WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a prelude to war! ***************************************************************** SOLDIERS FOR THE TRUTH "DEFENDING AMERICA NEWSLETTER" 17 May 2000 "When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen." General George Washington, New York Legislature, 1775 Soldiers For The Truth Foundation, PO Box 63840, Colorado Springs, CO 80962-3840 HTTP://WWW.SFTT.ORG ***************************************************************** TABLE OF CONTENTS SITREP Hack's Column: Article 1 -- Clinton's Spygate "From my Position" -- On the way!" Article 2 - The Lessons of No Gun Ri Big Picture: Article 3 - 21 Asian-Americans Get Medal of Honor Article 4 -- Congress acknowledges Debt to Hmong "VOICE OF THE GRUNT" Article 5 -- The Truth about DACOWITS Article 6 -- " What did you do in the War? What War? Article 7 -- Navy Reality - Different Standards for Men and Women Article 8 - Small Wars: From Monroe to the New World Article 9 -- Changing Times Article 10 - Mother of HMO that goes to War Hits the Road G.I Humor: Article 11 -- Tips For Bosses of Military Planners Medal of Honor: Article 12 -- SITTER, CARL L, Korea 1950 =============================================================== SITREP: 1. Main topics: 1) Spies and lies 2) Dealing with No Gun Ri and war's reality 3) Leadership 4) Small wars 2. WE STILL NEED YOUR HELP! Thanks to all of you who have responded to our call to financial arms. We have so far collected enough money to keep us operational for the next 3 months. Hack and I estimate that we need about 100k to make us the voice and organization that will give us the clout we need. We could EASILY reach that goal if every subscriber pitches in $ 30.00. Remember, AUSA alone has about a 20 million dollar budget and still doesn't get anything done. 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Zimmermann President SFTT [EMAIL PROTECTED] =============================================================== ARTICLE 1 - Defending America ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Clinton's Spygate ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By David Hackworth The Cold War isn't over, it's at halftime. We'll face the Russian Bear again, along with a host of others hankering to thump America around the head and shoulders with something meaner than a club. Try China, India and Iran for openers -- or the elusive Osama bin Laden and his deadly terrorist gang. Bet on it. Within a decade, we'll be in a serious hot or cold brew with one or all of the above. When it comes to national security, the first line of defense is to keep careful tabs on our enemies and not let them know anything about what we've got going down. Of all the elements of war, intelligence is the key factor. During World War II, when the saying "Loose Lips Sink Ships" was more popular than "Drink Coca-Cola," our intel folks were worth a hundred divisions. They did incredible stuff like breaking the enemy's communications codes so that our generals could read their mail even before it was delivered. And we were so buttoned up, they seldom had a clue. Just two examples -- from hundreds -- of how this inside info helped us win: At the Battle of Midway -- the most important U.S. battle of the war -- our fleet waxed the Japanese. Our Army zapped the Germans before they could checkmate our forces breaking out of the Normandy beachhead. Today, America's security isn't tight and right. It's blowing in the wind like confetti. It's so bad that I doubt we have many secrets left. During last year's war with Serbia, for example, the Serb high command knew NATO's -- read the U.S.A.'s -- flight plans and targets before our aircrews did. Our flyers were placed in body-bag danger, and we were the ones without a clue. President Clinton's Washington has become answered prayers for spies. There are more hostile spooks inside the beltway today than cherry trees. And because of laxness, slackness and carelessness on the part of the hired help, the real-life 007s don't have to work very hard at stealing our secrets. Foreign spies have infiltrated every national-security area -- including the White House. But the State Department especially has become a spy heaven. It has more holes through which our secrets have poured than the USS Arizona after Pearl Harbor, when it and most of the rest of Pacific fleet went to the bottom. Since 1993, there've been about four security breaches a day. In 1998 alone, there were almost 1,700 security violations. Spies have walked into the place, helped themselves to classified documents and slipped out. They've bugged a conference room, then stood outside and taped highly classified meetings. Laptop computers have gone south with top-secret information, and classified documents have been plucked off desks by spies who roam through the place posing as accredited State Department reporters. Neither is the CIA without sin. Former director John Deutch's computer -- crammed full of national secrets -- was compromised. And then there's Aldrich H. Ames, who out-and-out vacuumed the CIA files and sold the stuff to the Soviets by the crate, causing a lot of undercover agents' deaths and compromising scores of covert operations. Now the FBI suspects the White House switchboard's bugged. Imagine the national security matters discussed on the supposedly secure line from the Oval Office to places like the Pentagon, State, the CIA and FBI. Or before the world knew they were an item, imagine the value to a foreign power of a tape of the president's 3 a.m. telephone sex with Monica. And don't forget that Bill himself -- in his infinite wisdom -- saw fit to grant his girl-toy a "Top Secret" clearance! Since 1993, matters of security have been looked upon by Clinton & Gang as boooring. Even back then, many of the Clinton Kids without security clearances handled top-secret documents as if they were last week's pizza. Congressman Porter Goss, a former CIA agent, says the problem is "arrogance and disdain for security." One day soon there'll be a terrible price to be paid for this almost eight-year indifference to basic security matters. Will our children and grandchild pay dues because we looked the other way while the markets were high and our wallets full? *** Http://www.hackworth.com is the address of David Hackworth's home page. Sign in for the free weekly Defending America column at his Web site. Send mail to P.O. Box 5210, Greenwich, CT 06831. © 2000 David H. Hackworth Distributed by King Features Syndicate Inc. ================================================== ARTICLE 2 - "From my Position" -- On the way!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Lessons of No Gun Ri ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By R. W. Zimmermann President SFTT 05/15/00 Why is it that we either shirk the subject or overreact with denial to the possibility that US troops might have killed several hundred Korean civilians and refugees during the early days of the Korean War, while at the same time, it seems much easier to re-examine and re-award medals from conflicts past? Maybe Hollywood has done too good of a job portraying us as the fun loving, boisterous combatants who hand out candy bars and loaves of white bread to the kids of all enemy nations. It seems that we're still portraying the old good vs. bad, cowboys and Indians concept of 40's and 50's vintage. Although in comparison to other combatant countries, our armed forces have an enviable record of compassion, restraint, and humanitarian spirit, we should also have learned a reality lesson with the uncovering of the My Lai massacre. If you talk to WWII combat veterans of all fronts, you would also come to the realization that small scale atrocities, such as the shooting of prisoners, was not as uncommon as official historians will let you believe. Many such incidents were revenge acts and therefore considered justified. I would not be surprised that a few veterans will step forward in the final years of their lives to talk about some of the haunting experiences that today's TV warriors cannot fathom. Why is No Gun Ri possible? Hollywood and many of our armchair warrior politicians ignore that many young GIs, deployed to a foreign land without much training and ill equipped. They were pretty darn concerned about their survival against the wave tactics employed by the enemy. In addition, the Reds, violating the rules of land warfare, infiltrated troops from the North in the disguise of civilian refugees. What do you do under these conditions and when scared for your life? You see the enemy everywhere. Every bush moves at night, every civilian is a potential enemy soldier. If in doubt, you protect your life by shooting first and asking questions later! Only first-rate front-line leadership can prevent such overreaction, but it has to be present! Add American preference for stand-off weapons, such as artillery and airpower and the possibilities for hitting a wrong target, or the right target too hard, increases dramatically. And.killing is much easier from the distance! You don't have to look at faces and listen to the screams of wounded and dying humans. One reason Clinton loved the Air War in Kosovo! Ever wonder how many civilians we killed with high altitude bombing vs. going after the Yugo military around the clock? What should we as Americans do in light of the possibility of the No Gun Ri massacre? Together with the Koreans, we must learn from it, just like you learn when bad things happen to you in everyday life. It is the ability to look at ourselves with an open mind, not our revisionist history writers, that sets us apart from other nations. Instead of seeing war as the great adventure, former frontline soldiers should take a stand to educate the public, the naïve media and our young soldiers that war is much different from the movies. To find the truth, we must examine the No Gun Ri incident in detail and let those who want to clear their conscience speak their minds without the West Point History Department trying to discredit every statement they make. Courts martial and late reparation payments to distant Korean relatives of the victims are not the right answers -determining the truth is! Just having lived with the memory of your personal involvement in this ugly war scenario, over so many years, can be punishment enough. Maybe the Koreans should erect a monument to put the incident into their own national perspective and finally to rest. Ultimately we have to determine the lessons for the future: For our politicians: As guardians of our national strategy, do not maneuver the Nation into a political corner that puts our armed forces into a hopeless situation -- ill-trained and ill-equipped and fighting for naked survival. For our troops: Don't let weak politicians and careerist military leaders walk you down a hopeless path. Remember the lessons of real wars and clearly understand the mission requirements. For the American people: Demand the truth and only commit our country to conflicts in our interest and which are explained to the people, as our Constitution requires. Before you scream foul about the enemy or your own troops' actions, put yourself in their position. Understand the reality of combat vs. the romantic portrayal in the movies. Zimm © R.W. Zimmermann, LandserUSA [EMAIL PROTECTED] ============================================================ ARTICLE 3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 21 Asian-Americans Get Medal of Honor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ed.: President Clinton will award 21 Medals of Honor to Asian American WWII veterans. Most were members of the famed 442d Regimental Combat Team - the "Purple Heart Battalion." Although no one questions the heroism displayed by these brave soldiers, the move unfortunately seems orchestrated by a President trying to win votes from every possible minority group to beam Al Gore into the Oval office. ************************************************************************ By DAVID STOUT - NEW YORK TIMES - 14 MAY 2000 WASHINGTON, May 13 -- More than a half-century since they braved enemy fire after first enduring the contempt of their own countrymen, 21 servicemen have been awarded the nation's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for heroism during World War II. All 21 were of Asian descent, and 19 were Japanese-Americans, some of whose fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters were interned behind barbed wire in the days of fear and prejudice that followed the attack on Pearl Harbor."We are privileged to properly honor the heroic actions of these brave soldiers," Louis Caldera, the secretary of the Army, said in making the announcement on Friday. The medals will be presented by President Clinton at a White House ceremony scheduled for June 21. One of the 21 honored was Senator Daniel K. Inouye, Democrat of Hawaii. As a 20-year-old lieutenant, he was gravely wounded in Italy on April 21, 1945, while leading his platoon in an attack on a Fascist bunker. He lost his right arm, and with it his dream of being a surgeon."I am deeply grateful to my nation for this extraordinary award," the senator said in a statement. "If I did well, much of the credit should go to my parents, grandparents and the gallant men of my platoon. This is their medal. I will receive it on their behalf." Most of the 21 are not as well known as Mr. Inouye. They were among the millions of young Americans from classrooms and shops, cities and prairies who went to war. But the Japanese-Americans felt they had something to prove, and several thousand of them did, leaving American internment camps to become volunteers, most notably in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Fighting in Europe, the 442nd became known as "the Purple Heart battalion" for the casualties it suffered. The 442nd fought in eight major campaigns in Italy, France and Germany. The unit suffered more than 800 casualties in the fall of 1944 as it rescued 211 members of a Texas unit pinned down by the Germans in southern France, a battle known in military legend as "the rescue of the lost battalion." The 442nd was awarded thousands of citations, including 9,500 Purple Hearts and 52 Distinguished Service Crosses, the second-highest military honor. By war's end, military historians say, it was the most decorated unit in American military history. But the victory was far from complete. Japanese-American veterans encountered prejudice when they came home. And why, some people asked as the years went by, were only two Asian-Americans awarded the Medal of Honor for World War II combat, especially if 104 rated the Distinguished Service Cross? In 1996, Senator Daniel K. Akaka, Democrat of Hawaii, saw that a provision was written into a military-programs bill calling for the Army and Navy to review the 104 Distinguished Service Cross citations to gauge whether any recipients had been unfairly denied the Medal of Honor. Inquiries determined that the 21 honored on Friday -- during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month -- indeed deserved the star-spangled, pale blue ribbon and gold medallion of the Medal of Honor. Most of the 21 were members of the famed 442nd..Here are the men who were awarded the Medal of Honor: Rudolph Davila, Barney Hajiro, Mikio Hasemoto (posthumous), Joe Hayashi, Shizuya Hayashi, Daniel Inouye, Yeiki Kobashigawa, Robert Kuroda (posthumous), Kiyoshi Marunaga and Kaoru Moto (posthumous). Masato Nakae (posthumous), Shinyei Nakamine (posthumous), William Nakamura (posthumous), Joe Nishimoto (posthumous), Allan Ohata, Yukio Okutsu, Frank Ono (posthumous), Kazuo Otani (posthumous), George Sakato, Ted Tanouye (posthumous) and Francis Wai (posthumous). ========================================================== ARTICLE 4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Congress acknowledges debt to Hmong Ventura, McCain help America's Vietnam-era allies gain U.S. citizenship ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ed.: During the Vietnam conflict, the Hmong tribe fought and died for their CIA Masters. Then we abandoned them. Now it seems that strong efforts by the media, committed politicians and retired military officers are turning the tide. Among the crusaders for justice: COL (ret.) Carl Bernard, former president of SFTT and decorated Korean War veteran. An excerpt from a WorlNetDaily report, dtd. 10 May 2000. ************************************************************************ By Anthony LoBaido Editor's note: WorldNetDaily.com international correspondent Anthony C. LoBaido has lived, traveled and photographed the plight of the Christian Hmong hill tribes in Southeast Asia during the past year. LUANG PRABANG, Laos -- After decades of abandonment and betrayal, the tide finally beginning to turn, albeit in a small way, for some of America's strongest and most loyal allies during the Vietnam war. The Hmong hill tribes of Southeast Asia fought covertly in the CIA's Special Forces in Laos, on America's side, during the Vietnam war. But since the war's end, they have paid dearly for their alliance with and allegiance to the American ideals of political and religious freedom. The 250,000 Hmong who survived the subsequent death camps, patrols, landmines and jungles of Laos on their exodus from the nation when the war was lost, found refuge in camps in Thailand. Others made it safely to the U.S., Australia, France and England, where they were repatriated by America and her allies. In all, some 35 countries took in Hmong refugees. Forced back to Laos at gunpoint by U.N. soldiers and Thai anti-riot police, Hmong refugees begin their sad journey "home." These days, however, the Hmong are being forced back to Laos at gunpoint by the United Nations and Thai military at the behest of the U.S. State Department. The reasons are complex, and involve mainly the Mekong Delta development program and the leverage the IMF, World Bank, U.N. and U.S. State Department now hold over Thailand in the wake of the 1997 Asian financial meltdown. However, not all hope is lost. Thanks to a recent congressional bill, H.R.371, ex-Hmong CIA Special Forces who fought for America will now have an easier time gaining asylum in the United States. Passed overwhelmingly without a single dissenting vote, H.R. 371 will waive the English language requirement for potential Hmong refugees. Many Hmong have found learning English to be extremely challenging as Hmong has had no written form until the last few years. The bill's main proponent is Rep. Bruce Vento, a Democrat from Minnesota --which is home to 60,000 Hmong. A Senate version of the bill has been introduced by Paul Wellstone, D-Minn, and John McCain, R-Ariz. Another Minnesota politician, Gov. Jesse Ventura, a former Navy SEAL, has also lobbied on behalf of the Hmong in Washington, D.C.. Philip Smith, Washington director of the Lao Veterans of America, which had pushed for the bill, called Vento an inspiration."When we heard that he had cancer, we were despondent as an organization," Smith said. "This was something we could not win without his leadership." But the group was emboldened when Vento, from his hospital bed, had his staff call Smith to tell him he would continue to press for the bill. "He's really our hero," Smith said. According to Smith, there are roughly 70,000 Hmong and Lao veterans in the United States, and about half are not citizens. Most are permanent residents but are not eligible to vote or hold a passport. "Back in the mid 1970s, liberals like Hillary Clinton were busy impeaching President Nixon -- the man who fought the communist murderers in Cambodia and Laos -- too busy to fight the enemies of America and God. Cambodia was turned into a giant Auschwitz. And the Killing Fields there are common knowledge. ..Col. Carl Bernard was the point man on the "White Star Mobile Training Team" from the Army's Special Forces at Fort Bragg. This was the U.S. Army's official operation to recruit and train the Hmong to fight on the American side, against the communists in Laos. Having headed up that successful effort, Bernard has lobbied on behalf of the Hmong ever since. In recent months, Bernard has taken WorldNetDaily's series of reports on the Hmong to Rep. Benjamin Gilman, R-N.Y., chairman of the International Relations Committee. At a press conference and a congressional forum on the plight of the Hmong and Lao veterans and their families in Laos and Thailand, Bernard, along with noted author Jane Hamilton-Merritt, tried to intercede on behalf of the Hmong. "We filled the hearing room," Bernard told WorldNetDaily. "Congressman Gilma was the important figure, and despite having no Hmong in his constituency, he learned the issues, packaged them and sponsored the concept of paying our moral debt to these people. We did the legwork he needed. The hearing put the issues into the public's consciousness, and it become a reference point for all of us." For Bernard, H.R. 371 is a step in the right direction. "Those who supported this bill, like Congressman Vento, were noble and earned the lasting gratitude of each of us," he said. Ask why he has remained loyal to the Hmong he trained so long ago, Bernard is resolute. "My loyalty to the Hmong stems from their having paid an impot du sang - the French term for "blood tax" -- for us. Simply, they fought and many died for us. They are "blood brothers" and cannot be abandoned.. =============================================================== **COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. 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