Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well. might as well jump in feet first on this one. It is my belief and hope that some day we will go beyond the barracks Parliamentarians and Presidents. But before I just let it sit there, it also my hope that we do a thorough house cleaning of the whole structure of the now nascent militarism that is affecting so many layers of our republic. The first step that has to take place is the purge of the officer class. It is something that I will endeavor to see that it takes place in my lifetime. All records of the commissioned officers should be examined, going back to the end of the second world war. All activities relating to the efforts of counter-insurgency, intelligence, cross training with foreign national officers would have to be examined. Every officer involved in counter-insurgency, intelligence, logistics, etc., and stationed anytime, anywhere overseas have their record thoroughly and minutely combed for war crimes and crimes against humanity. I wouldn't leave it at that, as every country and entity that had, and has contact with us, would bear the burden of any investigation. A tall order, some might say. But, as sure as Mr. Solona threw rocks at NATO tanks in Spain in his youth, later to become head of NATO, the weight of the possibility of my desire's fruition hangs bravely in the air. And, yes, I did my service. Lest anyone thinks these are the rant of an incorrigible pacifist, I come from a line of military and diplomatic families going back at the very least 400 years. Slobodan Dimitrov Marc James Small wrote: > > At 04:26 PM 7/10/01 -0500, Robert D. Baron wrote: > >Was a photojournalism major at U of Iowa > >in the early '60's; then went to law school to avoid working and/or the > >draft. > > Damn! You BRAG about this, like Bill Clinton, aka "Babbling Bill, the > Moron's Friend". What a sick attitude. Whatever happened to civic > responsibility? > > I am damned proud to have volunteered for service, as you should have. > Shame on you! > > Marc > > msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 > Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir!