez been found gutliy? I don’t know, but I don’t think she would have.Since you have asked me (and I am in a position to speak here with full knowledge of the situation), the answer is yes. Mrs. Esposito rightfully seeks a full, just and impartial accounting for her late husband's murder, to include accountability for the larger failures that extend beyond the actions of the killer himself.> If the threats you claim are true and no soldier and especially no leader ever stepped forward to investigate then it is a complete failure on all soldiers that knew and they should be held accountable.That is exactly what has *not* happened here. Absent that accountability, those with broad powers and responsibility deserve to be judged negatively for their failure to act. >What you are making accusations about is a conspiracy.No. What I am alleging is that were it not for the failure of 42nd Infantry Division's leaders to enforce well-established principles of military discipline (need I remind you, principles that are enshrined in the UCMJ), a recalcitrant allowed into the service on a mental waiver and who displayed open hostility toward the only commander to hold him accountable for his actions would have been checked long before his actions rose to the level of premeditated double homicide.> I know people that were in that company and I can tell you they are professional soldiers and would have never let that happen.The facts speak differently. Two soldiers suffered a needless and preventable death. If this crime had taken place on the property of an American corporation and its management was aware of the killer's open contempt and threats to the degree that the leadership of the 42nd ID was aware of Alberto Martinez's open contempt and threats against Phillip Esposito before he was murdered, that corporation's leaders would be on their knees. I say it is unforgivable that there is less accountability among leaders entrusted with the lives of our nation's fighting men and women than the management of people who make French fries for a living.> Initially this blog posting gave credit to Mrs. Esposito and her investigation as to why MG Taluto’s confirmation was delayed. However after some more research and probing, I am not sure that is the case.It is precisely the case. Mrs. Esposito brought her criticism of Major General Taluto's failed leadership surrounding the death of her late husband to the attention of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Given the seriousness of her allegations, the Committee in turn asked for the Department of Defense to conduct an appropriate investigation. Major General Taluto's nomination was thus put on hold pending the outcome of this investigation.I find it telling that Major General Taluto held fast to his nomination—I even heard reports of outright bravado coming out from his supporters—until the DoD released the findings of the Independent Review Related to Fort Hood. While speculation on my part, I nevertheless have to wonder if that report's call for strict accountability for those leaders who failed to take reasonable steps that would have helped to prevent that massacre didn't lead Taluto to recognize that a similar call would be issued in the findings of his investigation. You really owe Mrs. Esposito a public apology—an apology you have yet to issue. She has proved herself to be a moral defender of the lives of our servicemen and women and your continued smear of her is absolutely disrespectful and undeserved.

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