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New treatments may cost less than traditional medicine. By Steve Salerno 22

RUSSIA'S LOOSE CANNONS

America still needs to be on guard because ofRussia 's huge nuclear arsenal. By Robert McGarvey 25

THIRD WORLD AMERICA

Our country has been losing a worldwide economic war, says an international affairs expert. 28

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Even on college campuses, old, innocently adopted symbols are now seen as racist or sexist By Frank Bentayou 32

THE FREEDOM OF TRUTH

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Guns, Crime & The None of these proposals threaten who would use its power to attack my our right to demonstrate our manhood home with automatic "assault" 2ncl Amendment by keeping and bearing arms. They are weapons, chemical gas, flame throw- As I read "Our Second Amendment entirely within the purview of the Sec- ers, and tanks because I have different Under Fire" by Dan Peterson (Janu- ond Amendment, which, in case Peter- political and religious beliefs than ary), I found myself infuriated that son has forgotten, opens with this those in power. every proposed law could place patri- caveat: "A well-regulated militia, Robert L. Minarik otic, law-abiding citizens in prison, being necessary to the security of a Rochester, Ind. while not one would affect the actual free state..." The time has come to perpetrators of criminal activity. We regulate the militia. Guns are made for one reason — to must directly deal with aberrant and WillardA. Colton kill. I had all the killing I could take in criminal behavior, rather than restrict- New Canaan, Conn. World War II and Korea. Now I am cherished freedoms of all citizens. ing not safe in my own home. Why? Robert R. Buckner My father educated me about fire- Because of guns. Jejferson City, Mo. arms safety at a young age. I learned Fred B. Gotter to respect guns and to value their place North Hollywood, Calif. The politicians had no problem in a free society. Responsible, law- putting guns in our hands when it was abiding individuals with guns are not time to fight and die in war. It's about For too long we have been flooded the problem. They do not commit time we veterans let the politicians by the media with anti-gun propagan- crimes with their guns; criminals do. know that we won't stand by and let da, supported by well-financed groups Stephen L. D'Andrilli them continue to erode our rights. whose sole purpose is to ban all guns Bronx, N.Y. Donald E. Sutton from the free world. History has Allegan, Mich. proved that banning firearms is only a I do not claim the right to own a so- step away from socialism. The article by Dan Peterson is the called "defense/assault" firearm mere- J.E. Henry best I have seen in exposing the regu- ly for hunting. I claim the right to Potomac, III. latory insanity of gun controls that is own, and the opportunity to obtain, a gripping our country. so-called "defense/assault" firearm to Nowhere in the Second Amend- D. Duane Hutchison protect myself from a government ment does it state that anyone has the Moorpark, Calif. right to keep and bear any type of arms or ammunition they want. I would like to see every handgun, M. Fleming every semiautomatic taken off the WE WANT YOUR Daniel Skokie, III. street and melted down. We can do OPINIONS this if we want to. When are we going to be able to walk safely in the streets The stakes could not be higher. If You can leave an electronic letter again? People kill people, and if they the anti-gun people have their way. to the editor at have guns, they will use them. Don't Please turn page tell me a pistol is used for sport, I (314) 474-7474 don't believe it. to record your comments. Callers' Medville Corrections opinions are considered for pub- In the article, "On The March" Palm Desert, Calif. receive lication and a symbol (December), the 1st and 34th Infantry when used. Please tell Dan Peterson to relax. Divisions were misidentified as battal- Or you can write to: Nobody is going to take away his toys. ions. He warns us hysterically that Congress THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE In the article, "Ernie Pyle: The GI's is bent upon wiping out the constitu- P.O. Box 1055 Story" (December), the name of the tional right of law-abiding citizens to Indianapolis, IN 46206 island on which Pyle was killed is le buy, own and use firearms. The American Legion Shima. In the article, "Island Hoping In In his other arguments, Peterson Magazine welcomes letters to the (December), the 165th opens fire on proposals to increase the editor concerning articles that The Pacific" Infantry Regiment was misidentified license fees for firearms dealers. At appear in the publication. Be sure as the 27th Infantry Division. $66, the federal fee doesn't even cover to include a daytime phone number in that article, the sentence the cost of investigating the appli- for verification. Short letters are Also about Medals of Honor was unclear. It cant's criminal record. A steep fee more likely to be published, and all should read, "Three other Medals of might close down some of the one- letters are subject to editing for Honor at Tarawa were awarded post- room gun dealers who funnel weapons clarity and brevity. to neighborhood crack dealers. humously."

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this entire country will be turned into a tion of the National Rifle Association. distinguishing feature is that it simul- cesspool of violent crime, equally as We cannot continue to flood our com- taneously maximizes America's bad as New York City or Washington, munities with handguns and semiauto- potential as it unmasks its obsoles- D.C. This issue ranks right alongside matic assault rifles. It's not the Second cence." veterans' entitlements and our Amendment and gun rights that are at Ron Gutru POW/MIAs. stake here. It's the right over every Denver Bob Zynda American to live without fear of gun South Dayton, N.Y. violence. Brzezinski blames conservatism Arthur C. Hayhoe and the greed of the Reagan era for the All firearms should be registered St. Petersburg, Fla. so-called hedonism that became domi- and the owners should be required to nant in the '80s. This might be true, show proof that they have been I am a retired police officer who except for one fact: Not only did the instructed in their use. After all, I have served 32 years with the Chicago wages and spending for all Americans to register my automobiles and have a Police Department. Gun control does of all classes increase during the "Rea- driver's license. not prevent crime. Chicago, Washing- gan era," but charitable contributions Joseph Withstandley ton, D.C, and New York have for rose about 55 percent higher than in Anacortes, Wash. years imposed the most stringent gun the previous 25 years. laws, yet remain three of the most John A. Stangeland It's all too easy to believe the dangerous places to live. West Fargo, N.D. media when they blame guns for the George L. Gannon rampant crime in America. But for my Rio Rico, Ariz. Legal Briefs money — based on 20 years experi- Guy E. Humphries Jr.'s "Cease and ence in law enforcement — crimes of Speaking Of English Desist" (Vetvoice, January) letter violence are the result of our failed about too many lawyer jokes in Part- "The Campaign Against English" criminal justice system and not ing Shots was just another lawyer by Gary Turbak (February) was right because 70 million law-abiding citi- joke, right? on the mark. We had better make Eng- zens choose to exercise their Second John L. Donaldson lish our official language while we Amendment rights. St. Clairsville, Ohio still can. My wife and I were infuriat- Fred Romero ed when driving from Virginia into Simi Valley, Calif. I have had the distinct honor of Maryland, and there was the state's serving as Department Judge Advo- welcome sign — in English and in Many people are killed or injured, cate of Minnesota for more than 34 Spanish. My wife, who is of German not by hardened criminals, but by years. I have noticed one significant origin, reckoned that Maryland either friends and relatives who have guns thing about lawyers: They have lost did not welcome other nationalities, or and no self-control. And children can their sense of humor. they believed Hispanics were not get their hands on their parents' John G. Kressel capable of learning English. firearms. Edina, Minn. Jim Weaver You should publish an article by Neptune, N.J. Sarah Brady on why we need gun con- Most of us lawyers are not as thin- trol laws. If that is out of the question, skinned as Humphries. Keep the perhaps you will publish an attack on By Tiie Boole lawyer jokes in Parting Shots; they get that wild-eye liberal Ronald Reagan, The interview with Zbigniew lots of laughs at our Bar Association who in recent years has supported the Brzezinski ("America's Crisis of the dinners. Brady Bill. Spirit," January) failed to mention his David L. Gumport David Trachtenberg previous book, Between Two Ages Greenville, N.Y. Lake Worth, Fla. published in 1970 by Penguin Books. I believe my fellow Legionnaires would Voice On Voices I live in New York where we have find the views he discloses in that Thank you for your fine contribu- strict gun control laws. Guns come book reveal his character more. Here tion to the literature of World War 11, from other areas of the country where are a few examples: Voices: Letters from World War IL I they are easier to obtain. The correla- "...Marxism represents a further read the book from cover to cover tion of tough gun laws and high crime vital and creative stage in the maturing with pleasure. rates is total nonsense. of a man's universal vision. Marxism Thanks for including the letters of Eric H. Rehbein is simultaneously a victory of the non-combatant soldiers. I am especial- Farmingville, N.Y. external, active man over the inner, ly proud to be in the company of so passive man and a victory of reason many heroic combatants of the war. I I'm sure that most Legion members over belief..." And, "America is especially like the way the book was do not support the "open sale" posi- undergoing a new revolution, whose Please turn page

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This can lead to gradual improvement in urine flow and If a woman who is pregnant comes into help? I will keep this article in my over the several months. contact with the active ingredient in symptoms next files and refer to it from time to time. However, since each case of BPH is differ- PROSCAR, a doctor should be consulted. ent, you should know that: Remember, these warnings apply only if Thank you for this far-reaching ser- the woman exposed to PROSCAR is preg- vice you have done by giving us this •Even though the prostate shrinks, you nant or could become pregnant. may NOT see an improvement in urine flow excellent article. or symptoms. How to take PROSCAR Follow your doctor's advice about how to take Diana Phillips •You may need to take PROSCAR for six (6) PROS(JAR. You must take it every day. You Catlin, III. months or more to see whether it helps you. may take it with or between meals. To avoid •Even though you take PROSCAR and it forgetting to take PROSCAR, it may be help- may help you, it is not known whether ful to take it the same time every day. The article on PTSD is accurate in PROSCAR reduces the need for surgery. Do not shaire PROSCAR with anyone else; it every detail. PTSD is common and not What you need to know while taking was prescribed only for you. a rare disease picked up in a jungle. PROSCAR Keep PROSCAR and all medicines out of the •You must see your doctor regularly. reacn of children. PTSD is treatable. Although the night- While taking PROSCAR, you must have FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT mares and flash backs persist, the cut- regular checkups. Follow your doctor's advice 'PROSCAR' AND BPH, TALK WITH YOUR about when to nave these checkups. DOCTOR. IN ADDITION. TALK TO YOUR ting edges are dulled. Your magazine •About side effects. Like all prescription PHARMACIST OR OTHER HEALTH CARE does a great service. 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8 THE AMERICAN LEGION HOUSE OF COMMONS LONDON SWIA OAA

As Britain's Minister of Tourism, I warmly invite you to come to Britain in 1994, the

Fiftieth Anniversary of the D-Day Invasion. Britain has always had a special place in its heart for the American Veteran. This has been nurtured over two World Wars, and in more recent times during The Gulf War, where American and British soldiers once again fought side by side.

As a D-Day or World War II veteran, you more than likely spent part of your war years in Britain, and the British People are anxious to welcome you back.

A vast range of special events are being planned throughout the year, and the towns and villages where you were billeted are looking forward to renewing their friendship. Many of these have registers which will enable you to locate locals who befriended you during your stay in Britain.

For those younger U.S. veterans for whom World War II exists only as a history lesson, a visit to Britain during this Anniversary Year can make those lessons come aHve. For the veteran who may be apprehensive about traveUing abroad, there are an enormous variety of all-inclusive tours available from your travel agent, which combine visits to England and France, and include flights, hotels, transfers, meals and sightseeing. For the more experienced traveller, there are fly/ drive packages that give you the opportunity to explore, at your own pace, the sites and attractions in Britain associated with the D-Day Invasion and World War II.

You are always welcome in Britain, no matter what the year, but I am confident that a visit to Britain during the D-Day 50th Anniversary Year will provide you with the experience of a lifetime! By calling 1-800-BTA-DDAY, you can request a D-Day pack that will include information on D-Day sites and attractions in Britain as well as events that will be part of the

D-Day Anniversary Year Commemoration. It also includes a Hst of tour operators offering all- inclusive D-Day packages that include Britain.

IAIN SPROAT Minisster of Tourism, Commander's message

THIS IS THE TIME FOR COURAGE, INTEGRITY AND COMMITMENT

"/ will honor your service by ership of our nation. carrying on [The American Kerry — perhaps in the heat of the moment — lashed out at Smith for Legion's] tireless struggle to bringing the Legion into the debate. "I accountfor every person think it was Jack Kennedy who said of who has ever served this The American Legion in the 1960s that they had not had an original idea country. . .. America must in 25 years," said Kerry. "Well, now never leave its warriors maybe it is 50." No original idea in 50 years? I was on the battlefield. If there shocked that a United States Senator, are being held captive, men especially one who had been educated I will not rest until they under the Vietnam-era GI Bill, would are returned." make such a statement. I was outraged that anyone holding such high office ARKANSAS GOVERNOR BILL CLINTON, would demean an organization of AUGUST 25, 1992 patriotic veterans for holding its ground when so much was at stake, HE CASKET, draped with rather than give our arguments the the flag of the United courtesy of open and honest debate. States, is carried into the But the more I thought about the cavernous airplane hangar senator's remarks, the I realized Nat' I. Cmdr. Bruce Thiesen more at Hickam Air Force Base, that he might be right. Maybe the Hawaii, as taps is blown in era with America's dignity and honor Legion hasn't had what the senator final tribute to another fall- intact. would consider an "original" idea in

en warrior. The tear-filled But all is not as it should be. the past 50 years. eyes and muffled sobs of Despite eloquent speeches about his family and friends bespeak the true our government's commitment to ideas are about things that cost of war and the price of heroism. "never leave its warriors on the battle- OURAmericans, for the most part, con- Another American POW has come field," President Clinton announced on sider fundamental hallmarks of home from Vietnam. The anguished February 3rd that he was lifting the civilized society. Our ideas are about burden of uncertainly of yet another economic embargo against Vietnam. things that shouldn't be changed or family has been lifted, only to be At 5 p.m. on that Thursday, he signed improved with "original" thinking, replaced by an unspeakable sense of away the economic leverage that the such as love of country, devotion to loss and sorrow. Legion believes was America's best family and comrades, and belief in Yet, within the depths of their hope for persuading Vietnam to extend God. mourning, pride also wells. Pride that 100-percent cooperation to ensure the Our ideas center on ways to repay their son. ..their husband. ..their fullest possible accounting of our our debt to those who bore the brunt of father. ..their brother. ..served his POW/MIAs. battle and returned home less whole nation well and is deserving of hon- A few days prior, the U.S. Senate than when they left. Our ideas are ored glory. debated a resolution to ascertain the about programs that foster the whole- Though another has been released sense of the Senate regarding the lift- some development of our young peo- by the enemy who held him even in ing of the embargo. New Hampshire ple, the next generation of leadership. death, the fate of more than 2,000 Sen. Bob Smith took Massachusetts Our ideas are about things as funda- Vietnam POW/MIAs remains un- Sen. John Kerry to task for advocating mental as peace through preparedness. known. And, if all was as it should be, that America lift the embargo. Smith When you get right down to the this grieving family could be confident cited The American Legion's belief heart of the matter, our ideas may not that America was one step closer to that the embargo was our strongest be original, but they are the stuff that obtaining the fullest possible account- weapon to ensure full accounting, our made America great. And The Ameri- ing of those who died or were impris- opposition to it being lifted, and our can Legion makes them work for oned in Southeast Asia. We would be tireless struggle to have all relevant America through programs that build one step closer to ending the Vietnam evidence fairly evaluated by the lead- Please turn page

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to vote 62-38 in favor of lifting eco- nomic sanctions against Vietnam, and I think that the President is mistaken in his belief that doing so will enhance our chances of resolving the POW/ MIA issue. Yet, from the bottom of my heart, I hope that his motives were honorable and that history will prove his decision correct. Now that the decision has been made and our nation's course has been set, we bear no animosity. THIS, WE That is the American BELIEVE—We do way. But we will contin- not leave our dead ue to press for the fullest missing or possible accounting of imprisoned in an our POW/MIAs from enemy country, Vietnam and all previous

even if there is a wars. remote chance of Yet, fully realizing repatriation. that the past is prologue good citizens, send kids to college, wrong for America to sanc- to the future, we are con- provide jobs for veterans, build respect tion business as usual with a nation cerned about the fate of those men and for our flag and our heritage, and help that has used the bodies of our dead women whom today may be sent into older veterans do what they can no warriors as bargaining chips for more harm's way. What will become of longer do for themselves. than 20 years. them if they are captured in some We were immunizing children And I'll share another not-so-origi- future conflict? What will be done to against disease long before Congress nal idea that the Legion holds dear: ensure they will be accorded humane began debating original ideas about We do not betray the trust of those treatment, be classified as POWs, and how to do it. We were fingerprinting whom America has sent into battle. every effort humanly possible made to young people for their own protection We do not leave our dead, missing or return them to their homes and fami- long before Congress thought of that imprisoned on the battlefield of an lies? original idea. We were helping fami- enemy country, if there is even the U.S. soldiers taken prisoner in lies in need long before Congress remotest chance of repatriation. And undeclared wars or while committed to invented the welfare state. And the we do not condone foreign policy U.N. peacekeeping missions — if our Legion has been battling for quality made on the basis of groundless hopes policy remains as it now stands — can VA care, GI education, PTSD treat- and the potential for profit rather than be classified as spies or detainees and ment, and compensation for victims of commitment, honor and morality. executed as common criminals without asbestos exposure, radiation poisoning I believe that the Senate was wrong Please turn to page 60 and Agent Orange years before Con- gress originated the "blue ribbon com- mittee" to study them to death. Now Congress has another original idea, and the President has bought into it. We should do business with a nation that has failed to deal honestly on the most basic of human and moral issues in the belief that this will make them more honest and cooperative. They have ON VIETNAM— decided to reward a John Kerry tells country that owns, per- Congress in 1971 haps, the worst human that his one last rights record of any gov- mission is "to ernment still in exis- search out and tence — just ask one of destroy the last the thousands of boat vestiges of this people who believed war." that nearly certain death on the high seas was preferable to life in Vietnam and Cambodia.

Well, it may not be an original idea, but commonsense tells me that it is

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SHOULD CONGRESS SET HIGH TAXES ON CIGAREHES TO FUND NEW HEALTH PROGRAMS?

Rep. Michael A. Andrews (D-Texas) Rep. H. Martin Lancaster (D-North Carolina)

In 1993, 1 introduced the Americans who care Tobacco Health Tax Act about health-care reform to raise the cigarette YES NO and how to fund it should excise tax to $1 per pack as a way to take a skeptical look at the notion that a finance health-care reform. It would raise substantial cigarette tax wiU benefit the $10 to $12 billion annually. This money entire nation. It certainly would not ben- would be earmarked for access to health efit the thousands of Americans who are care, starting with pregnant women and likely to lose their jobs as cigarette sales children. drop. The members of Congress who support this legislation The tobacco industry provides 1.6 milUon jobs for hon- represent a wide range of proposals for reforming our health- est, hard-working Americans. People can quibble as to care system — from managed competition to single payer. exactly how many of these jobs will be lost and how much We may not agree on the best way to reform the health-care our economy will be damaged because of the excise tax system, but we agree on the best way to help pay for it: a tax increase, but common sense tells us that there will be a stag- on cigarettes. gering "hit" on North Carolina's economy and particularly The $1 tobacco tax will provide health care for over 5 on its rural areas. In short, it's simply not fair to ask my con- million Americans. When we couple tobacco taxes with stituents to suffer the economic damage that will be inflicted other sources, we can afford to provide universal coverage. on them by singling out this particular industry for punitive We know that illnesses related to cigarette smoking are taxation. responsible for approximately $24 billion of the nation's In 1992, smokers paid in excess of $11 billion in federal health-care bill, but the current tax on tobacco generates only and state excise taxes on cigarettes. There is new govern- $14.5 billion in revenue. ment data that would question the $68 bUlion in health care The one-dollar tax is just a down payment on recovering and economic loss from tobacco use. But if we accept that the cost of smoking. Smoking costs our country $40 billion figure as accurate, there can be no rationale for enacting in lost productivity. We should get the tobacco tax to at least punitive taxes on tobacco products without also enacting $2 per pack in the near future. proportionate taxes on alcohol, as well as a number of other A tobacco tax stops children from smoking and saves products and industries that are considered dangerous to lives. Studies show that a dollar tobacco tax will save nearly pubUc health. a million lives over time and prevent more deaths than illicit The Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Adminis- drugs have caused throughout U.S. history. tration estimates that alcohol abuse cost America $85.8 bil- The benefits are not limited to cigars and cigarettes. lion in 1988. Each year, more than 100,000 deaths are The myth that smokeless tobacco is less addictive or directly attributable to alcohol. Alcohol is a contributing fac- harmful than cigarettes is dead wrong. Not only is it as tor in even more deaths, with almost half of all homicides, addictive, but it also causes serious mouth and tlu-oat can- suicides and motor vehicle fataUties related to alcohol use. cers. A recent study estimates 10 million Americans use Why shouldn't alcohol share the burden of taxation for smokeless tobacco, a 64 percent increase over the last health-care reform? Does the fact that more Americans drink decade. The tobacco industry's targeting of teens in ad cam- than smoke explain this lack of rationaUty and fairness? paigns has meant that 3 million of those users are below the It will hurt, but I — and other tobacco belt representa- age of 21. Another recent study by the University of Michi- tives — will not support any health-care reform package that gan shows an alarming 25 percent increase in the use of spit singles out tobacco for a confiscatory tax and does not fairly tobacco by teenage males over the past three years. spread the burden across other viable revenue sources. Polls show strong support for tobacco taxes, especially That sort of financing scheme is a recipe for failure. when they are tied to The cost of health care is hcalth-care reform. It is YOUR OPINIONS COUNT, TOO growing, and revenues unusual in polling for taxes from cigarettes are shrink- Senators and congressmen are interested in constituent view- to enjoy the support of 75 ing. As one economist points. You may express your views by writing The IHonorable to KO percent of the recently said, "It will be Ameri- (name), U.S. Senate, Wastiington, DC 20510, or The Honorabie can public, as do tobacco (name), U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515. like building on quick- taxes. I"] sand."

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Key congressional leaders want prison, a $250,000 fine or both. The IRS also confirmed that criminal to make it plain that American soldiers captured by the enemy during U.N. investigations of 124 tax protesters are operations will be considered U.S. underway — 55 of them involved in the Pilot POWs, not hostages or detainees. Connection. As POWs, American military per- sonnel are entitled to be treated flllili iii Brovm Vs. Elders according to international rules of A shootout is coming in the war on treatment, including access to the Red drugs, and Surgeon General Joycelyn Cross. Their POW status also obligates Elders is expected to be a target. the United States to use military might With surveys indicating that drug to save or rescue them, and upon their use among teenagers is rising again, return or release, they are entitled to drug czar Lee Brown is counting on POW medals. WASHINGTON White House support to put the issue The administration's pro-U.N. poli- back on the front burner. Brown's sup- cy came in for criticism from Texas porters say this means President Clin- Rep. Sam Johnson, a Vietnam War ton will have to muzzle Elders, his POW. He and other congressmen long-time friend and former Arkansas expressed outrage last year over ^ATCH Army health chief, who has suggested drug Chief Warrant Officer Michael legalization. Durant's designation as a "detainee" By CliffKincaid Brown, the former New York City rather than a POW, when he was cap- police commissioner who heads the tured in Somalia. White House Drug Policy Office, is son's Christian American, as a revela- "If he wasn't a POW," Johnson himself under pressure from anti-drug tion about Quayle 's Christian faith and said, "I don't know what the heck he groups to take action against Assistant reliance on God. was." Secretary of Health and Human Ser- Quayle 's apparent presidential bid Another voice of protest came from vices Dr. Philip Lee, who unilaterally could be bad news for Senate Minority Marine Lt. Col. Robin Higgins, widow ordered a review of the ban on "med- Leader Bob Dole of Kansas, who is of Marine Col. William R. Higgins. ical marijuana." One group, Drug already running hard for the GOP Her husband was kidnapped, tortured Watch International, argues that Lee's nomination. Faced with challenges and murdered in 1988 while on a U.N. review is unnecessary and fiscally irre- from Quayle, Jack Kemp and others on mission in Lebanon. Higgins was iden- sponsible because studies already the right. Dole is trying to bolster his tified by the U.S. government as mere- show the toxicity and harmful effects own conservative credentials by open- ly a "hostage." of marijuana far outweigh any minimal ly embracing supply-side economics She believes her husband deserved benefits it may have for people with and calling for the complete elimina- a posthumous POW medal for working serious illnesses. tion of the capital gains tax. in the midst of terrorists. "America failed my husband because the U.S. did not insist that he be treated as the IRS Crackdown Guatemala Revolt American serviceman he was." As tax deadline day approaches, Experts say Guatemala will follow expect the Internal Revenue Service Mexico as the next country south of (IRS) to announce more high-profile the border to face an Indian peasant He Shall Return indictments of tax protesters. IRS revolt. Some analysts, including Former Vice President Quayle, Dan watchers say the agency traditionally retired Army Maj. F. Andy Messing of laying the groundwork for a possible sends a message about paying up by the National Defense Council Founda- presidential run in is 1996, planning a going after a prominent figure on tax tion, link the bloody January revolt in 15 -city tour to promote his new book. charges. Mexico to the passage of the North Standing Firm. For example, the IRS recently American Free Trade Agreement But more important than the book issued a press release announcing its (NAFTA). Anti-NAFTA sentiments itself, some observers say, is the target indictment of Phillip Marsh, founder by the guerrillas were confirmed by audience: conservative Christians. The of the Pilot Connection. The announce- The New York Times. book, to published in is be May, being ment also served as a "warning" to Although a ceasefire was negotiat- heralded in such publications as Chris- taxpayers to stay away from such ed, armed attacks on the Mexican gov- tianity Today, Pat Robert- World and schemes. 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18 THE AMERICAN LEGION Every man over 50 should take this PROSmiE TES

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These tightened muscles can slow the flow of urine, leading to or "light-headed," particularly after getting up from a the kinds of urinary symptoms described above. chair or bed.

three basic treatment options for symptomatic There are BPH: If you have any urinary symptoms, see your doctor. "watchful waiting," which entails having regular checkups Only your doctor can properly diagnose symptomatic BPH time; surgery; and medication. over (or other conditions such as prostate cancer).

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Discuss any unexpected effects you notice with Abilene, KS 67410. The prostate is a gland located below the bladder. It your doctor. Photo of PItn. 278, 1954, Parris Island. Will pay. Con- surrounds the urethra (you-REETH-rah), which is a tact Joseph T. Rebardo, 2555 P.G.A. Blvd., Lot 91, Other important facts Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410. Call collect, tube that drains urine from the bladder. BPH is an (704) • You should see an effect on your symptoms in 624-1265. enlargement of the prostate gland. The symptoms of The crash crew attached to the 364th Air Service Grp. 2 to 4 weeks. So, you will need to continue seeing BPH, however, can be caused by an increase in the on Saipan, Okinawa, le Shima during WWII, for your doctor to check your progress regarding your tightness of muscles in the prostate. If the muscles research. 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Contact: Bill and Cope Moyers, 1681 Noble Dr., • a feeling of delay when start to urinate you turn 50 (or 40 if a family member has had prostate Atlanta, GA 30306.

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22 THE AMERICAN LEGION Filling Alternative Medicine's New Prescription

MODERATE EXERCISE—/»f Omaha's Immanuel Medical Center, medical director Dr. Richard Collins checks Dan Gardner on a stationary bike.

YOGA—Stress management through meditation not having to do the bypass, try that,'" she says. "The is a major element but also a long-term savings individual facilities have a RELAXATION—Stress management of one alternative instructor Sue Gillespie explains a in not having to do repeat great deal of leeway in on- medicine program. "twisting" treatment to Jim Shirk and incur those site treatment decisions." bypasses and his wife, Ruth. costs and surgical risks." Among the procedures Dr. David Eddy is a leader in the being used at VA hospitals are pet ther- movement to evaluate all medical pro- apy, in which dogs, cats and birds are cedures for efficacy. Eddy agrees with brought in to mingle with patients; gar- Ornish. "We have a need to make den therapy — patients with their own health care as cost-effective as possible. gardens — which shows potential in People don't realize that we've got pre- treating the emotionally disturbed; and cious little data supporting many of the therapeutic touching, which involves expensive conventional procedures nurses and other hospital aides com- we've been doing for decades. So why forting patients through gentle stroking. not keep an open mind to new possibil- "It was calming and energizing at ities?" the same time," former VA patient Some of the most open minds appar- Martin Kane says about therapeutic ently can be found at the Department of touching. "You feel that somebody Veterans Affairs (VA). According to really does care, [which] gives you Linda Stalvey of the Washington-based more of a will to go on." VA News Service, that's because VA In one of its boldest actions to date, hospitals don't have to answer to a vast, VA joined forces with the Navajo DIET CONTROL—Participants in nitpicky bureaucracy of insurance Nation and the National Institutes of Immanuel's Reversal Program eat veg- administrators. "There's no one saying, Health in a $1.9 million test program etarian foods in an environment of 'you get x-amount of dollars for this, designed to pit Native American heal- friendship and community. period,' or 'we'll do this but we won't ing against conventional medicine. The

APRIL 1994 23 independent, and just happier." ticipants learn to eat healthful foods, Alternative Medicine Major insurers demand more than combat stress and communicate open- mere customer satisfaction, however. ly. Afterward, they attend weekly sup- Mutual spokesman Joe Pittman says port groups for at least nine months. project, which involved 600 Navajo the insurer is deluged with new treat- Beyond that, says Pittman, "The scien- veterans, began in November 1990 and ment ideas, but "we need to see sub- tific machinery is in place to track these ended last fall. At press time, VA was stantial evidence that it works." programs and get long-term outcomes still evaluating the success of the pro- Ornish, for instance, was able to show data on them. We intend to follow up gram, which included Navajo medicine Mutual that patients in his Reversal thoroughly." men using Indian herbs and plants, as Program lose an average of 22 pounds, A number of major health providers well as chanting, dancing and other cer- and that 82 percent of them experi- are also experimenting with wellness emonial rituals. enced a lessening of coronary block- programs as a stop-gap measure before While scientific support for most of ages. surgery. these treatments falls well short of the "Before I started the program, I "Doctors have known for years that usual standards, there is evidence that could barely get out of a chair," one patients with positive mental outlooks the pet and garden therapies appear to Ornish patient told a TV interviewer. do better after surgery," says Peter lower blood pressure, speed recovery "Doctors said I would die without Ellsworth, president of Southern Cali- and improve quality of life for hospital surgery. Now I exercise regularly and fornia's Sharp Hospital Group, which shut-ins. In any case, VA's Stalvey the symptoms that supposedly made has incorporated an Indian spiritual art feels such approaches "can't hurt," and surgery unavoidable have disap- called ayurvedic medicine into its arse- are "very popular with our patients." peared." nal. "Why is it so revolutionary to take Pet therapy also is being used in that philosophy to the next step and other hospitals. Under the University of THE Ornish/Mutual of Omaha collab- help them avoid surgery in the first San Diego Medical Center's Tender oration is an example of the biggest, place?" Loving Canine (TLC) program, dogs most dramatic push in modem alt- Kaiser Permanente, the nation's are brought in for weekly visits. TLC med: the so-called "wellness" move- largest HMO, opted to expand its well- overseer Karen Lindquist reports many ment. "The real disease in our society is ness concept, Multifit, after a test pro- instances in which petting or being not just physical heart disease," says gram in Northern California reduced licked by a dog has done better for a Ornish. "It's also emotional or spiritual patients' blood pressures and got many patient than drugs and counseling. heart disease—the isolation and unhap- to quit smoking. Blue Cross of Califor- Overall, says Lindquist, "We see a piness that are so pervasive in our cul- nia, representing 5.7 million sub- marked improvement in the mental out- ture." scribers, also is exploring a variety of look of people who participate in our Mutual has set up year-long pilot wellness ideas. program. People who were anxious and programs at six hospitals across the And most insurers have agreed to fatalistic become more positive and nation. For the first three months, par- pay for a new program at the Universi- ty of Massachusetts Medical Center Stress Reduction Clinic, where teams ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE AT A GLANCE of psychologists and social workers teach meditation techniques to patients Type of Therapy Used for Insurance coverage suffering maladies ranging from irrita- Acupuncture Pain control Rarely, but gaining. ble bowel syndrome to AIDS. Drug rehabilitation Frequently. Those who doubt that such therapies

General well-being No, and unlikely to will ever win acceptance should con- sider the history of chiropractic. win favor. A decade ago, the specialty was openly Chiropractic Musculo-skeletal Usually, but with ridiculed by the American Medical maximum limits. Association (AMA). In 1987, however, Headaches Sometimes. a federal court enjoined the AMA from Injury rehabilitation Yes, with limits. equating chiropractic with quackery. Electronic stimulation Injury rehabilitation Sometimes. Since then, the specialty has made star- Headaches Rarely. tling gains. survey the Group Health Other uses No. A 1990 by Association of America found that 85 Assorted preventative Not in U.S.; big overseas. Homeopathy percent of employers provided some uses One to watch, though. chiropractic benefit, as did half of 321 Mega-vitamin therapy General well-being No. responding HMOs. A number of states Specific deficiencies Sometimes. now require HMOs to cover chiroprac-

Anxiety Only rarely. tic. Medicare covers it under specified circumstances as well. Pet therapy Blood pressure, stroke, No, but used in some In 1991, according to a RAND or cardiac rehabilitation VA hospitals. Corp. study, an estimated 4.5 percent Wellness programs Heart disease; Rarely now, but making of the American population visited the terminal illness rapid strides. —s.s. nation's 45,000 chiropractors at a total Please turn to page 58

24 THE AMERICAN LEGION Russia's milifory is

sfiii o flireaf to world peace, its nuclear arsenal

is huge. Neighboring

nations fear its

power And if will sell mosf any weapon fo any buyer

By Robert McGarvey

HE FIRST sign of trouble was in the sky. The military had been invisible for days during our tour of Russia's remote far eastern region the United States, the mystery was Substantial numbers of other ana- last September. Then sud- unraveled. Russian president Boris lysts now say emphatically that ignor- T denly one afternoon, the Yeltsin had suspended the parliament, ing Russia's potential dangers to U.S. sky was filled with MIG formations. dissidents had seized the so-called global interests is a hasty mistake. Minutes later, military road blocks White House — the parliament's "Russia is a threat. Its military remains popped up and vehicles were thor- home — and the stand-off was mighty and there is little civilian con- oughly inspected as they headed into resolved only when tanks shelled the trol over it," warns retired Navy Capt.

Khabarovsk, a town nearer Anchorage building and elite troops stormed it. Eugene McDaniel, president of the (3,000 miles to the east) than Moscow American Defense Institute in Alexan- (5,000 miles to the west). LITTLE may work in today's eco- dria, Va. Out there in the Russian wilder- nomically devastated Russia, but in Richard Foster, editor of Compara- ness, we had no idea what was up — the crunch, the Russian military tive Strategy, agrees. "As long as Rus- but something was. Days later back in had demonstrated once again that it sia has massive nuclear capability cou- could be formidable. In the aftermath pled with substantial political

Regular contributor Robo t Mc- of the 1991 break up of the USSR into instability, it is a threat. Today, there Garvey' s most recent article for this 15 separate republics, many analysts is real danger of an imperial resur- magazine, "Gumshoes Step It Up" were quick to discount the threat gence in Russia and that, too, repre- (August), was on private investigators. posed by Russia. sents a threat to the United States."

APRIL 1994 25 NUCLEAR CAPABILITIES that this new policy opens the door to The heart of the Russian threat, of such possibilities, for example, as course, is its nuclear arsenal. "Russia Russia responding to a border dispute is the only threat that could destroy the with China by unleashing nuclear war- United States in its entirety. That can- heads. Other scenarios could include not be ignored," says Herbert Baker Russia using warheads to end internal Spring, a defense policy analyst with rebellions. the Heritage Foundation. More worries lie in warheads Nobody knows exactly how many beyond Russian soil. Following the warheads the USSR held, but USSR's break up, Ukraine in the low estimate is 33,000 — central Europe inherited the number purportedly nuclear weaponry that it's not accepted by the CIA — and disposed to surrender, mainly the high is 46,000, recently [because it frets about Russian estimated by the Natural aggression. A bonus for Resources Defense Council. Ukraine is that with warheads,

Despite the 1991 Strategic it can win attention from any Arms Reduction Treaty nation, including the United (START) which called for States. whittling the Russian missile armory While the West has received assur- down to a few thousand, most of the ance that the nuclear command and warheads probably still exist. "The control system — the power to launch dismantling has been slow. Russia the warheads — resides only in lacks the storage facilities needed for Moscow, the concern is not totally disposing warheads," says John eliminated. "If just one of the former Thompson, director of the Mackenzie USSR's strategic missiles is launched,

Institute in Toronto. it will strike its target in the United Worries have escalated because States," says Spring of the Heritage

Russia announced in October 1993 it Foundation. "Prudence dictates was abandoning the USSR's pledge of putting some emphasis on systems to no first-use of nuclear warheads. defend against a limited nuclear Although ruling out the use of war- attack." heads for offensive purposes, the announcement added that Russia THE FAILED COUP would deploy them "in cases when Nuclear capabilities aside, Russia's nuclear or non-nuclear allied forces military admittedly is in disrepair. It's would lead an aggression against Rus- plagued both by materiel shortages sia," according to Valery Manilov, and widespread draft evasion. But deputy secretary of the Russian Secu- don't count it out yet. Troop levels rity Council. remain around 2 million and its capa- Analysts have quickly pointed out bilities cannot be dismissed. S-300P Air Defense

"Historically, the Russian military to flex its muscles to resolve problems has been consistently underestimated. on its borders and, in the process, to

It may never have been as strong as it overcome the global image of a weak appeared, but despite today's turmoil, Russia."

it is not weak either," says Robert "Russia is intent on regaining its Kaufman, a political science professor footing in what it calls 'the near at the University of Ver- abroad' — the former Soviet republics. mont. "You can bet your It already exercises considerable con- bottom dollar Russia will trol over the Caucasus nations," says again be a great power," he Jack Wheeler, president of the Free- says. dom Research Foundation in McLean, In the aftermath of the Va. failed September coup, a A major worry is that fighting in shift in the military's favor the Caucasus could spill over into may be in the Russian Iran, which shares borders with Azer- political wind. "Yeltsin baijan, and NATO-member Turkey, knows that without the mil- bordering Georgia. "There is lots of itary's support, he would instability here," says Avigdor not have prevailed. The Haselkorn, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based military will now have Russia expert. more influence with him," "Conflict between Turkey and a says Ronald Hatchett, a Russia-supported Iran is a definite Russia expert at St. Thomas possibility," adds Wheeler. "The University in Houston. "In future of Central Asia hangs in this the near term, the military balance."

will again become a more Hot as the Caucasus is, the hotter potent fighting force." spot along the Russia border is Ukraine, says Andrew Michta, a Rus- IMPERIAL RUSSIA sia scholar at Rhodes College in Mem- The growth of nationalistic, even phis. "To Russians, Ukraine is part of imperialistic, political forces repre- Russia. The historical experience of sents bad news, especially for Russia's Ukrainian independence has been very neighbors. Hard feelings prevail in limited, essentially a few years after much of Russia over the loss of the 14 World War I." independent republics. This also is desirable land. Before "There are many in the military the USSR's break up, Ukraine sup- who long, not for a return to commu- plied as much as 25 percent of all nism, but for great power status. They foodstuffs consumed in the USSR. No suddenly transformed from a world present-day Russian farm belt is as power into a beggar nation," says fertile. Hatchett. "The military may be willing Please turn to page 56 INTERVIEW EDWARD LUTTWAK THIRD WORLD lAMERICA

Although America won the Cold War, if has been losing a worldwide "geo-economic'' war argues this International

affairs authority. And our worst enemy Is ourselves.

OULD the United States become a Third World eigners for any of our troubles. Doing that would give us an country? Has our prosperity been falling? Are we excuse for doing nothing, and steps need to be taken. earning less in real dollars than we did 20 years The besetting sin in today's America is complacency. We ago? have come to accept as normal the lack of self-will of many The answer to these questions is a frightening workers to do the job well. We don't question epidemic job "Yes," according to Dr. Edward N. Luttwak, layoffs. Even our one-sided trade relations with Japan have

director of Geo-Economics at the Center for happened because we tolerate it. We could have reacted but Strategic and International Studies in Washing- didn't because the American people have been slow to rec- ton, D.C., and author of The Endangered Ameri- ognize what is in store for them if present trends continue. can Dream. Yet all the relevant numbers confirm the slide. We are in How could America's economic prowess be so thorough- the process of becoming a Third World country. ly undermined? A key factor, according to Luttwak, is that for several decades U.S. competitors have been engaged in 0. What numbers? economic warfare, "but America and certainly the federal A Income provides vivid proof. We are not witnessing government have been oblivious to this new-style combat. stagnation in income — we're experiencing real "If we don't understand and accept this, the United States decline. America is becoming a country of diminished lives, will be a Third World country early in the next century," in which more than half of the next generation can no longer says Luttwak, who has been a consultant to the State Depart- aspire to the lives of their parents. And this is in a country ment, Department of Defense, National Security Council and built on the opposite belief — that each year one's hourly the White House, and wrote the influential book, The Penta- wage will increase and that with each generation, prosperity gon and the Art of War. will increase. In this interview with THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGA- The fact is, wages for most American workers have been ZINE, Luttwak outlines the steps needed to restore America's falling. In 1970, the average hourly wage for nonsuperviso- prosperity. ry, nonfarm, nongovernment workers was $8.03. In constant dollars, by 1990 that fell to $7.53 an hour. This grouping is AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE How could Ameri- not an insignificant slice of America — some 75 million

ca become a Third World country? Americans fall into it. At the same time, the middle class is shrinking. In 1969, Edward N. Luttwak: It's very possible. In my book, 71.2 percent of the population qualified as middle income.

I predict it could occur by the year 2020. It may happen By 1989, only 63.3 percent did. sooner. If Mexico's prosperity continues to grow, we will reach parity with Mexican incomes within the lifetime of Qa Are there other numbers that show an overall today's teenagers. Already, 6 percent of the U.S. population decline? — the urban poor and some rural poor — live in full Third A All the crucial numbers point to a spectacular economic World conditions. That's one in 20 Americans. decline. Look at the GNP, the gross national product. In 1970, U.S. GNP per capita was $4,950, compared to Japan's 0, Who is to blame for these tough economic times? $1,950. In 1989, U.S. per capita GNP was $21,000. Japan's A The blame is ours. Some reviewers have misrepresented was $23,810. High-value American manufacturing is vanish- my book as "blaming the foreigners." I don't blame for- ing. The layoffs at IBM, GM, Kodak and the other U.S.

28 THE AMERICAN LEGION " " . ""

industrial giants are pieces of a disturbing pattern. HIGHLIGHT In effect, we've entered into a period of deindustrializa- tion coupled with increasing impoverishment.

Q. But Japanese and German auto makers and other ^du)a/(d LuttuJolc Oi/o. . foreign companies are opening U.S. plants? Isn't that a positive sign? Third World America: "/f we continue on our Many applaud this trend. I don't. It shows how deval- A present patti, our grondchildren will find ued American labor has become, and it also shows how ttiemselves living in a Third World scarce homemade, American investment capital is. The Unit- country. It could occur by 2020. In foot ed States now is a source of cheap labor and a step closer to Third-Worldization. it may happen sooner Personal incomes: 'We are not witnessing Q. It seems we are losing an economic war we didn't stagnation in incomes — we're even know was going on? experiencing real decline. America is A Exactly. We have been engaged in a war of geo-eco- nomics for some years, but the U.S. government has becoming a country of diminished lives. been oblivious to this, at least until very recently. Nowadays, Personal debt: "1/1/e are sacrificing our when America, Europe and Japan contend, their adversarial freedom in pursuit of consumption. attitudes are expressed chiefly by economic means. This is mad what I term "geo-economics," and it is the new arena for Layoffs: "High-value American manufacturing international conflict. is vanishing. We've entered into a period In geo-economics, product development subsidized by of deindustrialization with the state is the equivalent of weapon innovation, and mar- coupled ket penetration supported by the state replaces military increasing impoverishment." bases and garrisons on foreign soil. States will tend to act Who's to blame? "Not foreigners. The blame gec-economically simply because of what they are —- terri- is ours. in torially defined countries designed to outdo each other on The besetting sin America today the world scene. is complacency Please turn to page 48

APRIL 1994 29 —

Commentary

est threat to democracy today." If the term, "conventional wis- dom," is relatively new, the idea itself is age-old. "What we call CW can be compared to what 'everybody knew' in the old days," says Yale psycholo- gist and researcher Robert Sternberg. "Twenty years ago, you'd hear some- one say, 'Everybody knows the Democrats are in for a rough time The come November.' That was our CW." I The exact process by which some- I Conventional thing attains the status of CW is fuzzy. "According to [pollster Daniel] i Wisdom felis us Yankelovich, there are about 2 million

I wliafs PC and opinion leaders—the opinion elite who are viewed as having certain cul- wliafs not If you I tural insights as well as a platform for I don't agree witti communicating them," says David Blankenhom of the York-based t ttiese interest New Institute for American Values. "These - groups, are you include the likes of experts, authors, branded sexist editors, politicians and entertainment figures." Blankenhom cites Ted Kop- racist or pel, Elizabeth Taylor and Sen. Edward ignorant Kennedy as examples. Some educators also could be

against younger black and Latino added to the list. During her tenure as By Kathy Egan applicants, whose on-paper credentials chair of the National Endowment for might not stack up well against those the Humanities, Lynne Cheney often of more established white candidates. complained about a tendency among HEN a group of Cali- A women's group also joined the fray, liberal-minded college professors to fornia college trustees reminding school administrators of the indoctrinate, rather than teach. urged the school sys- "glass ceiling" that is said to prevent Clearly, too, the media play their tem to seek out the females from being considered for top part. "The images we see on TV shape "best staff possible" jobs. our notions of reality," says Hedge- in filling faculty Unwittingly, the trustees had run cock. "The same is true of the head- vacancies, they never afoul of two of the most pervasive lines." Newsweek even has its famed expected to ignite a concepts in modern society: conven- "CW Watch," which informs readers firestorm of contro- tional wisdom (CW) and political cor- who's hot, who's not, who's in, who's versy. rectness (PC). out, whose ideas have won popular But the trustees' call for excellence The standards set by the CW and acceptance and whose ideas are passe. was interpreted by some minority PC may be subtle and ambiguous, but Still, just as in the old days when watchdog groups as an implicit slur their combined impact is neither. Says "everybody" was often wrong, today's media commentator and former San CW often fails to jibe with the truth. California-hased Kathy Egan is a Diego mayor Roger Hedgecock, "By In a recent article about the dubious freelance writer who specializes on telling us what's 'true' and what isn't, basis that people often use to accept social issues. She wrote "Junk Phone and what we can and cannot say, they certain things as fact. Time concluded, Calls," which appeared in the April represent an abandonment of the First "Much of today's political and social 1992 issue of this magazine. Amendment, which may be the great- agenda is built around flagrantly flim-

30 THE AMERICAN LEGION NEW THINK-

"What began as a

recipe for fairness

has become a

rationalization for

failure."

—Rep. Randy Cunningham

sy figures" manipulated by advocacy groups with vested interests. Of course. Time glossed over its own role in the spread of such misleading data. The discrepancy between what appears to be and what is became clear last April when a major scientific study

revealed that only 1 percent of Americans consider them- selves gay—a figure starkly at odds with those offered by gay-rights activists. Similarly, because the CW is unduly influenced by what the so-called beautiful people

APRIL 1994 31 are saying and doing, it may be out of sync with the mores of middle-Ameri- ca. "The opinion elite are in many ways not representative of the country as a whole," says Blankenhorn. "They're much less likely to be mar- ried, much less likely to attend church or synagogue, and much more likely to describe themselves as liberal. He says the opinion elite's moral philoso- phy is decidedly more "flexible." And the media have to take some of the hits as well. The contemporary news establishment may be more interested in ratings than in presenting Even a wholly accurate picture of current working affairs. Today's tabloid TV has class universities, blurred the boundaries between enter- sucii as Ohio's tainment and news, with headlines often focusing on dramatic material Kent State, are calculated to make waves or raise eye- patroiiecJ and brows, says Hedgecock. A classic example occurred during intimidated by the early days of the Gulf War when the PC thought the keepers of the CW were forever By Frank Bentayou police, while warning us that America was in over its head. Solemn-faced "analysts" had school officials much of the nation believing that: OU MAY have heard and faculty look The anti-Iraq coalition was bound about political correctness to collapse at any moment; at large, liberal universi- the other way. The coming ground war was sure ties like the University of to be a bloody Armageddon, especial- California at Berkeley. a Harvard, Yale or Berkeley. Its stu- ly once we encountered Iraq's vaunted That's one of the places dents grew up without wealth or Republic Guard; PC has become most visi- privilege; they come here for an edu- Saddam Hussein was almost cer- ble — particularly be- cation to better their lives. Please turn to page 52 cause of students like But political correctness pops up Andrew Martinez. here, too, at the drop of a hat. In fact, Martinez became notorious for my own hat is a case in point. declaring his constitutional right to It was a '50s-style Cleveland Indi- unfettered expression by conducting ans cap innocently displaying the his life—studying, attending class, team's grinning Chief Wahoo logo. I socializing, everything—in the nude. thought of it as nostalgic, recalling a Astonishingly, he hung around for a calmer era, a gentle reflection of year before anyone had the moral team support. (The Indians need all courage and authority to force him to the support they can get!) go get dressed. A student set me straight. He But that's California. What about stopped me one day, clucking his in Ohio, where I work at Kent State tongue and shaking his head: "You University near Cleveland? better watch out with that cap. This Everyone knows Kent State as the place is a Wahoo-free zone." place where National Guardsmen I got the message. As a university

shot and killed four students during employee, a role model, I had to anti-war protests in 1970. Such retire the cap or risk being labeled a demonstrations were an aberration racist, a bigoted dinosaur, a Euro- then and still would be today. Kent is centric chauvinist—which, hey, I am a working class state university, not not. But the PC people have decreed Chief Wahoo insensitive to Native Frank Bentayou holds an adminis- Americans. End of discussion. trative post at Kent State University On the other hand, aggrieved where he manages student media. He minorities (more about the designa- wrote, "Science In A Cage," in the tion minorities later) have free access May 1993 issue of this magazine. to their own words and symbols.

ritiiiriiiiiimtiliii'ii#ttiM^ 32 THE AMERICAN LEGION lou better watch out with that cap. This place

is a Wahoo- free zone.'

Now about minorities:

When I told a professor of Pan-African Studies

that I admired the latest "minority-oriented mag- azine" his students pro- duced, he pounced on me. The students were

African-American. I should never call them minorities. Why? ''Minorities is politically incorrect now," he said. "It diffus- es our position—and can brand you as a racist." At Kent State, 90.1 percent of students are Caucasian, 6 percent are African-American. There is a scattering of Hispanics and others. WAHOO YAHOO— Yet, anyone referring to Author Bentayou African-Americans as cheers the Indians, minorities risked offend- despite being told ing. not to use a Native The point of PC is American image as that words and symbols a mascot. can hurt, so forget the old adage about "sticks and stones...." Beyond language and sports logos, there are

For example, radio listeners told me. "If listeners don't like it, many other forbidden symbols, too. repelled by the smutty language the they can flip the switch." Pleas by An ROTC student told me his Span- Federal Communications Commis- broadcast students to maintain pro- ish teacher demanded he not wear his sion bans on the broadcast waves fessional standards went unheeded. uniform to class. "She said she didn't would find little relief at Kent State. "It has become this big PC issue," like 'militarists' and called me a A group of black students, who pro- one of them said. "They claim white 'brown shirt,'" he said, bewildered. duced a talk and entertainment show students want to quash the black For him and many of Kent State's for a campus station, used the seven identity of their show." He threw up hard-working students, PC isn't the outlawed words with impunity day his hands. "We just don't want the least bit funny. In fact, it's intimidat- after day. FCC to pull our license over this on- ing. "It's a cultural thing," one of them air language." Please turn to page 55

APRIL 1994 33 COM M E N T A R Y in poverty or receiving federal Aid to Dependent Children, and rates of teenage pregnancy. Those trends cor- relate with a rise in suicide among teenagers and increased child abuse, as well as with a decline in the number THE VALUES OF of children living with their biological parents. There are many factors at work in this sad picture of family life, and most of them have to do with wide- spread acceptance of some very untrue ideas. One factor is the disparagement of There ore illusions fhof moim Americo, marriage. You don't have to be a tra- ond fiiere ore truths thot moke her tree. ditionalist to know that Dan Quayle, who got into political hot water by Here ore some ot those truths. attacking Murphy Brown's glorifica- tion of out-of-wedlock childbearing, was entirely correct. A legal commit- promise or the outright disregard of ment between a man and a woman is By George Roche principles and common knowledge different from a mere living arrange- long held to be obvious and indis- ment — a fact which is less widely OU SHALL know the putable. understood than it used to be. truth, and the truth will Former Education Secretary and Avoidance of commitment and make you free." drug czar William Bennett noted a flight from promises made are the We've certainly heard number of those trends in a report prime contributors to family break- and read those words often titled, "The Index of Leading Cultural down and the consequent increase in enough. They're part of Indicators," published by the Heritage all the social pathologies we are see- our cultural and religious Foundation. Viewed together, they are heritage. And in a nation chilling, and raise serious questions George Roche is a historian and Y such as ours, where per- about our ability as a society to main- president of Hillsdale College of sonal liberty is a cherished assump- tain the level of economic well-being Michigan, a private four-year, coed, tion, the linkage between freedom and and personal freedom we are accus- liberal arts college that refuses federal truth seems hardly worth thinking tomed to. funding. Hillsdale' s monthly publica- about. For example, Bennett presents a tion. Imprimis, is distributed free of That is a problem. cluster of statistics related to families charge to nearly half a million readers

In the last two decades, we have that shows upward trends in single- around the world. To receive it, write: witnessed an alarming series of social parent households (headed mostly by Imprimis, Hillsdale College, Hills trends, all of which reflect the com- women), the number of children living dale, MI 49242. i

34 THE AMERICAN LEGION The Thirty Years' War: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY

raROM the 1960s to the 1990s, "there [have been]

'Pmany factors at work in this sad picture of family

life, and most of them have to do with a widespread

acceptance of some very untrue ideas."

—George Roche MEAN STREETS

Number of Crimes Committed Median Prison Sentence for

„,„ All Serious Ciimes Millions of Violent Crimes Millions of Total Crimes 2 16 14

1.5 12 ing. disdain Such for commitment 10 reflects the untrue idea that expres- 1 8 sion of the individual will is the high- 6 a.5 4 est good and the first goal of freedom ^ 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1954 1964 1974 1984 — a notion reinforced by the barrage 196819651970137519801985199D «91965197019751960^1990

Source: National Center for Policy Analysis of messages pouring forth from the Source: FBI media. And that reinforcement is like- ly to become stronger, since Bennett's figures show a continuing increase in the amount of television viewing. PROMISCUITY'S CHILD Government has subsidized the disdain for commitment through a Teen Pregnanq^, Birth welfare system with very loose quali- Infant Mortality fying standards, propagating the and Abortion Rates Infant Mortality per 1.000 Un Blrttis untrue idea that individuals are enti- tled to virtually unlimited help from society, regardless of irresponsible acts or the consequences of poor judg- ment. That help has had its price: a » Abortion Rata more than five-fold increase in social » Birth Rale spending over the past 30 years and a 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1970 1975 1980 1985 199( Source: National Center for Heallfi Statistics, Tfie Alan Guttmacher Source: U S Bureau of the Census consequent increase in the taxes need- Institute, Centers for Disease Control ed to pay for it. Social spending is the largest component of the federal bud- get — larger than defense — increas- ing the drain on the nation's financial TROUBLE IN OUR SCHOOLS resources, helping to bloat the deficit and weakening our productive capaci- SAT Scores High School Dropout Rates ty and competitiveness.

SAT Combined Scores Percentage ol Dropouts 20% PERHAPS the most threatening trend cited by Bennett is the marked increase in crime, with an especially rapid increase in violent crime. Fear of being a victim obvious- 10% ly affects the freedom with which we _1_ _1_ I960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 live our daily lives. And the growing clamor for more aggressive police Source: The College Board Source: The College Board action holds ominous longer-term implications for our civil liberties.

APRIL 1994 35 Ibelliirlji fears' War: SOCIAL SPENDING: GROWTH BUT NOT GAIN AN AMERICAN Total Social Spending Total E}q)en(litures on Public Federal Tax Burden on Elementary and Secondary Schools Conslinl 19M Dollan Families witli Children TRAGEDY (In millions) Percsrd o) GNP (liioansuntl990(iollais) Pwctnt o1 14,«| Amounl (hllllons ol dolltra) , Incomi

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1960196519701975198019851990 19601965197019751980138519911 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 I960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990

Source: of Education Source: U S. Department of Health and Human Services U.S. Department Source; Tfie Heritage Foundation

While growth in lawlessness corre- same time, welfare has taken the place honorable manliness — affirm their lates with a sharp decline in the aver- of men in sustaining poor families. masculinity through gangs and vio-

age length of prison sentences, it also As a result, the social pressure that lence. reflects a critical factor in the break- once helped keep men doing the The title of a book by the late edu- down of families. That is the margin- manly thing — standing by their cator, Richard Weaver, makes a point alization of men. wives and supporting their children — which has been proven again and The feminist movement has popu- has been drastically weakened. If a again: Ideas have consequences. It fol- larized the untrue idea that men con- man's no longer gotta do what a man's lows that untrue ideas can have pro- tribute little that is unique and, that gotta do, then the value of manliness foundly negative consequences, and given equal pay and equal access to itself is diminished. we are seeing them everywhere.

education and careers, a Consequently, all too America faces a crisis of truth. It is middle-class woman can many men seek solace in the key crisis of our time, touching on support a family and raise SINGLE MOMS— endless sexual conquests, our basic understanding of morality, When parents lack children as well by herself and their illegitimate sons of right and wrong. And while there is commitment, as with a husband. At the — left without models of little consolation in pointing out that women often are forced to raise

Single Parent Families

Percent of All Families Witli Children

1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census

Living Mangements of Children

Percentage Living Witti Mother Only

1960 1970 1980 1990

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census

36 THE AMERICAN LEGION DRUGS CHILDREN'S POVERTY INCREASES TVs & YOUTH POWER

Dmg Use Children Relying on AFDC Child Poverty Daily Television Viewing Percent o( Chlldna Who Are Poor Hour* ot TV Viewing Per Household

197S 1976 1981 1984 1987 199(

J ! ! 1 l_ M* Marilusna Cocaine 1985 1990 I960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1960196619701875198019861980 amam Hallucinogen «w Alcohol Source: Bureau ot the Census Source: Nalionai Inslitute on Drug Abuse Source: U S Bureau ot the Census: U S. House of Representatives U S Source: Nielsen Television Research

the crisis is not confined to our coun- find salvation." writes, "one's moral judgment is true try alone, in actuality it is global. While the encyclical focuses pri- merely by the fact that it has its origin

Pope John Paul II recently addressed marily on proper understanding of in the conscience," a human feature this worldwide moral dilemma in an Catholic doctrine and moral teaching, that becomes highly elastic without encyclical to Catholic bishops titled, the Pontiff is clearly concerned that reference to some external standard of The Splendor of Truth. In this 179- the unquestioning acceptance of objective truth. page document, the Pope observed untrue ideas hinders the ability of peo- What is the answer to the crisis of that "certain fundamental truths... risk ple to recognize the truth when they truth? It is acceptance of the fact that being distorted or denied" by the see it. Even so basic a concept as free- there is such a thing as truth and that flawed moral theories that have gained dom becomes distorted, transforming things that are true are objectively true such currency in recent years. "The itself into the irresponsible notion that — not subject to our feelings and enduring absoluteness of any moral the individual is answerable to no one, opinions about their rightness or their value" is called into question, the Pope with all the tragic consequences we appropriateness or their applicability wrote, and "man is no longer con- have seen for society. in particular cases, but universally and vinced that only in the truth can he If freedom is absolute, the Pope Please turn to page 61 AMILIES

Child Abuse

Millions of Cases Reported

1975 1980 1985 1990

Source: American Humane Association: National Committee for the Prevention of Child Abuse

Teen Suicide Rate

Suicides per 100,000 15-24 Year Olds

1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990

Source: National Center for Health Statistics

APRIL 1994 Veterans update

TOP COURT MAY HEAR AGENT ORANGE CASE

American Legion and decided to hear the case. Smith told the President in his letter. rHE30 other veterans' organi- The state attorneys general who In 1984, a group of Vietnam veter- zations have joined in a filed on behalf of Ivy have taken no ans exposed to Agent Orange brought a fight to reinstate a Marine position on the validity of her claim, class action suit against the manufac- widow's Agent Orange but all agree that Weinstein violated the turers of dioxin. The suit was never suit. In addition, attorneys general from sovereignty of the state courts by trans- heard in court. 50 states, the District of Columbia and ferring the case to his federal court. Judge Weinstein, instead, supervised the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico They argue that state courts can deter- an out-of-court settlement in which the have filed separate amicus curiae mine whether veterans and their fami- manufacturers paid $180 million to (friend of the court) briefs with the lies have the right to sue for their estabUsh a fund for veterans exposed to Supreme Court in her support. injuries from Agent Orange. Agent Orange. The manufacturers, Shirley Ivy's husband, Don, died of The American Legion not only however, were not required to admit cancers she believes are related to his agrees with the state attorneys general, fault. exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. but also supports Ivy's lawsuit. "We Ivy was offered approximately In 1991, Mrs. Ivy filed a lawsuit urge the Supreme Court to accept the $3,000 as a settlement from the fund, against Diamond Shamrock, a Texas case," says National Commander Bruce but refused, terming the money an manufacturer of Agent Orange. Thiesen. "A fair trial is long overdue "insult to the memory of her husband." Ivy's case was pulled from the for Vietnam veterans who were Ivy's story was published in THE Texas state court where it was original- exposed to Agent Orange." AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE in ly filed and transferred to the New Ivy is also receiving support from at February 1992. York federal court, the same court in least one congressman. New Jersey If the Supreme Court decides to which federal Judge Jack Weinstein Rep. Christopher H. Smith wrote Presi- hear the case, a key element will be arbitrated the Agent Orange Class dent Clinton, urging him to file an ami- recent studies done on the effects of Action suit in 1984. Weinstein dis- cus curiae brief for the administration Agent Orange. missed Ivy's case on the grounds it was on behalf of veterans seeking a hearing In arbitrating the settlement 10 covered by the class action suit. in the case. years ago, Weinstein used the chemi-

Ivy appealed to the Federal Court of "We believe it is unfair to apply the cal companies' own studies to reach a Appeals, but Weinstein's actions were original case to those who were not determination. Since then, a number of upheld. Ivy then appealed to the aware they were being represented at those studies were proved to be Supreme Court, which has not yet the time of the 1984 settlement," flawed.

Guinea Pig Veterans ed should call the Department of Ener- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), gy hot line (800) 493-2998 weekdays COLAs based on the current formula Participants in government research between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. EST. using the Consumer Price Index may involving radioactive isotopes between be as much as .6 percent higher than 1947 and 1979 are being sought by the COLA Drawdown the true inflation rate. Department of Energy. The govern- Active duty military personnel and The consumer price index measures ment wants to know if there were any government employees are tightening monthly cost changes of goods and ill effects from the experiments as fol- their belts again. The 1994 military services. low-up records were not kept. cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) officials say that the current According to Energy Secretary BLS amounted to 2.2 percent, about .9 per- index fails to take into account such Hazel O'Leary, as many as 800 people cent less than the increase in the U.S. things as substitution. instance, may have participated in radioisotope For cost of living. the price of beef rises, con- tests conducted by VA and university when as research labs. The 1995 COLA, proposed by sumers may substitute beef for chick- President Clinton, would amount to 1 .6 VA officials claim there has been a en. great deal of confusion over the issue, percent, some 1.5 percent less than the If the new formula lowers CPI, mil- especially from veterans who were expected increase in the private sector. itary retirees especially will be hard involved in atomic bomb tests. The Last year Clinton had requested that hit. Their COLA was delayed from radioisotope experiments are unrelated military pay be frozen with no raises. January to April this year and will be to atomic bomb tests, VA says. Military retirees, military widows, delayed until October in 1995, 1996 VA Secretary Jesse Brown has Social Security recipients and disabled and 1997. directed all VA hospitals to search veterans also are likely to see reduced Non-military federal retirees were records for data on radioisotope or radi- COLAs under a federal plan to revamp hit with a delay of their COLA to April ation research between 1947 and 1979. how COLAs are figured. this year, but will return to January Veterans who think they were test- According to researchers at the COLAs in 1995.

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CUNTON UFTS VIETNAM EMBARGO

1 HE American citizens who help recover Legion vehe- POWs.

• 1 mently oppos- End the secrecy on the ses President POW/MIA issue. • I Clinton's deci- Set up a group that real- sion to lift the 19-year U.S. ly helps POW/MIA fami- economic embargo on Viet- lies. nam. "America's POW/ • Provide theater com- MIAs and their families manders with well-trained have been betrayed," said and well-equipped combat National Commander Bruce search-and-rescue forces. Thiesen. "I am saddened • Appoint a permanent and disappointed by the presidential commis- President's decision to sion or congressionaUy favor profits over POWs." approved government In defending his deci- board to recommend, sion, Clinton said that Viet- plan and monitor. PROFITS OVER POWs—4 U.S. nam's cooperation on the The Legion's recom- investigator photograptis Vietnam POW/MIA issue will in- War personal effects of U.S. mendations were en- crease when the embargo is troops at the Hanoi War Museum. dorsed by former POWs, lifted. Clinton lifted the embargo to POW/MIA famiUes and a Speaking on NBC's encourage further cooperation, former commander of Today Show, the Legion's but the Legion believes it will Delta Force—America's result in less. In the March Washington Office Execu- elite anti-terrorist, hostage- 1993 issue, right. The Ameri- tive Director, John P. Som- can Legion Magazine argued rescue team. mer Jr., explained that Viet- against lifting the embargo "America can't change nam's cooperation is "only and offered nine ways to prevent future the fact that GIs have been logistical." POW/MIA debacles. abandoned after every war He said that Vietnam since World War II," Thie- helps transport U.S. investi- American Legion wants to to keep track of those in sen said. "But our fight is gators to crash sites and make sure that the United combat, captured or miss- for the future. We must charges a lot of money for States never abandons its ing. make sure that a lesson is it. Sommer has made three POW/MIAs again." • Treat the hunt for POW/ learned from Vietnam and trips to Vietnam on the In March 1993, THE MIAs as an unsolved crime. that these POW debacles POW/MIA issue: one AMERICAN LEGION MAGA- • Offer asylum to foreign never happen again." Legion trip and two official ZINE published a nine-point government trips. plan to better protect U.S. Lifting the U.S. embargo POW/MIAs and their fami- 'WWII CHRONICLES' RECEIVES BOLD MEDAL was the final phase of a lies in future wars and State Department "road- peacekeeping operations. THE "WORLD War II ington, D.C. map" circulated in 1992. The plan contained the Chronicles" series of More than 400 radio The Legion knew then following recommenda- three-minute radio pro- stations nationwide are that U.S. policy toward tions: grams won the Gold airing the programs, which chronologically cover the Vietnam favored business • Let the world know that Medal in the history cate- opportunities in Vietnam our resolve to bring all gory at the 1993 Interna- warfront and the home- over resolving the POW/ Americans home includes tional Radio Festival of front. MIA matter. diplomatic sanctions, eco- New York. The series is Six sets of 13 pro- "After the Vietnam War, nomic embargoes and mili- made possible by The grams each are available every President has called tary retaliation. American Legion, the from Radio America on cassette with two more the POW/MIA issue the • Establish rules of en- National Archives and nation's 'highest national gagement for war and peace- the Department of De- on the way. For more call priority," Thiesen said. keeping that protect prison- fense, and is produced by information (202) in 408-0944. "This was never true, and it ers and missing. Radio America Wash- still isn't the case. The • Centralize intelligence

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38 STATES PASS FLAG RESOLUTION 81% of Americans Support Flag Protection, Says Gallup Survey

I EBRASKA be- years of petitioning and flag protection began shortly January 1994 Gallup survey. came the 38th pressuring the state legisla- after the Supreme Court The results showed 81 per- state to pass a ture. "We're tick- ruled in 1989 that cent of Americans believe memorializing led to death and burning the flag in the flag should be protected States Working

N I resolution call- proud to be the To Pass public protest is by a constitutional amend- ing for a constitutional 38th state." A Resolution protected by the ment. The survey of 1,000 to protect the "The memorial- First Americans over 18 was con- amendment Arizona Amendment. U.S. Flag from physical des- izing resolution Hawaii Since then, Le- ducted by telephone. ecration. campaign tells Iowa gionnaires nation- The survey's results were The Nebraska state legis- Congress that the Kentucky wide have been strikingly similar to those of lature passed the resolution American people Maryland pressing their state a Legion-commissioned Minnesota on the last day of February, want their flag legislatures for Gallup survey coiiducted New York enabling the Legion to attain protected," said resolutions in sup- two years ago. In that sur- North Carolina its minimum goal of 38 National Comman- Oklahoma port of the flag. vey, 77 percent said they states that favor a constitu- der Bruce Thiesen. Oregon The Legion is would vote for a constitu- tional amendment to protect "It's up to Con- Vermont not alone in its tional amendment to protect the flag. gress to listen and Washington quest for flag pro- the flag. (See chart.) Thirty-eight is the num- fulfill the wishes tection. Most At press time. Legion- ber of states needed to ratify of the people," Thiesen said. Americans also want the flag naires from New York and a constitutional amendment. The Legion campaign for protected, according to a Vermont were also trying to State memorial- get memorializing izing resolutions, resolutions passed in although not bind- PROTECT OUR FLAG! their state legisla- ing on Congress, AN independent telephone Gallup survey of 1,000 adult Americans older than 18 last tures. Dozens of "clearly represent INJanuary, more than three quarters said they want a constitutional amendment to protect Vermont Legion- the will of the peo- the U.S. Flag. The results of the survey, \Nh\c\] has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 naires had survey in ple," said National percent, were similar to a Legion-commissioned Gallup 1992. braved waist- Commander Bmce The two are compared here: deep snow and Thiesen. QUESTION ANSWER sub-zero tempera- The Legion, tures to reach the The act of burning the U.S. Flag is currently protected by the First Amend- Yes 19% 21% however, wants state's capitol for a ment of the U.S. Constitution. Do you believe the physical act of burning No 80% 77% to make it unani- flag rally. the U.S. Flag is an appropriate expression of freedom of speech as guaran- Don't know 1% 2% will This past winter, mous and teed by the First Amendment? Refused 0% 0% continue its cam- Michigan and New The Supreme Court has that neither states nor the federal government Favor 78% 77% paign to get all mied Mexico became the can legally enforce law/s enacted to protect the U.S. Flag from desecration. Do Oppose 21% 20% 50 states to pass 36th and 37th states you favor or oppose the passage of a constitutional amendment that would Don't know 1% 2% memorializing to pass flag resolu- allow; federal and state govemment to enact laws to protect the U.S. Flag? Refused 0% 1% resolutions. tions.

Nebraska Do you believe that a constitutional amendment designed to protect the Yes 21% 21% "I commend those

Legionnaires U.S. Flag from desecration would jeopardize your right to freedom of No 78% 77% Legionnaires who were elated over speech, or not? Don't know 1% 2% have fought so long the news from Refused 0% 0% for a memorializing their state capitol resolution in their Do you believe the American people should have the right to determine by Yes 82% 82% at Lincoln. states," said Thiesen. vote whether or not the U.S. Flag should be protected from desecration? No 17% 16% "We had to "The American Le- Don't know 1% 2% go through a lot gion will not stop Refused 0% 0% of frustration," until the American said Nebraska If put to a vote today, would you vote for or against a constitutional For 81% 81% people — not the Adjutant Duane amendment to protect the Flag from the physical act of burning it? Against 17% 17% Supreme Court — Bokemper in de- Don't know 1% 2% have the final vote scribing his De- Refused 0% 1% in protecting the partment's four flag."

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Reunion coordinators can enroll their #16002 USS Admiral W.L Capps AP-121 (Post Vietnam) #14662 WWII) #13177 USS Willard Keith DD-775 (WWII) units in VETS by sending a self-addressed, 97th Inf. Div., 303rd Rgt, 2nd Bn, C Co. Alacrity stamped envelope to VETS, P.O. Box (1945) #13782 USS MSO-520 (1965/68) #22302 #13079 USS Windham Bay CVE-92 #18608 10088, Columbia, MO 65205-4000. Unit 98th Inf. Div. (WWII) #12949 names are published one time per year. 99th FA Bn. Assn. #13655 USS Arcturus AKA-1 #10793 USS Winged Arrow AP-170 #17707 Badger DD-126 #22065 W.L. Lind (All Personnel 102nd Engr Co (C.S.) (Vietnam 1965/66) USS USS DD-703 #14726 USS Barney DD-149 #11026 1944/74) #11850 USS Bellatrix, AKA-3 (WWII) #13097 Young DD-580 (WWII) #12145 Army 114th AAA Bn., A,B,C,D Btry. (All USS Personnel, WWII) #13338 USS Biddle DD-151 #12272 V-12 Officer Trng. Program (College of BilOXiCL-80 1943-46) 1st Cav.Div.,50th Rgt.,1st Bn Mecli. 150th Engr. (C) Bn. Assn. 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Q. Does our persistent trade deficit show how badly we are losing the war of geo-economics? Q. But why were we unaware this A Trade deficits and surpluses are battle was being fought? • normal, but they are supposed to Share In America's Great A Lingering strategic concerns be cycUcal. If Europe is in recession, it Aviation Heritage encouraged this attitude. We were imports less and theoretically records a more accustomed to talking about mil- trade surplus. Ditto for the U.S. The itary bases, tactics and strategy, and idea is that, over time, the deficits and the Soviet threat. Economic warfare surpluses cancel each other out. may not be understood in Washington, With Japan, that hasn't happened. D.C., but it certainly is in Tokyo, We record deficits year after year. This Bonn, Paris and Seoul. means that Japan gets to manufacture the products; we don't. And when you Q. Can you give us any examples run a permanent trade deficit, you are of this economic warfare? in effect creating permanent unemploy- A There are many examples. One is ment. Trade deficits export jobs — it's Airbus Industries, an airplane that simple.

manufacturer heavily subsidized by If it weren't for Japan, we would the United Kingdom, France, Ger- have no trade deficit. In 1989, our trade many and Spain. Since 1971, its share deficit with Japan was $52.5 billion.

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ments. How can it not outbid its U.S. low." The American negotiators on the competitors? Airbus can, and does, other side of the table weren't business- sell planes below its cost. Why? The men. They knew only the published

stated purpose behind it has been to statistics that showed Japanese tariffs challenge U.S. aircraft makers while on paper are low. But they simply did Call 1-800-359-4644 creating highly skilled, highly paid not know the realities our businesses European jobs. And it has been suc- were encountering. ceeding at a time when U.S. aircraft In Japan, every item in a shipment is makers are cutting payrolls. inspected by custom agents. There are Here's another example that illus- no spot checks. An inspector hand- trates a different tactic in geo-econom- sketches each item. It is a lengthy, ics. When Chrysler wanted to sell cars exasperating process. The Japanese

in Korea, it looked for a showroom in customhouse's unwritten and unde- Seoul. Nobody would rent to them. clared obstacles to trade have been That's a society-wide conspiracy that exceptionally broad and exceptionally succeeds in keeping out imports and effective in keeping out imports. preserving Korean jobs. Attn: Veterans Q. What do we need to do to end You are invited to call for our Q. What about Japan? our downward slide? consistently pursues geo- The essential first step is to be free color brochure which out- A Japan A economic warfare. Its Ministry realistic about where we are. If we lines our Charter Subscriber of International Trade and Industry do that, we will realize we face a perva- program, which allows you to (MITI) decides what Japanese indus- sive lack of discipline in the labor collect limited edition art from tries to support and how. MITI secures force. Many U.S. workers lack the dili- America's premier aviation art- financing for favored industries and, gence to do their jobs well. They also ist for the remarkable low price of course, Japan also protects its lack the skills. Too many are untrained of only $16.50 per print. industries with highly restrictive barri- and illiterate for us to successfully The Stokes Collection ers to imports. compete against Germany or Japan. This is how Japan has established We also face a severe capital short- 26350 Carmel Rancho Lane its automobile, computer and electron- age. Capital is the weaponry of geo- \ Carmel, CA 93923 ics industries in such a little time. It Please turn page

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which is a code word for preferential people." Columnist Richard Louv treatment of women. An exam that a writes of an attempt by advocates of PC/CW man would get a C on, a woman is the hearing-impaired to have deafness Continued page 52 from given an A." The simple fact, says viewed not as a disability, but as the Schlafly, is that "women are not per- mark of a singular culture or ethnic forming equally in the military." group, "like being Jewish or Navajo." But no politician can make such Amid this sort of well-intentioned

in any given circumstance, then there remarks aloud, regardless of their lunacy, can it be long before we begin is some kind of 'ism' at work, and it is validity, without risking feminist retri- referring to the dead as the "biologi- the government's job to fix the prob- bution. Psychologist-columnist John cally challenged"? lem," says media commentator Hedge- Rosemond learned this first-hand In a recent article for American cock. Indeed, in our zeal to purge soci- when he wrote a column citing a slew Scholar, Sen. Daniel P. Moynihan of ety of "isms," we have paradoxically of studies demonstrating that children New York observes that we have institutionalized various forms of do best when raised in a traditional become so overwhelmed with our reverse discrimination. The prime two-parent family. social breakdown that we insist on example was Bill Clinton's insistence Interestingly enough, in other areas, redefining our failures in a way that on finding a woman to serve as attor- such as athletics, most of us accept the makes them sound palatable. For ney general. The move was universal- truth of social Darwinism—^the philos- example, if the CW says single-par- ly applauded despite its apparent ophy which says, "Let the best man enting is OK, then PC says the proven breach of men's civil rights to equal (or womiin) win." consequences of single-parenting opportunity. crime, drug abuse, teen pregnancy and More PC-inspired hypocrisy: We COMPLAIN that professional gang membership—^must be soft-ped- claim to seek a color-blind society, but FEWbasketball is 72 percent black, that aled so single parents do not feel we recognize—in the supreme legisla- America's Olympic team has not shame over their "lifestyle choice." tive body of the United States, no included a white sprinter in a genera- "The larger issue here is one of less—an organization openly calling tion, that National Football League honesty," says David Blankenhom of itself the Black Caucus. Nor do we backfields are the near-exclusive the Institute for American Values, have any qualms about using color as domain of the minority athlete. who is working on a book titled. a criteria when it benefits the minority. As a culture, we accept, even cele- Fatherless America. "It's one of the If a company passes over five quali- brate, the notion that blacks are better great beliefs of our modern society fied black candidates in order to hire a equipped in many sporting pursuits that we can solve a problem by renam- white one, it's racism. When the same than their Caucasian competitors. And ing it. If only it were that easy." company passes up five qualified yet in areas where whites predomi- By denying or legislating away white candidates in order to hire a nate, PC prevents us from drawing people's shortcomings, CW and PC black one, it's "affirmative action." comparable inferences. We are never lower society's standards, distancing This schizophrenia is unmistakable permitted to conclude that whites us from the survival-of-the-fittest ethic in the women's movement, which might enjoy some innate advantage. under which America once prospered. argues two incompatible premises: (1) In an era when homosexuality has "More and more, you have a situa- men and women are equals, and become an "alternative lifestyle," dis- tion where highly capable people are should be treated as such; (2) men and cussions of the gay agenda are similar- being passed over so that less capable women are biologically different, and ly constrained. Yes, society is free to people can have jobs," says the dis- those differences must be considered debate the question of gay rights, but gruntled CEO of a major hospital in areas where women fall short of the underlying issue—the moral valid- chain. In a global economy, such poli- performance levels expected of men. ity of homosexuality itself—seldom is cies place us at a distinct disadvantage Speaking on the role of women in raised by anyone with serious political to foreign nations who put their prime today's military, Phyllis Schlafly, a ambitions. emphasis on productivity. long-time critic of the feminist move- Actually, it's gotten so that we "What began as a recipe for fair- ment, told the Young America's Foun- can't even utter certain offending ness has become a rationalization for dation, "Feminists say they want a gen- words and phrases. Today, the handi- failure," laments Rep. Cunningham. derless society ... [but] the military is capped are "physically challenged" "Until we acknowledge that, we, as a full of the concept of 'gender norming,' and the mentally retarded are "special society, will be handicapped in our efforts to reach our goals."

TAPS

Taps notices are limited to only those Legionnaires who have held high national or department offices. We regret that we cannot extend the honor to all members.

Milton G. Boock.lL Department Commander (1952-53), Alternate National Executive Committeeman (1951- 52, 1953-56), National Vice Commander (1949-50). Fred W. Mllllkan.OK Department Sergeant-at-Arms (1985-86). George R. Morton Sr.,IN Department Vice Commander (1961-62), Department Commander (1965-66). Ralph C. Scott.lL Department Vice Commander (1960- 61, 1971-72), Department Commander 91972-73). Walt Walser.OK Department Vice Commander (1986- 88), Department Commander (1988-89).

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says we study other cultures. But we can't just throw out traditional West- CAMPUS CRUSADE em thought." He made a face. "What PUFL Continuedfrom page 33 Continued from page 18 do I know, though? I'm white and male and middle class." Writer and political theorist Ben Wattenberg claims the PC phase is on Sometimes the intimidation can be the wane in academic life, but there's ment can be done without difficulty. downright scary. The Lesbian-Gay- little sign of that at Kent State. Here, Transfers from Department to Depart- Bisexual Union (LGBU), a student students and teachers still have to ment are also possible, but some organization, labeled a politically con- mind their words, their thoughts, even Departments maintain their own servative student senator, Richard their hats. Maybe the next generation PUFL programs and may not accept Heinz, "homophobic" when he chal- will better balance fair play and com- members from the national program. lenged the group to justify spending mon sense. These Departments are: Colorado, $650 of student fees for its "Coming Last year, my family visited the Kansas, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Out Day," $1,480 to send two mem- San Francisco area and I took a bus- Ohio. Questions about their PUFLs bers to a gay conference in Los Ange- man's holiday by going to the Berke- should be directed to the Department les and another $1,515 for a fancy gay ley campus with my 9-year-old daugh- Adjutant. ball. ter, Alex. As we walked along on that PUFL should not be confused with Heinz handled the name calling sunny California day, I wondered if Life Membership, which Posts award okay, but things got worse. While he we would run face to, um, face into to members for outstanding service. was speaking at a rally against a pro- Andrew Martinez, the naked student. I Posts are responsible for paying hon- posed gay studies class, a member of suppose I would have been alarmed orary Life Memberships. Honorary the LGBU dressed as Adolph Hitler, and embarrassed for my daughter, but members may wear emblems desig- grabbed him by the hair, yanked his I'm pretty sure she would have nating that status, and their names are head back and kissed him hard on the responded in a healthy way. published in THE AMERICAN LEGION mouth. She's no PC warrior. She'd have MAGAZINE.

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dimly aware of his problem. I knew he recurring rash for more than 20 years. always slept lightly and if wakened We eventually went to a VA hospi- VETVOICE suddenly, he would leap to his feet. I tal for an evaluation. There, we also Continued page 8 from also noted that when he talked war met with an American Legion repre- with someone or saw a war movie, sentative. he'd have nightmares. He kept busy Without the American Legion Fam- and I figured the memories would fade ily Assistance program, we would not Korean veterans. As a WWII veteran, in time. But they didn't. have sought the answers to my hus- I found the table of symptoms to be After he retired from teaching, the band's ailments. uncomfortably close to home, not only problem grew. He withdrew into a I sincerely thank The American for myself but for some family and shell and sometimes didn't speak more Legion for providing this valuable ser- friends as well. than a dozen words a day. He became vice to our suffering veterans. Robert J. Tripician irritable, which was way out of char- Carmen M. Oropeza Virginia Beach, Va. acter. Kansas City, Kan. After going to a doctor for treat- Schamberg's article is right on! I ment, my husband is much better now. Don't Label Us it, helps, I think it is didn't have a name for but I know The medicine and a I resent the news media, including it's real. relief to him just to know there is a THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE, My husband served in the U.S. name and a legitimate reason for his calling the Spotlight a "controversial Army during the Battle of the Bulge illness. right-wing newspaper." (" 'Nam Scan- and also took part in the D-Day inva- Wives suffer when their men suf- dal Brews," Washington Watch, fer. Not all the casualties of America's sion of Normandy. For a lot of years December). I am one of the paper's after our marriage in 1952, I was only wars are in cemeteries or veterans' Board of Policy members. We decide hospitals. Thanks for printing the what direction and what position the story. It helps. paper should take on issues. Beatrice Rininger G. The Spotlight is no more left-wing Jamestown, N.Y. or right-wing than The American The paint Legion. We want what's best for the Timed Response country. We believe in the Constitu- tion. We are watchdogs in Washing- The lights in the White House on the sill is ton, D.C., who tell the subscribers were dimmed for 15 minutes in mem- what is going on that the general news ory of those who have died of AIDS. generations thick media will not tell. Was there a three-minute pause at 11 Maurice B. Craghead ^ Aiid thicker stifl ai'e die a.m. on Nov. 1 1 to honor those who Jetmore, Kan. 500 pound hand-carved died in all our nation's wars? AIDS is the result of behavior. Death in war is front doors tliat separate die the result of courage and patriotism. Heart Of The Legion nest oftlie wodd iiDm me tieasiuies I walked through the door and saw James F. Carroll inside -mai-ble mantles, elaborate a group of men mostly white-haired East Rockaway , N.Y. cornices and panes of stained glass, and a little out of shape. I told them I wanted to renew membership that Tliese anejust a few oftlie many riches my I had let lapse about a year ago. When you'll discover in the magnificent Thanks, Legion My husband, Anthony F. Oropeza, the men found out I was "only" 62, mansions tliat gi-ace GeorgLi's Historic has recently completed paperwork to they called me a "kid." Heartland. Call 1-800-547-3334, be added to the Agent Orange Reg- Now I'm a member of Post 14 in ext. 4044, for a free tra\'el guide. istry. For many years we have ago- Coeur d' Alene, Idaho. I have attended nized over the possibility that he was the meetings and learned some very iGEORGlA', exposed during his tour in Vietnam. sad facts. Up until a couple of years HISTORIC HEARTLAND My husband did not want to know if ago, the Post did a lot of good and he was exposed. He had tumors and a wonderful things and helped out many charities. Now, that help is not there. I

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