Four-Star General Suspended by Army Demands Job Back, Claims Racism in Military

A four-star general who was suspended after allegedly putting his hands on the scales concerning the promotion of a favored subordinate is now demanding his command be returned to him, claiming there is racism in these military processes.

Gen. Charles Hamilton, who was the head of U.S. Army Material Command before his March 22 suspension, is now asking to have his command reinstated.

Hamilton was originally suspended after pulling strings in promotion boards for the benefit of a black female lieutenant colonel...