« EopletmergingHgainstborrupttstablisliments VOL. 1 NO. 8 AFR 35-15 Sez: Thii is your legal property and cannot be taken from you, March 1971
A PAPEK BY AND FOR GI'S PUBLISHED UNDERGROUND FOR R.A.F. Alconbury Bentwaters Chicksands
As you may have already noted, there is a distinct change in this issue of the paper. It was felt by many people that since the Air Force is only a micro cosm of the real world. We all must realize the daily problems we incur in the Air Force are the same problems which will plague our life when we get out.
We all must be kidding our selves if we think that by promoting a more humane We will from now on address ourselves to the serious pol military, naturally civilian life will be better. We all itical, social and economic problems of our time. have seen time and time again the military put down and kill P.E.A.C.E. has in the past, acted as an outlet for gre- students and old people for voicing opinions which they vances—it's now time to channel this feeling of unrest justly should voice. In other words our society is sick, and alienation into constructive forms such as political and we have to change it by the means which we hace at the education, open discussion of the real issues, and fi time. As Eldridge Cleaver has said, "If you're not part of nally at arriving at conclusions and solutions which the solution you're part of the problem." actually deal with the problems.
With all the shit coming out of the White House at this time We. feej. that the troubles of dur times are political, such as Nixon slowing done the war by invading Laos and Cam caused by a system gone wild, which is now out of con bodia, and Nixons dog Ky saying that an invasion of the trol. We are a part of a machine which has no heart or North is in the forseeable future, with Black Panthers and soul, a machine which has plundered the people of the for that fact Black people in general being killed in cold world of their humanity. We of P.E.A.C.E. have seen blood, priests and nuns being charged with absurd crimes, the face of the monster and feel that, if more people we can no longer afford to sit on our asses and wait for see what we have, the beast's days will be numbered. someone else to begin, the time is right now. We all must pull together to bring it to it's knees. 2 Beauty and the Beast is soaked from the rain. There is a wild throng as everyone crowds the bus; mixed with the usual shoving and pushing as Dick rolled over and shut off his clock radio. He shakes a fantastic number of people get. on. The smell of oily fati the girl sleeping next to him and says softly, "I've got to gues and bodies is almost overwhelming. go to work". She mumbles a reply while he gets up. He goes Dick remembers that it's pay day, goes to his mail box into his bathroom for a quick shower and shave.TT)ick Decent" and removes an envelope. He smuggly ponders the thougnt that he says half aloud, "you're all right." He dresses, picks up he hasn't cashed his last check yet. From the envelope he p- his briefcase and is out ofvthe door. Outside he runs into ulls out a generous 3 digit check. From here he crosses the the maid. "Just clean the bathroom today." says Dick as he street to his office. walks towards the Officer's Club. Bob climbs off the bus at the orderly room. "Sure am glad Bob climbs down from the top bunk of a triple bunk bed, it's pay day, I've been broke for a week." Bob says to hims being careful not to step on either of his two room mates.On elf as his spirits rise a little. Inside the orderly room, the floor he picks his way to the table lamp being quiet as directly in the path to Bob's mail box stands First Sergeant possible because his room mates both work different shifts. Carl Crewcut. '"Bottomofthebarrel" he snarls,"you had better He gathers up his shaving gear and walks down the cold hall get a haircut, this time you are getting two weeks detail, way to the latrine. In the latrine Bob is greeted with cont next time it will be a stripe. Also I inspected your room emptuous stares from Tsgt Arnold Redneck. As usual it is cr the other day and you better get those posters down and lea owded and there would be no hot water for a shower. He grabs rn to make a better bed". When Crewcut is through with him the sink next to Arnold and does his best to clean out the Bob goes to his box and looks in. Nothing, not a damn thing, hair and tooth paste that was left from the previous pig. he has to look twice. "Christ what in the hell am I going to "Bob Bottomofthebarrel", he says to himself,"you poor scn-of do now?" mumbles Bob. He leaves the orderly room and mopes -a-bitch'. Bob returns to his room, puts on his fatigues and across the street to his shop. heads for the chow hall. Dick sits at his desk staring at his name placard."1st Lt Dick picks out a quiet table in the plush dining room and Richard Decent, Supply Officer USAF". Not a bad job for a g- casually thumbs through the morning paper as he waits for uy who's only 23 Dick reflects to himself. He reads over a his breakfast. Soon a waitress brings him two eggs, bacon, couple of papers on his desk and presses the intercom on his and everything else essential to a good breakfast. After he desk. "Hey order 3,000 shoe laces and 2 parkas. Oh yeah you eats Dick lounges over another cup of coffee before getting better clean up out there because Col Chickenshit says that in his new car and going to werk. He then drives off thinki Gen Wastemoreland is around and the. Col is afraid that he m- ng to himself, "Sure wish I had a garage". ight drop in." "Yes Sir." The reply comes. "Well that's ano "What'll it be there shit head?" barks the cook. Bob com ther easy morning." Dick tells himself half aloud. Then he es back to reality, he has been standing in line so long th opens his briefcase and pulls out a paper back. at he has almost gone to sleep. "Two sliders and bacon". Bob walks to his bench. He knows this is going to be tou (Sliders being the name given to the greasy eggs.) "Bacon?" gh. They want him to turn aut 5 sets before lunch. Bob turns returns the cook, "Christ you must be kidding me". Bob relu on the oscilliscope, spectrum analizer and digital voltmeter ctantly takes his plate and looks for a seat. There are only While they are warming up he makes countless connections as three seats left so Bob picks one furthest from the clipper, he prepares to align a 100,000 dollar system. Before his mi because of the smell. The noise in there is deafening. It is nd is drowned in more complex thought Bob knows that life j- the usual garbage, stale milk and greasy coffee. "God damn ust isn't cool being a 23 year old Al/C in the USAF. greasy coffee", Bob mumbles, "I bet if I stayed here long e- Fernanda Waltmiller nough I would be greasy toe." Noticing that it's 7:20 Bob brings his *".ray to the clipper and hurries outside to wait The story is true; the names have been changed to protect for the 7:30 bus. When the bus finally shows up at 7:55 Bob the guilty.
A Mode1 of Oppression « In many ways the military community is a model of the So even it officers were eliminated from the military, or capitalist society that it serves. In it the officers, part even if thewhole military system were eliminated, the root icularly the higher ranking officers play the role of the cause of the oppression - the capitalist system of producti capitalists. They have all the benefits of a ruling class; on, would still exist. There are capitalist countries where more money, better housing, more privileges and higher stat the military is almost non-existent, Japan for example,where us within that society. the oppression and exploitation are just as severe as in the The officers oppress the airmen in that they are the ones United States. who initiate all the fuss about hair cuts, inspections, mil The capitalist system depends on profit. Profit is anoth itary dress etc. They may not be the ones who actually hara er word for exploitation. In a capitalist society the worke ss, those are their lackeys the senior NCOs, but there is no rs get back only a small proportion of what they produce. In doubt that the harassment begins with them. They oppress in America the average rate of exploitation is about 5 to 1. So a more meaningful way in that they press for ever more and if a worker adds $25 of value to his product in an hour, he better performance from the airiren. They are always trying will probably be paid only $5. The businessman can take the to get more and better work from the same payroll. other $20 because he owns the machines. That is the basis of The officers also exploit the airmen in that they freque capitalism. Machines are too expensive for any individual w- ntly take credit fcr the work which has been done by the ai orker to own so they are privately owned and are operated f- rmen and NCOs. How often have you seen an. officer congratul or the benefit (profit) of the capitalist and the capitalist ated on the outstanding performance of his unit when all he class. In a true socialist system they would be owned by the did was sit on his ass while the airmen broke their backs. society and operated for the benefit of everyone. These officers, particularly the ambitious ones, exploit and oppress from moti\ations very similar to those of the c- In our American capitalist society all the non-producers apitalist in the real world. Ambition, greed and avarice are live off the exploitation of the workers. Both the useful the motivations. Those officers who best whip their troops non-producers such as doctors and teachers and the pure par into line, sc they look good for the Generals and do the mo asites such as the military, lawyers or advertising. st and best work, are the officers who get promoted to posi The capitalists need the military to maintain their power tions of greater power and monetary reward. overseas for raw materials and markets, and in America to k- This is a useful model. Don't think that things are going eep the workers in line. But we are all parasites, living o- to be very different when you get out of the. service. The ff our brothers and sisters in the States. businessmen you work for will oppress you and exploit you to It will only be by taking the means of production for the line their pockets and increase their power just as the off people and using them for the benefit of all the people that icers do. But it is worth keeping in mind that it is just a exploitation and oppression can be ended. model. The oppression and the exploitation are real enough, STB but they are based on the artificial world of the military. The businessman's oppression is grounded in the essential o- ppression of the capitalist system of production. FMTIIE-TIE****MI
Getting Out or Getting In
When you start to g^t short you begin, to think about the +reedom of civilian life, but a question arises, "Is there much difference between civilian life and being a G.I.'T? The c-nswer is "NO". If you have the bread you can go to school, and you must have some source of outside income because you just can't make it en the G.I. Bill alone, O.K., you don't have the bread, now you must volunteer for the Industrial Draft (and to think that four years ago you were worried about another form of Draft). If you already have a trade you don't have much to worry about, at least you have a job to go back to. Your previous employer must hire you back within 90 days after seperation. Now, for the people who don't have a trade and are sick and tired of the daily dehumanizing routine of the military. Look out Brothers, you're about to step into the same shit again. Many of you who haven't worked in a factory before j- ust can't comprehend how much of a drag it is (and I speak from experience, with 3 years on the labour market), you st ill have the problem of the supervisor/vrorker relationship, and if you backtalk hi« you're liable to get fired (Dishono rable Discharge). The factory can be far more dehumanizing than the milita ry ever thought of being. Right from the start you have the daily routine, but on top of this you must punch a clock (yet another number to add to your repetoire) and then assume yo ur position on the lim ; where you no longer are a human be ing you become an extention of the over all machinery. Now you are open to such nicities as a speed-up. A speed-up is when company profits (nobody thinks of yours) begin to fall, they speed the assembly line up a bit at a time, so that a f w more cars are finished an hour. You are at their indisc riminate power. They decide how much you are going to make, when you can take a break, when you eat lunch, what shift y>u will work etc. Your health is in their hand also. In 1969 450,000 worke- l i were injured, and 14,500 were killed on the job. Plus an other 60,000 came down with occupational diseases (i.e.Black Lung, some types of Cancer,Glaucoma etc.). 'School Days, School Days, A lot of people are going to say,"Well werll have a union Dear Old Golden Rule Days' to fight our grievances". Yes you will have a union, but for the most part they will do nothing to help you on a personal Remember high school? Before you hit basic, before you got 1 vel. Because if it did help just one person then by all r- assigned to a squadron, did it ever occur to you that you w- i ghts it must help sonebody else and somebody else, and as ere getting a military education even though you weren't in they would say, this would take time away from the bigger t- the military. If you do, then you were in high school. hings tney have in mind. The bigger thing they have in mind Think about the rules that were there to be blindly foll is probably where they're going to spend their next winter owed. Remember what happened when you used a little initiat vacation, while at the same time you're'worried if your car ive against the rules and were promptly stifled in your eff will start so that you can make it to work on time. orts? Remember the petty gods called teachers that constant The large labour unions of today are dying a siow oeatn. ly gave you far out assignments? So far out that you asked What we must do is speed up that death until we can install why, and got the answer "Because I say so! " Let us not for unions which will work. Some of these type Revolutionary Un get that supreme figure of authority the principal. Teachers ions are already being founded in Detroit, and other parts go into 5th stage panic when he walks the halls. The studen of the country. These are the unions you should join,because ts are firmly warned that they should be on their best beha they realize the importance of collectivizing profits and viour but never fear, the principal is on your side. also that the worker has the right to say how the work shou Remember the dress codes? The rules governing the length ld be carried out. The large unions of today are run by men of hair, or rules about smoking, ring any bells concerning who are white and old, and for the most part are sitting ba you "dress code" and haircuts? But now we have progressed to ck on past laurels. These men in their time did a fair job, the point where we can smoke - if in an authorized smoking but as most were sooner or later bought out by the company. are-'. So, when you go back, go back with the thought that ever Remember how we hurried to make it on time to classes ? ybody has the right to a job, and also has the unrevocable Hurry just to wait for the teacher who had to get that last right to voice his opinion about how the company should be slug of coffee or last drag on a butt. Or how about the sch run. Because without workers there would be no company. Yes, ool assemblies that lasted an entire class period just to h- when you go back, go back with Organizing in your mind. Show ear our principal speak for 15 mins.? your brothers on the labour force that there still is hope Remember the lunch periods? Hurry to the Cafeteria, stand for his problem and that people do care. All we have to do in line for slop that somehow reminds you of the best Air is get together and we will constitute the majority and then Force chow. we will win. Yes, then we will win. If some of the things mentioned here ring home as gripes It is now tiite to stop struggling, and for us to stand up you have about the Air Force, maybe it's not just the Air and fight. Force that needs changing. After all, which comes first the Jerry Gutowski schools or the military? Sgt USAF VIETNAM REVISITED IIMDOC HIN A Our lives, as Americans, are determined by the dollar - mistakenly, it is the criterion by which we measure our liv es. We've been so lost in the materialistic maze that.we no STOP THE HYPOCRISY ABOUT PRISONERS OF WAR! longer seem to have the ability to think, reason or feel., V Accordingly, there has yet to be a sign of the Iftited Statet Apparently one of Nixon's last ploys to keep imperialism making a serious effort towards solving any of the problems alive and well in Indochina is his exploitation of the POW of the world, many of which she is the cause. As 6% of the issue. But while he rants about the inhuman conditions in world population, the. U.S. consumes around half the world's North Vietnamese prison*, he doesn't mention the conditions resources. An American baby consumes 50 times that of a Cal in Long Binh Jail, the Pendleton 3rigt or any of the other cutta baby. Then we have the nerve to call ours the"affluent dozens of United States military jails and prisons where twei» society", as we watch over 3| million people, mostly child ty times the number of men in North Vietnam are tortured and ren, die of starvation this year. We find our happiness in dehumanized every day. Even ignoring the conditions in South colored television, success from four-slot electric toasters Vietnameseprisons like Con Son, there is enough to be said and"sex-kicks" from flashy automobiles; but our "appetites" about American military prisons to fill every John Birch Soc have blinded us to to the true, inalienable rights of man iety billboard in Southern California. kind. Recklessly, poisoning our environment and misusing The real prisonsers of this war and this system are the world resources, we're damaging Earth to such a degree, that men and women confined in Amerika*s Dachaus. We shouldn't many scientists feel it will be incapable of supporting hu let them forget it. man life by the year 2050. It is this same enslavement to the dollar which keeps Am ericans fighting in a senseless, immoral war, even when 70% of the U.S. opposes it. Since we seem unable to reason any- nvore, perhaps the only way the facts can "sink in" is by talking in the common language - money. Maybe, this pay day the following facts will bear significance. In the last six years the United States has spent more than $115 billion on the immoral war in South-East Asia. For 1969 alone the price tag was $30.4 billion - $600 for every /.merican family. This does not include economic aid programs to iridechinese nations, CI.A. funds spent in the area, the cost of reductions in the stockpiles of strategic materials, or the loss of productivity accompanying war expenditure. In 1969 of each tax dollar 23c went to pay for the Vietnam War, 13c of each dollar for past wars and 35c in preparation for future wars. The Indochina war in 1969 cost more than ail Federal spending for domestic goods, 30 times more than Fed eral grants for urban planning and development, and 10 times more than Federal outlays for medical assistance. It costs $5000,000 to kill one V.C This sum would support 3,400 <&Z youngsters in school or college or build at least 50 housing units. One heavy E-52 raid costs about $40 million. This could purchase 3 four hundred-bed hospitals, or 27 element ary schools, or about 4,050 housing units. (Facts from ex U.S. Senator Stephen M. Young in the news letter "Straight from Washington" Vol XII, No 18 - Aug. 1970 and the Book "Population Bomb" by Dr. Paul Ehrlich.)
In Vietnam a popular song blaring from tape recorders in G.I.'s hooches or sung by helicopter pilots goes something like this "Napalm sticks to kids, napalm sticks to kids, When'11 these gooks ever learn? We shoot the sick, the young, the lame, We do our best to kill and maim, Because the kills all count the same, Napalm sticks to kids'." Another of the many verses is: "Blues (Helicopter gunships) out on a road recon, See some children with their mom, What the hell, lets drop the bomb, Napalm sticks to kids." Now, lets go back in time, when we were fighting differ- ent"gooks". Those really evil vilains - the Germans. Remem ber Hitler, and the "showers", and the S.S.? Do you recall how German enlisted men tossed babies in the air and caught them on their bayonets? Or how they would execute children en masse in villages of suspected resistance. Is My Lai any different? Have you ever been to a Pilot's Lounge listening to their boasting of their killing prowess? (They especially like to impress airmen or British girlfrie nds.) Have you ever seen Vietnam veterans driving *;heir cars down U.S. streets - with V.C. ears poked on their radio ant RCOBB ennas? Doesn't the above song reflect a significant attitude WWtl MHTS MM» of many combat troops. It's time for Americans to recognize the comparison of the horrors of the Germans and horrors of our own. Time to look into the history books - let alone, our consciences. TEE LESSON OF BILL GUY LEG A L SEARCH & SEIZURE Airman Basic Bill Guy was court martialed on the fir^t of The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution states; March. Fe plead guilty in a case that took only about four "The Right of the People to be secure in their persons, bou hours and resulted in a total of almost five and a half ses, pipers and effects, against unreasonable searches and months of confinement for him. There are a couple of lessons seizures shall not be violated." for all of us to learn from this very simple case. This rule has been variously interpreted and has been His Rights??? held to have only limited application to the military. Sear One of the rights supposedly guaranteed to military men ches may be lawful in many circumstances; is the right to a speedy trial. In ether words they're not - On authorization from a commander - which need not be supposed to leave you rotting in jail while they drag their in writing. feet in trying your case. Nothing is easier to prepare than - A search pursuant to a lawful apprehension - only of an AWOL case like Guy's. Four pieces of paper from Personnel his person and clothing and that area where he might is all the proof that is needed. None-the-less he was left reach a weapon. to rot in jail for roughly 40 days while the cas« was being - A search of oper. fields or woodlands. brought to trial. - A search on freely given consent. Under article 10 of the UCMJ and paragraph 215 e of the - A search under circumstances demanding immediate action Manual for Courts Martial he requested a dismissal of the to prevent the removal or destruction ci contraband or charges for denial of his right to speedy trial. The only stolen goods. answer that the government had was that he had cpplied for discharge urdcr section F of AFM 39-12, and action which un Grounds for an authorization to search must be based on der that regulation should have taken no more than 15 work probable, cause. This is where there is reason to believe th ing drys te complète.. Fis two AWOLs only amounted to 43 days at the contraband or goods will be found on the person or in and he had been kept in pre-trial conti ement for 40. fits the place described by the person seeking the authorization. request was denied. It is only in the past 15 years or so that this rule, a- This is typical of military justice. His request had to gainst unlawful search and seizure has had wide spread • ef be -""tiled o« bv t^e Military iudge; a committed lifer. It's fectiveness. This is because in all courts, Federal, State asking the Pope to decide if the church has done something and Military there is now an exclusionary rule. That means wrong. It's only in those cases where higher courts, (usual that if the evidence was the product of an unlawful search ly civilian) have very carefully spelled out what is permis and seizure it may not be introduced into evidenced. The En sible that a military judge will rule against the military. glish have a different rule, but if the English police make In those cases, usually search and seizure or confession ca a search at the request of the Americans it will be judged ses there is no discretion left with the judge under clear according to American standards. Even it they make their search on their own, it will still have to be lawful under rules from higher courts But where there is broad discre English law before the evidence can be admitted into evi tion under rules like"oppressive" or "undue delay" almost dence before a U.S. Court Martial; which would not be true universally the military judge will merely search about for before an English Court. some way to support what the military did. Occaisionally a young JAG lawyer will qualify as a mili Searches must be distinguished from inspections. Evidence found during an inspection will be admissable. This applies tary judge and show himself willing to rule against the go to all normal inspections, routine, oper locker and even vernment. Since the judges are appointed to courts by com shake down inspections where they are.look ng for stolen mander he will simply never be appointed to any more courts. goods or contraband. What distinguishes a search from ar. in What good was Bill Guy's right to speedy trial when it spection is that there must not be any suspect for an ins could only be enforced by a judge who would try to circum pection. It must apply equally to everyone in the barracks. vent it ? HIS CRIME ??? If there is a suspect there must be probable cause and an authorization or one of the other grounds and calling it an His conviction was for two AWOIs totalling 43 days ab inspection will not make the evidence admissable. sence. What kind of xrime is this? Certainly no one was hurt as in a stabbing or a fight. Nor did anyone lose anything, So what is the effect of this en the Airman who has just not even the Air Force for he isn't paid for the period of been, approached by the fuzz who tell him that they want to AWOL. Unlike most crimes there just isn't a victim. None the search his room? First he must not consent, for that would less he was sentenced to four months confinement at hard make the search lawful even if it otherwise was not so. Best labor, which with the month and a half he had already served is to object, loudly enough so that witnesses will have no doubt about the objection. Obviously this objection should makes five and a half months. be only verbal. ° What did he really do? All he did was help himself to a month and a half of freedom. Freedom - the very thing which Next say nothing more than your objection. Article 31 we're supposed to be defending; but the having of which by guarantees your right to silence. Do not identify your lock er, or provide the key there-of cr identify fehich drawers an Airman is a crime. Doesn't this make Clear the whole sys are yours. Just saying; "that drawer is mine" about a drawer tem? Bill Guy like the rest of us is a slave. He was a bad in which some dope is found, may be the admission that hangs slave who ran away, and just like the black slaves who ran you. It is probably wise to ask for a lawyer, though most away before the civil war he will be punished for it. likely they will go ahead and search anyway. He has tried to get out. In his section F request he was even willing to accept an undesirable discharge for his Finally do not give up hope and start making admissions at the point when they find something. The lawfulness of the freedom. But no, the vindictiveness of the Air Force would search will, net finally be determined until your, court has not be satisfied with branding him for life with such a dis finished its appeal. There is still.a good chance the search charge. He must really suffer to make sure none of the other will be ruled unlawful and the evidence, found mean nothing. slaves get unruly. SO KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT'.^ I Is the message clear enough for you??? J» *
leetle Bailey
"Remember that if you have a right you may-not be punished in any way for exercising it,..your rights will be enforced only if you demand them." „ ^ „ ._ _, ____ „ . * Nat Hentoff,The Village Voice *I—f bef f tet^lhe'i «ot relevant to tkta ELDRIDGE CXEAyERRAJPSTO_GIg>_ Black Panther Party will not fight and kill other people as defined by the Constitution of Platform and Program of color in the world who, like black the United States. Some of us in the service aren't too Mire about what What We Want people, are being victimized by the We believe that the courts should revolutionaries outside the service are thinking about these What We Believe white racist government of America. follow the United States Constitu of us inside. We know we've got to get together but up We will protect ourselves from the until now there hasn't been too much communication. tion so that black people will receive But recently Eldridge Cleaver, Minister of Information of l. Wfi wa,nt freedom. We want power force and violence of the racist po fair trials. The 14th Amendment of the Black Panther Party, wrote a tetter to his black bro to determine the destiny of our Black lice and the racist military,, by the US Constitution gives a man a thers in Vietnam. P.E.A.C.E. -thinks that a lot of Community. whatever means necessary. right to be tried by his peer group. what brother Cleaver has to say should be understood by We believe that black people will A peer is a person from a similar all GI's, so we're reprinting some of the most important 7. We want an immediate end to economic, social, religious, geo parts of his letter. (The whole letter is in the March 22 not be free until we are able to de issue of the Black Panther, if you're interested.) termine our destiny. POLICE BRUTALITY and MURDER graphical, environmental, historical of black people. " One thing we've got to clear up before we get to the and racial background. To do this letter is this question of race and racism. A lot of the 2. We want full employment for our We believe we can end police bru the court will be forced to select a brothers and sisters who're against the brass still don't people. tality in our black community by or- jury from the black community from see how their fight links up with the Black Panthers or We believe that the federal govern ganing black self-defense groups which the black defendant came. We with any black people. So we get a wierd thing - a white ment is responsible and obligated to that are dedicated to defending our have been, and are being tried by all cat who hate« the brats and says he's a revolutionary, but give every man employment or a black community from racist police white juries that have no understand can't dig the Mack liberation struggle. We've got to get ing of the "average reasoning man" over that shit. Digit! You're fighting the same enemy- guaranteed income. We believe that the pig« who run this country. Right? So think seriously if the white American businessmen of the black community. about what Eldridge is saying to his black brother«
NO LIFERS TO go along with the various changes which are part of this issue of the paper we no longer will give a copy of the paper to a lifer, this alone is a radical change from some o the statements made in the beginning. The main reason for this is that the lifers are only taking the paper to keep it out of the hands of the first termers on the various bases. Also by only giving it to first-termers it forces a reversal of the classic class structure of the military. The lifers have decided LO become pies and now must move in their own shit, and also it's far better to see a major or senior master come to a airman first and ask him to see a copy of the paper.
P.E.A.C.E. NEEDS YOU.» GLOSSARY OF POLITICAL TERMS There are many things that dependents can do that G.I.s ir uniform cannot. Just as the G.I.s themselves are organizing, Politics are the building bricks of society, and words so should we now be organizing, to find out what we can do to are the clay of the bricks. Therefore it is important that help them, and ourselves. certain terms are understood by all. P.E.A.C.E. will make this glossary a regular item from now on. We are now getting together, and have already had one mee AVARICE - Greed - commonly known as "looking after Number ting in Cambridge. During this meeting methods were devised of advertising on bases, and improving communications, Sticky one". It is the advancement of one person or group posters have been printed giving details of the next P.E.A.C. of people at the expense of others. E. meeting in case interested parties could not see the paper OPPRESSION - The enslavement or subjugation of a body of or otherwise find out about it. people. It is the denial of basic human rights. We would like to organize dependent groups for all the ba CAPITALISM - A system of private ownership of property and» ses. Perhaps you thought you could do nothing - but you can, Industry for the benefit of the owners. AND WE NEED YOU. CHAUVINISM - An attitude of militant and fanatical patriotism or of an unreasoning devotion to. ones race, sex, You can put up posters and place handbills in strategic etc, positions, thus advertising forthcoming meetings, concerts, REVOLUTIONARY - Someone who works for the immediate change editions of the paper etc. of a system. Not all revolutionaries advocate One important thing to remember is that you are all quite violence, but they all work for the end of free agents and your husbands etc. cannot legally be held one system and the birth of another. responsible for your actions. If you feel that you can help us, or if you would like to know more about what you can do, please make contact. Either If you want to know what we*re into, or need help with through your base contact or our P.E.A.C.E. post office box. a legal problem, publicity concerning a certain issue Jeanette Walline or just someone to rap with contacti Starting this week P.E.A.C.E. is going to begin political discussions every week at the various bases listed below. Mildenhall—Jrrry Gutowski The reason for this is to further relations between the Rm 1*4- Brks 215 people actively involved and those wishing to become invol ved, and also to begin to get our heads together on events Bentwaters—John McCoy of today. Tele. Earl Soham klj Mildenhall—Every Wednesday at 8:00 PM Rm 14 Brks 215 Ruislip——Glen Ramsey Lakenheath—Call Stan Miser, Rm 7 Brks 17 RAF Feltwell to 19 Kynaston Close set up meetings • Upper Heyford-Chris Christansen Upper Heyford—Every Thursday 7:00 PM Brks 489 with Chris Brks U89 Christiansen Bentwaters—To set up weekly meetings call John McCoy(Nights Lakenheath—Tom Walling Stan Miser Tele. Earl Soham 413 2 Pentlend Place Room 7 Brks 17 Metcalfe Rd. Camb. R.A.F. Feltwell Ruislip—To set up weekly meetings call Glenn Ramsey or Supply Sq. 19 Kyneston Close 1Q Around the Bases
RAF RUISLIP ARISING HOSPITAL ?
"Man is the only Patriot. He sets himself apart in his own People at Upper Heyford wake up ! ', Have you been to our country, under his own flag, and sneers at the other nations, hospital lately? If so I'm sure you realize we at Upper and keeps multitudinous uniformed assassins on hand at heavy Heyford have one of the most mal-equipped and understaffed expense to grab slices of other people's countries, and keep hospitals in the U.K. R.A,F. Heyford is soon to become one of their fror;! grabbing slices of his. And in the intervals betwe the biggest and the most important bases in England. en campaigns he washes the blood off his hands and works for Why is it that the U.S. can spend $23 million on an air "the universal brotherhood of man" - with his mouth."' craft and not be able to care immediately for its personnel ? Mark Twain The building that houses this poorly equipped medical facili And now he's got the bomb, the power to destroy every li ty dates back to the pre-war era. As you may or may not know, ving thing. If anybody trys to take a slice of his country he. the ward can only accomodate 12 in-patients at the same time. has the ultimate "pacification program". No-one desires mass Actually, the "hospitcl" is only a class "A" dispensary. annihilation, but all must live with that fear every minute The skill of some of our medical technicians seems very of every day. Yet we still have the gall to call carselves f- doubtful. Such as war. the case of an Upper Heyford airman who ree; to forget the the possibility of eradication of everyth dice shortly following an auto accident. The ambulance arriv ing . ed at the scene of the accident with only one medical techni Everyone is against nuclear warfare with the exeptior of cian. The medic apparently assumed this airman was drunk and a few warped minds. Why isn't everyone doing somethiup, to el without due regard for possible injuries, handled him in an iminate the possibility of it ever occuring? unmedical-like manner. Upon arriving at the Upper Heyford di The fo! loving questions are for the ''career" military man spensary , it vas discovered that his injuries were more ser Has any weapon ever been shelved completely because it was ious than suspected. He was then transferred to Radcliffe In too terrifying? Is any system really that "tail-safe"? Many firmary in Oxford, ard there died of serious head injuries. of you work with such systems every day. Think about it. The above is far from an isolated incident. Take for ex That false alarm on the emergency warning network a few ample the case of a first term sergeant stationed at Upper weeks ago wasn't supposed to happen but it did,They found out Heyford. He went to the dispensary to have quite a normal it didn't function as designed, didn't it? A large number of tooth extraction. The doctor did not prescribe anything for stations didn't go off the air, Cf course that system is com the pain which more often than not occurs after a wisdom too pletely removed from the strict controls of the "fail-safe" th extraction. He reported back to the dispensary the next system, isn't it? How many errors, human or mechanical, would evening because of the severe pain he was experiencing due to it take to inaugurate "doomsday"? Don't bury the thought and the tooth extraction. The medics on duty called a dental tec live with it. Do something about it! If every citizen of the hnician. The dental technician then called the dentist for U.S. who opposes complete desolation of the Earth, wrote his further instuctions. Due to the vast knowledge and training, congressman one simple line - ban the bomb - the bomb would and ability to diagnose ills over the phone, the most the de be banned. Or don't you care enough? ntist could do was to prescribe pain-killing drugs. However the dentist said he would be more than willing to examine the If one nation is willing to take that "risk" the others sergeant on the dentist's return to duty the next day. The will have to follow or lose the respect of the people cf Ear sergeant ence again reported to the dispensary the next morn th. Is any nation willing to give up all its prestige.Defense ing following an uneventful night of excrutiating pain.Re was is one thing; bftt destruction of the world is insanity. Worry then admittea to the dispensary for observation. A few hours about it. If it can happen - it will. Don't accept it as a later came the test that seperates the doctors from the tech fact of life, or rather death. You've done that for too long. nicians. The patient ceased to have the ability to breath You may not have much longer, Glenn through a swollen throat. Then for the first time since he had the tooth extraction his mouth was opened, to put a tube down his throat to allow him to breath. He was then taken to Radcliffe Infirmary when he finally received professional me dical care. Here is another so-called minor incident which could have resulted in tragedy. A military school bus driver reported to the dispensary with severe pains in his chest. Ee was then given an appointment fcr the next day. The sergeant then res umed his normal duties. Upon, arriving at his destination with a bus load of school children, he lost concioi sness. Later it. was learned he was suffering from a serious lung ailment,What would have happened if he had lost consciousness while he was driving ?
Why should you as an American serviceman or one of your family have to make use of a British hospital, when medical care is supposed to be one cf the biggest benefits of the mi litary ? Four concerned airmen at Upper Heyfordj John A. Dubich Donald J Christiansen Willicir Fordham Stephen Hebson
"For in their savage. IGNORANCE they feel only Hatred for any among them who may seem DIFFERENT!" Anon,. 11 THE LIFER OF THE MONTH AWARDS
POEM FOR THE PEOPLE "THE DYNAMIC DUO"
A lifer to me is something strong, This is a fact riddle story of tve senior NCO's assigned He'll take your break for something wrong. to the 513th Security Police Squadron, RAF Mildenhall. It takes five stripes, six or more, We will hence forth refer te the Dynamic Duo as SMSgt To sit in that office behind that closed door. Hobart and Joe. Our story begins with little SMSgt Hobart t seated behind his desk, desguised as the. Sec-urity Police Su A cop, they say, you're supposed to be, perintendant, calmly wasting away 3 hours of his duty day, "Be tough and rugged, just like me". reading the Air Force Times, and making paper airplanes. Li "I've done this job for 16 years, ttle Kobart's mind warders in Dreamland of the day he will But you won't see me crj any tears." retire after 30 years of doing nothing for the Air Force. Little Hobart is the type, of person who is a nri.me example He'll ride in his truck, all day long, of a typical "LIFER", His normal duty day begins with him showiag up for work early, which is quite unusual for a li And sing his happy Air Force song. fer, but the way Little. Eobart sees it, the earlier he shows But don't let him catch you singing en post, up the quicker to his retirement.(He thinks he's Short), Af "Hide your bocks", here comes the Green Ghost. ter the strain imposed by the 3 hours reading the AF Times, Little Hobart then assumes his most important duty cf wand The Fit. Chief he's an illustrious man, ering aimlessly through the halls cf the S.P. operations bu And says he'll help you all he can", ilding, pacing back and forth like an expectant father, with But ask for 10 minutes to dc something kind, nothing to do. "Airman you must be out of your mind." After an hou of wandering, Little Hobart then proceeds to There's TSgt. E. who some say is cool, the 70F 3 club for his 2 hour lunch period which consists of But given time he'll forget the golden rule. 1 sandwich and. a six pack of beer. After he receives his ad- And there's L.B.K. you know he's you friend, renelin, he proceeds to his office to accomplish the job he like:; the most, talking about other people behind their bac Because he's your "pardner" until the end. ks, and going cut of his way to find neonle who are in the slightest violation of military dress codes. Having marked There's TSgt. D. showing signs ci gray hair, off another day on his calendar, Little Hohart waits for 5 It's resulting from, nerves, but ieesn't he care? o'clock retreat to end which will enable him to walk to his And last but not least, B., walks in, car without the worry of stopping to salute his country's But he doesn't get far, he fell on his chin! flag. Little H.obart is a classic example of the hypocrisy in the TOP 3 grades of NCO's. At his retirement Hobart will ha So we ask you old lifers, what'd you dc it for? ve spent 30 years, wasting the taxpayers money and harassing, Spend most of your life engaged in the war? those people who have had no choice but to work under him. Do you do it to learn how to drink, smoke, and cuss? Or only to hassle first-termers like us? Now the. scene switches to the fast pace life of MSgt JOE, better known as "BOOKIE JOE". MSgt Joe arrives at work at We don't need your lessons, on how to be cool, 9:30 with his copy of the SPORTING NEWS (racing form) tucked We don't need you constantly preaching the rules. neatly under his arm. He has a tight schedule, which consis Lifers please litten, den't be deaf and dumb, ts cf picking his horses for the day and calling his bookie, If you push us too far, we shall overcome I'I! (using clfcss A lines) and bragging to his subordinates of his great knowledge of the English racing scene. Spending o- yer one half of his military years in England, he has become 10th Security Police Sq. well known to the English people who laugh at him as "BIG R.A.F. Alconbury. BOOKIE JOE"'.', His race bets complete, he then circulates through the building with his lottery, signing up such notable people as the Sq. Commander, Capt. C. and Operation Officer, Capt. W. and other selected "DONOTHINGS". After his strenuous morning "Bookie Joe" then makes his daily trip to the TOP 3 club wh ere, he joins Little Hobart, for that all-important 6 pack of adrenelin. After lunch "Bookie Joe" travels to Mildenhall village Bookie shop to personally monitor the afternoon races. Book ie Joe hates to leave but auty calls and he must return to assume his 3 o'clock duty as bartender at the TOP 3 clut. Bookie Joe's activities aren't confined just to duty hou rs, he uses his position at the TOP 3 club to escort large numbers of British subjects into the club for the purpose of obtaining cheap drinks (sometimes free ones) and cigarettes. Bookie. Joe has violated every exchange privilege that he has been granted. He is the type of NCO who used the Air Force Time and TAXPAYERS MONEY, for his own personal gain. 513th Security Police Squadron "We're not. all PIGS".
A REAL PIG
'ie have learned from imformed sources that Jim Frame* TWEEDLEDICK § TWEEDLEDUM-DUM formerly from Ruislip has been involved in some drug busts. From what we can learn he is working as an informer for somebody. All we can say is LAKENHEATH 3SWAR3! ! ! ! COME TO P.E.A.C.E. CONCERT NIM: 'lislle Nirlh Vietiam
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We hope people reading this paper are not wondering if it reflects official government pol icy. It does not. We are not now, nor have we If you are looking for something to harass the lifers, ever been, associated with, the FBI, CIA, DAR but mainly wish to express your disgust for the war, or KKK. The OSI, although seen frequently we have for sale a poster 24" x 30" done in three colors. close behind us, have no effect on our editorial Orange, black & white, (see photo above). policy, and unfortunately, we have none on They can be obtained at the following bookstores theirs. or if you can't make it to Cambridge contact one of the people listed as a contact. student Bookshop Ltd., 21A Silver Street., Cambridge Workshop, 23 Magdalene St., Cambridge Usbornes, Little Clarendon St., Oxford PASS THIS COPY AROUND INSTANTPRINT Cambridge52792 PeopleEmergingAgainstGorruptEstablishments Vol I No 9 AFR 35-15 Sez: Thi^ is your legal property and cannot be taken from you. April 19 71
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"At first it was hard to believe: Officers Occasionally we should report some of the successes i opposed to Armed Forces Policy! 3ut after reading that the P.E.A.C.E. movement has had in fighting the brass. your newsletter, Freedom in America developed a new meaning. Keep the Faith." One way we have fought is using the legal mechanisms of In peace, the Uniform Code of Military Justice. We have already Dick Gregory reported the success in forcing Alconbury to cancel an illegal Dec. 22, 1970 detail that was arranged to prevent people coming to one of our meetings in January. This was done through an Article There is a new organization in the American I38 Complaint of Wrong. Other 138s have been used. One at military which, though more conservative than most Mildenhall forced the recission of an order to take down one in-service protest organizations, has caused a of our posters from a room in the barracks. Both of these great amount of concern in the Pentagon and else were effective at the base level, but another went forward where. The organization is called COM - Concerned to Third Air Force for review. P.E.A.C.E. had sent copies of Officers Movement. The following is from their the paper and the legal handbook to all the prisoners in the newsletter: jail at Lakenheath. The commander of the 48th Sky Pigs "Initially, COM nad one raison d»etre, to prevented the jail house staff from giving this mail to the advocate l milieu late American withdraw! from the prisoners. Third Air Force decided this was unlawful only as Southeast Asia conflict. However, reprisals taken to the Legal Handbook so this was only a partial success. by the military against COM members soon made it But that decision must still go to the Secretary of the Air apparent that the question of the First Amendment Force so we may still succeed on the paper. rights for serviceman was a fundamental issue. COM members are examining all facets of military life, Another legal mechanism is the filing of charges under including the officer-enlisted relationship, the the UCMJ. One Gl was collecting signatures for the anti- de-humanizing end degrading aspects of military Vietnam war petition at the chow hall at Lakenheath when he life, anc the growing inflience of the military was unlawfully apprehended by a sky pig. He filed charges arid militarism in the formulation of government under Article 97 °f the UCMJ for unlawful apprehension, policy." By resistance standards, these are mod Naturally there was no court martial; sky pigs are permitted est goal-; by Pentagon standards, they border' or. anything short of murder in their service of the brass. But advocating "the world Communist conspiracy." Tney they have been more careful about who they arrest since then. have, as usual, over-reacted to any form of dissent that might tarnish the saintly image they tnemsel- Legal mechanisms are helpful but what we print in the ves have evoked of an officer elite. paper is often even more effective at getting things done. how will you stand as an officer? Even our Last month's issue on the unfair distinctions between officers own Dickie Nixon has said that officers must be and airmen came out on a Friday. By the beginning of the citizens First, and soldiers Second. Can you go next week the signs marking latrines "Officers" and on without speaking, without talking about the "Enlisted" at Lakenheath had been taken down. An earlier outrageous, obscene war in Viet Nam? issue had complained of the lousy food in the flight line COM wants to get people together here in snack bar at Lakenheath, and it improved considerably, at England. Unfortunately, at the moment there is least for a while, shortly thereafter. no central English organization. If you are inter ested in getting together with other officers to You may not realize it but copies of P.E.A.C.E. are lay down a foundation for COM-England, write to: carefully collected by the O.S.I, and other offices and COM, P.O. Box 62,-3 Round Church St. Cambridge. forwarded on through chanels to headquarters USAF. So if To get the lnter-national newsletter (already there is a legitimate gripe this is an effective way of going to over 3000 officers), write to; COM, JOX getting it heard. 21073, Kalorama Station, Washington D.C. 20009. George ftetesky Airmen at most of the bases in England have noticed that things have improved since P.E.A.C.E. has started arriving KILL - KILL - KILL at their bases. The harassment has gone down and the lifers are acting a little more like human beings. This is no I used to be an AIC in the United States Air Force accident. There is nothing like the spotlight of publicity in the Aerospace Security Force Sq. to straighten things up. I haye been in for 25 years and am getting short only STB 5 more years to go. Lakenheath Organizes You think I am brainwashed because I have been in so long. That is most emphatically not true. Where-else Lakenheath has had three meetings;one in Cam can I walk around an airplane from 8 to 12 hours and scare bridge and two in Newmarket. We have decided to people with my gun. hold future meetings in Newmarket because of its Besides that I voluntered to stay in Vietnam for 15 of centrel location and it gets us all off base to those 25 years. Why Vietnam is beautiful. meet. We meet Wednesday evenings at 8:00 in Flat 7, The Carlton Hotel, High Street .Newmarket. I am a mean Son-of-a-bitch. I've guarded Napalm on Everyone is welcome, including the guys at Mild planes that they drop on children and old women. Why I enhall and Weairersfield. One thing for sure though have personally murdered, I mean killed 30 people, cutting is no dope please, the O.S.I, would love to bust off arms, heads, legs and ears. YES SIR, all by myself. us. In fact each of my children have four sets of Viet Cong ears, We decided to print a roster of those who At least I think they were Viet Cong anyway the only good attended the last meeting who wanted their names gook is a dead, bleeding tortured gook. printed. Some did not want their names printed and this is strictly a matter of personal pref But that was ten years ago. I finally made buck after erence. It will give you an idea of who was there 8 years of being an AIC and am now a full Colonel. and who you can contact for information. The Air Force isn't nice to me anymore in that I am at Dave Shapiro, Tom Gillespie, Jack Kleinfelder, Lakenheath and not Vietnam and I can't kill anymore. Dave Kalama, Ed Lemire, 1979 Comm Sq. Pres Gagner, But I still get my rocks off. I make the Airmen get Gary Lownsend, Jim Joehnk, 48 SPS. Tony Duncan, haircuts and have standby inspections. Now you think that Stan Miser, Martin Edwards, William Perry, Sandy I am being nice. But you FUCKERS wait until I get to pull kanaka, Walt Glenn, Alvln Cambell, 48 Supply. A.C. off all of my alerts and recalls. Avery, 493 TFS. Torn Culver, 48 CSG One thing we are trying to attain is at least one I told you my mother was a dog. person from each squadron so if you are Interested Colonel Have A Joint please come, remember, almost everyone is welcoae ( ( DRUG PROPAGANDA Being a member of the United States Air Force at RAF Lakenheath I was lucky enough to read a "Summary Of Facts On Drug Abuse," an AFCS Propaganda Booklet attem pting to make everyone forget the Lifer's alcoholic problem. This booklet, I feel, is worth looking through, not just be cause of the uncontestable facts but also because of the statements about the effects these drugs will have on the people who take them. I'd like to point out, also object ively, some other facts that the "educators" forgot to men tion. Under Oral Amphetamines they say that there is a release of inhibitions and psychological dépendance. First of all, if people would lose some of their "inhibitions, " there wou ld be less lies and greater individual expression, things the military can't tolerate. Psychological Dépendance? People can be psychologically dependant on hate, sex or strawberries and all the reactions they describe are ident ical to alcoholic symptoms. The only comment worth making about the injected Meth- amphetamines is that paranoia is intensified, it is not a direct result of the drug. The paranoia people have, stems from conditioning and fear of the government. If the govern ment would try to help instead of bust, then maybe there'd MR. ESTABLISHMENT MAN be less usage to begin with«, (Why Can't ïou Understand) The Barbiturate section, I'm happy to say, I don't know much about and if you need to know anything about them in detail, then just ask most wives who've been with the mili Narrow minds like narrow roads cease at endless tary over four years. detours. With the injected Heroin, well anyone who's on it des Sunday dinner, Monday business, Wednesday booze, erves to get help because they're not stable. Tuesday's, Thursday's and Fridays slowly ooze till Saturday relieves the sickened mind of it's The next section, "Hallucinogens" is really informative. narrow load. It's argument runs parallel with the one on abortion. One Work the downtrodden, work tnem hard, drink too case out of a hundred will have said effects and through personally taking over 40 trips and observing well over 200, much, you may get bored. I've never seen a bad trip and the so-called distorted mind Smile at people, step on feet or on toes, for is not disorganized but is rather more aware of its surround your kind, anything goes. pray at church, to money or to God? ings, more rational and logical, better able to analize act Dress neat, conservative suit, not too mod. ions and thoughts, and is in no way physically addictive. Old man, you go up and down, Swear by God; I wonder LSD is a mind expanding drug, it expands and broadens Will you ever come around? your view of life and permits one to see through things in Do your thing, be yourself, need some help? an objective manner, again something the military tries to We're here for that. avoid. Look way up to Tricky Nix. The last section was on Marijuana or Grass. They say You know he's the man who puts the green in your that users have lower achievement levels. Flash'. There are hand . more "Pot Heads" first termers taking college courses in Him and Ole Man Fuckin Sam. Scream for the flag, do it now; our squadron than "Straights" and even doctors know that Otherwise you go back to your plow. regular tobacco is five times more dangerous than Pot. Up that green ladder to the top, Tobacco is physically addictive, rots your lungs and causes Don't look back or you mignt stop. cancer. Liquor rots your Liver, is addictive and leaves you Long Hair? God Forbid. What a pig you can be for with a hangover. Does POT? a couple quid. Money. Money. Get your fill. moralistic These are the observations from the other side. If up to [hink you can get enough to foot your this point you think that this pamphlet is still valid then I bill? why I dig my can ask only one more question. On the last page it states AND ME? "Drugs are Guilty Until Proven Innocent, " and to accept Music, Music, everywhere. You wonder we make It? something as guilty without even questioning it is to follow hair, the doctrine of Fascism, something we're supossedly Check my hair, check my clothes, will fighting. Who the hell knows? TURNED ON All I know is what I feel, Understand, or love is right. or love I claim, Man, my life is out of sight. and raping I can feel hurt and pain, see beauty I can hear the bombers dive, rending everyone alive. We hope people reading this paper are not I can see th. tears in people's eyes, wondering if it reflects official government pol In their faces, In the skies. icy. It does not. We are not now, nor have we NOW YOU. ever been, associated with, the FBI, CIA, DAR What do you see, feel or love? or KKK. The OSI, although seen frequently i-ioney is all, nothing above. close behind us, have no effect on our editorial policy, and unfortunately, we have none on ïou don't love, you only hate. theirs. x'ou dig wars and like to segregate Mr. ijad Ass Establishment Man, BuzWhzy Fergusox'ne delnl Can't You Understand. South Ruislio RISING ANGRY RACISM 111 III MIIIIARV
Racism- is the oppressive devices used by the white pigs Brothers there is but One end to racism in any shape to oppress black people to make them feel less than human; fashion or form and that is revolution. But, first you need for that is the only way the white pig were taught to make unity, for as long as you are black you will be doubly op "Field Niggers" feel. pressed. Now is the time to realize that Racism is a dis Capitalism - Being a good nigger. ease and it will spread, unless you confront it with a good Intergration - Weak,weak, coffee. serum. Black unity and Black Revolution. FREE SISTER Black People - Revolutionaries. ANGELA DAVIS. FREE BROTHER BOBBY SEALE, FREE ALL Pig - Oppressor, Racist, Capitalist, FBI, CID, OSI, Col. BLACK POLITICAL PRISONERS, and leave my black bro Pittman. thers and sisters alone, because your day will come RAC IST PIGS. To begin, Blacks are familiar with racism. It is just Every brother should have a gun and 50 rounds of am that racism is notfamiliar with Black Revolution. For cent- mo for a govenor of each state, including two for George ries Blacks have been mislead, misfed, mispaid, and Wallace, 3 rounds for Chief Pig Nixon, Vice Pig Agnew, pig missed freedom. This is because that everything the massa of Pigs Hoover, 4 rounds for the Chief of Staff. Right on said was yah suh. Well that wasn't cool at all. In the be brothers, Off Racism, organize, get some unity and revolt ginning of the Black struggle a few brothers tried to get to against oppressive racism. Now is the time, It will be too gether and break away from the man's oppression, but some late to organize when the Revolution comes. "House Nigger" wouldn't cooperate and cause pain for his brothers; there was no unity. This same obstacle is still BROTHER ACE in the way of a black man's freedom today. Quite a few The Colored Boys Of Chicksands Blacks today believe in intergration. Intergrate for what? OR Equality? Freedom? There is only one rule for dealing S. O. S. with racism. Liberation or confrontation. How can you possibly intergrate yourselves with a "PIG" that for cent Black Brothers of the U.K. this is a distress signal uries has mistreated, beat, murdered, cheated, and rape from Chicksands. There is a gravely ill situation here. your women. Why would you want to be his neighbor? Already it is likely that it may be too late. But what is a You should get your gun and blow his Goddamn head off try for black unity worth? and believe me brother, you have justification. The situation here is not unheard of because it was a Since I am a part of this "Pig Farm" called the Air common thing during the pre-sitin era. In any words its a Force, I will elaborate on military racism for a while. thing of the past. But here we have it. Here we have a This paper is not big enough for me to cover all creeps and bunch of knee-grows who are so unaware, who haven't the crevices of military racism, but nevertheless, it still ex least bit of unity, who will stab you over white thighs, ists. "NOTICE: DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR OF 1971 THERF who are scared of Revolution? (What's That?) Who runs WILL BE 10 SOUL SHOWS AT THE NCO CLUB AT RAF LAKEN from the man, who call themselves Brothers. HEATH." SCHEME: Raise price of drinks and food. "Now Now there are some really together Brothers here when the soul shows come we can expect a real heavy (about 6 or 7 out of at least 50) and attempts have been crowd because niggers love to party and they drink alot." made to bring these Knee-grows together. What Happened? Field niggers, don't be fooled by capitalistic tricks; they The Knee-grows laughed and ridiculed. need you, so make them give you more. Don't be con What can be done, if anything? They are Black but they tent because you got some soul this year, it may be three don't know what it means. As they are they are irrelevant years before you get some more. to the cause. I know that there are a lot of simple things that I don't I'm not trying to cut them down, I just want them to understand, but this simple thing seems major to me. Why take a look at themselves. Maybe I can't convince them should an individual have to indicate his race on cards at they, we are all Black Brothers with a common enemy and the base housing office? Could it be that "Mate" wants a fundamental yet unmistakable most important need for to make sure no niggers move in certain housing areas. ? unity, but like I said, what is a try for Black Unity worth? Man, I wonder how this heirarchy ever got started. Broth SLIM ers don't get court-martialed. You are already guilty when Chicksands you go to trial. Not only are you guilty, but you are a Black Panther, a Communist, and a fool for not being happy as a Negro American. So you are all those thingst Whats' wrong with it. The Panthers are opressed, Angela Davis is an avowed Communist, she's oppressed, you are just black and you're oppressed. Oppression through Racism is hell. The pigs are again st you because you revolt against the establishment and ever, more so because you are Black. How do you cope with this type oppression? You don't. For everything the the pigs tell you to do and you don't agree; ask "WHY" . Because if he can give you a why and you don't dig it or doesn't give you one ; as Brother Huey P. Newton would say, "Fuck you Pig," and Huey P. Newton is a bad motherfucker. MEIN KAMPF
WHEN P6AUNÛ WITH HIPPIES,
RAWCALS, ANP NVG6ERS, SHOOT RRST "Now that you've learned to say 'sir1 to your superiors, I hope you'll AND ASK QUESTIONS LATER. ABOVE ALL, remember It when you get back Into civilian life." PONT LET TWEM C3ET "CD THQR ^ft^kM JEWISH LAWYER5. '^^
Racism is a disease caused by the feeble-minded against Victorious Black Brothers, but there is no peaceful suffer humans whose skin pigmentation has a darker coloration ing in a society built upon Racist and Capitalistic ideals. than white. I am sure that my concept of Racism leaves Revolt Black Brothers; you will always be a "Field Nigger" a lot to be desired, but I choose this concept because only house niggers can suffer peacefully. RIGHT ONU,' for years it has been the white man that has oppressed people of different ethnic origins.
Racism breeds violence and this is clearly seen through out the world, but is even more prevalent in the United States of Amerika. I am a Black Man and I feel that I can or shall I say, any Black Man(Field Nigger) can elaborate on this subject better than other darker races because of the easily identifiable coloration of our skin. Why is Racism allowed to prevail in a country that has been dependent upon Darker men for centries? To be gin with the Red Man (Indian) was here when the first Europeans landed in the new country. Why are they treated as less than human now? The first man to die at the Boston Massacre was a Black Man-Crispus Attucks.
During the period of American Revolution, Blacks played major roles in the defense of the so called "United" States. General George Washington's bodygaurd was a Black man. BLACK STUDIES Imagine, an intergrated ship sailing across the Potomac during a time of slavery. There were also Black Officers during this era, but to start the clockwork of Racism work ing again; after the revolution blacks that were not killed in Battle or escaped, were stripped of their military rank U. B. P. and returned to slavery. This very same thing could (Unidentified Black People) possibly happen today because as we all know the white man controls the guns. When guns were invented the white man Here we are in a didn't consider the weapon to be an equalizer, but a Land of Liberty stabilizer to keep field niggers under control. Lost as can be without a Confirmed identity FACTS: 12 to 20% of Amerika's population is black; 11% is a part of the Army and in Vietnam alone 22% has been Whitey wants to send us back killed. How do they derive at these percentages and why To Africa, our Mother land are so may black men dying in a war that is only being We built this Country and Whitey fought to rid the earth of another darker race. I can't Should leave, but he fails to understand readily answer the first question, but it is clearly seen that approximately 9 out of 10 brothers in the Army is in Blacks fought in the past American wars the infantry. While losing our black brothers in Vietnam, To the White man's avail murdered in Amerika's home for blacks (Prison), the PIGS Now Whitey feels we are better ARE KILLING THE OTHERS. off dead or in Jail
As I stated earlier - Racism breeds violence and the only Blacks won the fight between violence the Black Man should be contemplating is These divided United States Revolution and there will be a revolution, because Blacks The fight was for our Freedom, Something are tired of Racist Oppression and the only way to end this We don't have until this day torture is by revolution. Racism will persist, because our ftnlnr won't chanap. We will die proud Black Men or live U'nA'L IS 'iO bü T»j\.i<, NEGRO PARTICIPATION IN THE AIR FOtCE BY GRADE 1965 1967 1969 Appearing in the February 1971 edition of "Airman" the authorized, hence, officiel Tatal Negro (%) Total Negro (%) Tola! Negro <*) representative of irrelevant, wholly fascist 07-10 433 1 (0.2) 429 1 (0.2) 437 1 (0.2) oriented and totally unacceptable Air Force 06 6,299 16 (0.3) 6,546 19 (0.3) 6,688 28 (0.4) 05 12,502 61 (0.5) 16,857 103 (0.6) 16,396 175 (1.1) policy was a four page article researched 04 23,567 209 (0.9) 28,664 481 (1.7) 28,077 504 (1.8) and written by an A.F. Captain which concerned 03 48,152 934 (19) 44,279 922 (2.1) 45,265 1,098 (2.4) itself superficially with "whether or not a 02 23,737 502 (2.1) 17,716 474 (2.7) 20,973 345 (1.6) black Man was capable of a favorable career in 01 13,542 343 (2.5) 20,713 384 (1.9) 15,193 188 (1.2) the A.F.' We refer to this commendable, yet WO 2,372 30 (1.3) 1,463 33 (2.3) 807 15 (1.9) impotent venture of our 'concerned' Captain as Total 130,604 2,096 (1.6) 136,667 2,417 (1.8) 133,836 2,355 (1.8) superficial insofar as his analysis is incomp £9 5,745 76 (1.3) 6,458 117 (1.8) 6,807 188 d«) E8 10,720 248 (2.3) 13,101 407 (3.1) 13,730 545 (4.0) lete due to an absence of scientific, i.e., E7 37,930 1,323 (3.5) 42,665 1,925 (4.5) 46,957 2,769 (5.9) objective observation. ills ratios, percent E6 69,832 4,142 (5.9) 80,965 6,237 (7.7) 89,212 8,539 (9.6) ages, indices, quotations, ect., may be ver E5 143,156 16,351 (11.4) 149,537 19,994 (13.4) 152,678 21,476 (14.1) itable in content, nonetheless, his summation E4 -ifr 145,210 19,587 (13.5) 176,278 22,083 (12.5) JTL5S3 17,056 (9.6) is that of a propagandist whose intention is E3 » 157,335 16,188 (10.3) 214,399 19,737 (9.2) 154,498 16,643 (10.8) merely to soothe pome General's or President's E2 111,399 15,074 (13.5) 54,403 5,901 (10.8) 52,643 6,683 (12.7) El 26,406 2,410 (9.1) 12.874 1,596 (12.4) 10,804 1,621 (15.01 conscience if they are indeed humanised in Total 707,736 75,399 (10.7) 750,680 77,997 (10.4) 704,921 75,520 (10.7) this respect and assure us the situation is Grand under control, being examined and steadily Total 838,340 77,495 (9.2) 887,347 80,414 (9.1) 838,757 77,875 (9.3) making commendable progress. :,ot wishing to Note: All data as of 31 December 1969 ODASIXCR) detract from this Captain's journalistic stature, 20 April 1970 let it suffice to say he is simply pro-status Source: DDM-(A)-626 quo, hence illiterate as regards realism and the de facto contlnencies of the matter as they presently exist. A survey conducted by the A.F. revealed the dis We, therefore, intent to incorporate he concerting fact approximately 80$ of the Black iiiclentical figiaes i.tllisrcx" ty our amateur Officers and enlisted personnel interviewed expre ssed considerable doubt as to whether or not the A. journalist wnicn were obtained 3 ILK A - F. endeavored toward objectivity as concerns ethnic 02b and which was accumulated i~seld *» •*" origins, race, etc. fhis survey implemented December 1969. Also, however, we include a in April of 1??0 revealed that roughly 50> of premium or bonus 01 fer, namely, ai• example OJ the enlisted personnel and 30;* of the Officers Itov the i^lack Man truly 'makes it' in the i F. queried thougnt equitable privileges and opport The recently authorized U.S.A.F. in 19^8 unities in the A.F., both in theory and practice, could claim the membership of 310 3lack Offic as ideals which do not presently and will not soom ers, of whom only one had achieved the rank of materialize. Only 6% of the enlisted personnel and Colonel. Incidently, there were no Black Gen 16$ of the Officers queried felt absolute equality erals; but then in 19^8 how could we actually existed within the A.F. when 9k}% of the Black enl expect otherwise? As of February 1971 there isted personnel cannot positively state what this are in the A.F. 2,355 Black Officers 15 6/0 has, a sad state of affairs does Indeed exist; Warrant Officers, 188 2nd Lieutenants, 3^5 and when 84% of the eliteoof the Black A.F. person- 1st Lieutenants, 1,098 Captains, 504 Majors, el cannot conclusively feel optimistic as concerns 175 Lt. Colonels,- 28 Colonels and 1 General this issue, then most assuredly is there the neces (Brigadier Gen. Benjamin 0. Davis, who was the sity for improvement. only Black Colonel in 19^8 and who retired last year with the rank of Lt. Gen), Since 1965 We are continually given the impression that these there has been an increase from 209 Black Maj- matters are being dealt with. For example, accord ors to 504 and from 16 Colonels to 28 of the ing zo a special recruiting program initiated by the dark hue, however, since 19^5 there has also A.F., the number of Black Cadets in the Academy is been an increase of from 23,567 Majors to 28, as follows: 07? and from 6,299 Colonels to 6,688. i'tie que stion vre put before our Captain is this: What CLASS NO. OF BLACKS IN ATTENDANCE do you attempt to prove by putting forth trite remarks of how many of us are now Majors or '71 16 Colonels when infant, the nurcbea of individ uals included within these ranks has also spi •72 2k ralled upwards and while perhaps percentage wise our position has improved, we are still •73 25 unsatisfactorily represented but then aga in all minorities are unsatisfactorily repres 174 29 ented as regards the elite corps or upper ech elon. Perhaps the A.F. isn't as liberal and This is Indeed a form of accomplishment and unbiased as we're led to believe? should be applauded; however, these figures are subject to change decrease not Increase and Regarding the enlisted ranks, again some these individuals could leave these classes either improvement is obvious in the numerical sense, voluntarily or involuntarily before graduation. but also, the number of individuals amongst these categories likewise increased. In 1965 Something of interest is the number of Latin Am there were 5,7^+5 E-9s of 76 were dlack. In 19- ericans, Orientals and American Indians now att 69 there were 6,807 E-9s and 188 of these were ending these classes. Black. Of course, this is progress, improv ement, achievement, etc., but our amateur- journalist Captain tends to make it appear as CLASS NO. OF LATIN AMERICANS. ORIENTALS. INDIANS if this was a tremendous accomplisnment, when infact, Its only natural and should have been anticipated. •71 12 We could continue quoting from the graphic representation categorising the numbers and per •72 9 centages of Blacks to the aggregate U.A.S.F. popalace, but instead we include it in Its v ent1rety •73 31 »74 28 THINK BLACK Stop and think Black Its readily manifest to the concerned reader brothers for us all that the minorities 'somewhat' ,niss out on being Stop and think, are you striving assimilated into the elite, however, elites can be somewhat discriminating including A.F. to help the Black Man's cause elites. Therefore, it is rather difficult for an 'out-sider' to easily become a member of the Whitey has promised us intergration •in-circle' and the former inoorder to become as time rolls on the latter must be willing to compromise, comp It's equality we want and to romise, compromise. He must by all means attempt be left alone to compensate for his minority, i.e., Non-White, status by denying his affiliation with virtually any Black - oriented clique. He must prove how They are killing our leaders unbiased he is even while his superiors re both wrong and right main biased and he should never identify abs Whitey feels this can hurt, olutely with the concept of Négritude or Black the Black Man's plight narcissism. In order to 'make it' in the A.F., the Black individual must assume a disguise and Black men are proud of a consciously maintain it 24 hours a day; he has no other choice than to deny himself a certain heritage they have found degree of self-identification and group-identif Negro and colored boys won't ication. cross, until whitey stomps him in the ground Let an individual attain a minimum of consci ousness and then he becomes a threat to the A.F. America, Land of the free and modus operandi and is incressantly harassed in home of the brave every conceivable fashion. The following docu Not in this land or any will ment merely confirms what we acknowledged long ago the black man slave by those familiar with the manipulations of the A.F. This document is a personification of the pent Blacks are tired of up hatred felt as concerns the individual in promises of equality uqestion. By refusing to compromise, prostitute, They want it not in words, alienate his ethics; by declining to assume the but in reality mask of todayism, syephancy, Uncle-Tomism' by refraining from self-degradation and emasculation, We're tired of seeing our the Sgt., in question is guilty of belligerancy and Black women and children sad and blue this constitutes his sentence. But the matter does not end with this. Now certain people with some Be proud and unite brothers, make them prestige and influence are attempting to appre happy; it's up to you hend this document and give the Sgt., 'another chan ce' . Why? In order to avoid your reading what you Black is Beautiful as just did!! we say Whitey digs us, why else lie Can a Black Man make it in the A.F.? Can any in in the sunn all day. dividualistic & conscious person with pride in him self make it in the A.F.? Are these conditions im ACE proving within the A.F.? phe responses to these RAF LAKENHEATH questions are all identical and are all redundant. The A.F. has one intention and only one: to strive for the ultimate in conformity and homogeneity, hence, he who has firm principles which conflict with the A.F. policy must of necessity be perse cuted and gotted rid of. Our concluding remark, then, is another question: WHAT IS TO BE DONE????? 7&JCEREM0S;
HAF CROUGHTON (But does it really make a differen- ce?) THE SAND DILIGENTLY FLOWS down the hour glass tunnel Dig pig, I see you. As a flock of beasts being Time has been your friend. herded.... for slaughter Why do you shake? As a mass of sick people You think you running, running to see Are Right.... something. THEIR DEATH. To have the Right? Evolution. Months to weeks But dig pig do you to days. Days to hours to seconds see me. To the Neo-Genesis With a grin about to begin As the last takes its place Yes, run Motherfucker, run' leaving the top an empty space; Do you wish the earth With an air of stillness, breathless was Square? Jump off - DEATH. Who do you see.... and Run Motherfucker'. But me'. Smiling down No you.' Yes Dig Pig, its too late NOW DEAR PEOPLE. BLACK AND WHITE I would like to bring to your attention, an article print ed in the Stars & Stripes during the month of February. The ney Black Man*. You been on any shit details article in my opinion, is one of the most outspoken and rac lately? Has some redneck lifer been giving you and your brotners the hassle. If not, or ist articles that I have read. The article read; "The Fuse Is if you dont remember, let me refresh your Burning, KEEP BRITAIN WHITE". Enoch Powell, right-wing memory a little bit : Rember when the brothers member of Parliament, made a speech for a Young Conserv were getting themselves together at Heyford. ative meeting in a suburb southeast of London, in England. Well, things went bad. Some Blacks and Whites He stated Britains non-white population has grown far faster got into a hassle, which then was agravated than official figures show and that Britains national life on both sides. I know - I was involved. will be disrupted by racial tensions unless action is taken The thing that disturbed me was that when now. He also stated, and I quote, "There is a nightmarish the axe fell, it was only Black heads that quality about our predicament which numbs the mind. In all rolled. A prime example of military justice, our history our nation has never known greater danger". He and what finally put me straight. Instead of went on to^add that immigration should cease immediately fighting each other we should have been fig and that non-white immigrants already in the country be hting the people that suppress all of us. given free passage horrre to their place of origin. They are the ones that keep us fighting. Can you imagine what it would be like if the Black After reading the article, the first thing that came to Man and the White Man could unite? Every day my mind was the fact that it was printed in an Amerikan I see Blacks greeting each other with a raised newspaper. That alone isn't important. The fact that the fist. Then I hear the reply from an ignorant United States' and Britain are both exploiters and oppressors White, "Goddamn nigger". But then its not of non-white people at home and abroad and considering tbe all one sided : there are brothers that won't ties they have with one another, is the important point. The talk to a White man because he's White. We have to bring down this barrier or it will article itself was printed on the fourth page of the S & S. bring us down. The raised fist to me is a Any article meant to catch your eye or that in some way is sign of unity. For example, how many of you insulting or degrading, it is found on the front of or first few Whites walk by each other without raising your pages of any pig-press newspaper (not to rre ntion the per nead? Brothers always make a gesture of gree iodic full page centerfold). The U.S. pig-press would con ting even if they're strangers. I'd like to sider it an honor to print that article since they: feel the same see more Whites greet each other with the same raised fist. This greeting should be way too. The racists in Amerika go about getting rid of us*l shared by all of us, because we're all after (non-whites) in a different way. The non-white population the same thing : Freedom. in Amerika is much more aware and educated to the political situation. They feel they have more right to be in Amerika And as a first step toward freedom lets try than whites. Why? Because of their labor, the blood they this;if you're Black and have White friends, have shed and the fact that the white's forefathers stole the see if you can gee some brothers to talk to land from the Indians in the beginning. them. And vice-versa if you're White. Lets In Amerika, the government (pigs) uses an abundance at least try to get together. It's a long hard of Genocide. For a few examples, they send dope in the road; let's make it easier. By the way, I m ghettos (this is done by capitalist pigs), they out Black White. soldiers on the front lines in combat areas*2 (they should not be there in the first place), passing abortion laws, pol Chris. ice murder and brutality, legal lynchings, etc... In Britain, the non-white population is more programmed and more pac ifists. Aside from that, if they are found to be involved in an anti-government political movement, they will be sent back to their place (country) of origin. For the majority of non-whites in Britain, it's like going from the frying pan in to the fire. If that same speech was printed in the states, spoken by some pig in the states, you can bet you bullet it would be a record hot week in the states. My oppressed brothers and sisters, what is said and done in Britain holds true in the U.S. Our growing non-white population is fri?- ghtening the pigs to death along with our cries of Freedom and Justice. You best wake up, get organised and be ready to defend yourself because when that murderous pig "beefs up" his plan to get rid of you*3 (it's a long time started and stell going strong), he damn sure won't give you the signal.
Black Revolutionary *l--implemented under plan KING ALFRED *2—implemented under plan KING ALFRED *3—implemented under plan U.S. McCarron Act **—the K in Amerika stands for Ku Klux Klan. Subconscious Revolutionaries Too often the revolutionary consciousness of rrsny Black Brothers becomes subconscious once discharged from the service. In doing so we would obtain the title of an Inactive or Reserve Revolutionary. This brothers is comm itting a serious act of submissive withdrawl from the stru ggle for freedom that so many of our Brothers and Sisters are carrying on right now. Albiet there are true Revolution "If our people ary Brothers who leave the military dedicated to the Revol fight one tribe ution that Guarantees Our Freedom. But the latter is far less at a time, all than the former. will be killed. How many of us are going to return home and fall on They can cut off the block hustling, pimping, and playing and jiving to get our fingers one by one, but if over on each other? How many are going to return home, we join together get that job as a flunky, for the honky and live happily ever we will make a after? powerful fist." It's true that the military does give us something. It gives us time (since we have to be here) to educate oursel Little Turtle, ves in relation to the brothers and sisters at home and the Miami Indians 1791 constant battles they are fighting. It's quite possible that Many people have had some of us not come into the military we wouldn't have asked what the fist read as many books, gained as much insight into the "prob symbolizes. It is a lem", or even became revolutionaries. symbol of struggle. This being the case or not, we as a people cannot allow A symbol of strug gle by the people, ourselves as individuals to lose the initiative, and collect for the people. ive strength needed to overcome in this priceless struggle The fist stands for for freedom. all the people s The struggle won't be hard to find because as soon as all the people you land in that jet (from some capitalistic airline) into the sticking together- U S of America, you're in it. To turn your back is a coward together tight like ly act of treason. a fist. It means all power.to the Quite naturally all this will not mean to some what it people. All power does to others, but to those whom it means the most I sin to the people. cerely hope this was not even necessary. To others I hope Black power to the this activates within you a means for the cause. The time black people, brown is now to wage relentless revolutionary struggle against the power to the brown fascist, avaricious, demogogic ruling class and their low- people, red power to life sadistic pigs. Power to the People. Seize the Time. red people, yellow power to yellow Brother Slim people, and white Chicksands power to white people There can't be one of these without all the rest. White people are not free if black people are not free and black people are not free if white Reflections of a Revolutionary people are noc free. The sky was grey and full of dark clouds, the birds So it's ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE which sang only 24 hours ago were all tucked away in their trees. It all seemed so unreal but it was true. The Black Brothers and Sisters across the nation had set the date and the time. Three hundred years of black anger was going to erupt. And it would have the power of a dozen atom bombs. There will be no place for the white pigs to hide - the Black man will be everywhere. Even in that big fancy restaraunt down in White Port Mississippi where all the avaricious pigs dine and hold speeches ^bout their friends in Alabama who bombed that church and killed four SISTERS, WERE innocent black girls. They think it turned out alright, no clues at all just four dead niggers. So as the time slips by I look down at my dirty black hands and thank Malcolm X, Rap Brown, Huey P. Newton, and many others, for being GONNA BE part of this generation - because I don't want to spend the rest of my life in chains that rattle everytime I move. The white man will no longer hear me coming but he will know that I am there with a rifle and a hundred and sixty pounds PART OF THE of PURE BLACK HELL. SISTER AFRO
REVOLUTION LET'S FACE REALITY THE CONTINUING SAGA OF BILL GUY
This is the issue of the paper on racism. Most of the articles have been written by blacks. They are angry and Bill Guy continues to serve as a horrible example oi they say it as they feel it. You may not like it but that's Air Force justice. In our last issue we told how he was held in pre-trial confinement for 42 days on two charges of AWOL the way it is. What they are saying in this issue of the totalling only 43 days and then was sentenced to a further paper is what they feel. It is what the next guy in the four months of confinement. shop and perhaps even your room mate has been thinking to himself. It is reality and we have to face up to it and each In early March, while still in confinement he had the of us decide for ourselves what we can do to help. misfortune of getting sick on a Friday evening. The screws But this is not a black paper any more that it is a paid no attention to his cries for medical help. They told white paper. It is a G.I. paper that prints whatever GIs him he could wait until Monday. He kept calling and calling but to no avail. Finally in desperation a fire started on write. The articles are written by a large number of peo his mattress in his cell. Bill suffered considerable knock ple from almost every base in the U.K. They represent a ing about as a result of this incident. The screws were variety of political views. In common we oppose the Viet careful to leave no large marks, and that no witnesses saw nam war and corrupt establishments with all that implies what happened. No further court martial action was taken. in the way of racism, war and poverty. But on the way in which change should be effected we differ. The pigs were not so careful on the 4th of April. On There are some people who will be frightenned byt what that day they pounded a drunk in the desk sergeants office at Lakenheath,which was then visible from the day room of is said in this issue. Many will cast it aside as a black the confinement facility. Several of the prisoners saw newspaper or a communist tract. It is neither. By doing what happened. this they will only be admitting their own inability to un derstand what the blacks are trying to say. They are They saw an air police sergeant in the presence of speaking not only to each other but to all of us. several other air pigs including a Msgt. abuse an Airman First Class from Alconbury. They saw the pig hit him twice in the chest with a closed fist, then knock his head against an iron safe. The pig grabbed him by the arm and pushed his fist into the handcuffed airman's throat. They saw two air pigs push this drunk face first into some iron safes. The whole time this was going on the prisoner was handcuffed. He was complaining that the handcuffs were too tight and it could be seen that his hands were white from loss of blood. At one point the pigs twisted the handcuffs until he screamed in pain. The next day large welts from the hand cuffs were visible on his wrists.
The day after this Bill and others told the confine ment facility staff they wanted to report what they had seen. They were threatened with loss of their free time and with being charged with failing to obey an order to get away from the window where they had seen the assault (it was quite true that they had not left the window when they were told to do so.) Their day room was moved into a small cell without any ventilation where they couldn't see anything again.
Bill kept trying to get some word out and after four days he saw a legal officer and made a formal complaint to P.E.A.C.E. , as you know, is written by and for the the Base Commander of what he had seen. He was warned that airman at nine separate RAF bases or is it? For to make a complaint would probably result in no positive some time now, there has been a notable and singular lack action and that the pigs would harass him in any way they of information and/or participation coming out of Alconbury. could. But Bill felt that after what had happened to him he Those of you at Alconbury know why you've been silent; for was morally impelled to do whatever he could to stop police the rest of you, the answer is that at Alconbury there has brutality. been a vehement attempt to repress all actions by menbers Predictably enought the fire incident has been dragged of P.E.A.C.E. by Col. Findlay, the Wing Commander. It's out of the bushes where it hael lain quietly for over a month time for Alconbury to wake up again, to defend our First and court martial charges have been preferred for a charge of Amendment rights. It's time to counter this harassment with arson and one of wilful destruction of government property. a little noise of our own. It looks like this shall be a continuing saga of Air Force P.E.A.C.E. is interested in publishing a monthly com brutality. pilation of specific incidents of harassment that occur at STB. Alconbury, especially incidents involving our illustrious Wing Commander. Rumor has it that he is already out of favor with higher-ups, and we know P.E.A.C.E. is read by Bell and other 3rd Air Force officials. What would happen if each month Bell was to read about 5 or 10 incidents in which Col. Findlay deliberately stepped outside the borders of his position as Wing Commander? Think about it. P.E.A.C.E. wants, primarily, accurate articles, inclu ding times and places (without using your name, if you so desire) rather than just slanderous comments. You must in clude your name and address on a letter, but P.E.A.C.E. will print it anonymously if you want it so done. Are you ready to speak up, Alconbury, or are you going to continue to be silent and take the repression? The power is yours. Send your letters to "Ralph's Corner" c/o P.E.A.C.E. HELL IS A oMûïnCKS V-jjoL.-. 'rjlïïS*.. ;."\L»ivi Throughout my tour of duty in the military n.~> -..-ratulations, First 'ermers, You may all rejoice I have always considered barracks life as a in '/.he knowledge that you are believed to be honor hell. Crowded, filthy, noisy, depressing, able volunteers to defend yv-r country against are words to describe a slum; they can also voopressl ->n arid comunistlc domination. Does it not describe life in a barracks. give you an overwhelming desire to regergitäte? Do you hallucinate freely at this thought? Does your A barracks is built to house two hundred, tongue not vibrate with obscenities? Well, friends three hundred or a thousand souls. Each room if it doesn't, it damn well should. jur country, and hallway is built in exact repetition of our government, and our people in general have the last hundred. Each doorway is uniformly arrived at the most sickening and disgusting state constructed, bearing a striking resemblance of mind and cody that is conceivable by numan stand to a morgue. Cold brick or shabby wooden ards of acceptance, i-eople walk, talk, breatne, walls enclose lonely, disheartened boys and sleep and eat hatred foi one another more naturally menwho search their minds for peace. One thi than they love, if indeed, they love at all. rd of a 15'X9' room can be considered the per sonal domain of a man in the military, the Just who the hell thinks these bull-shit reg other two thirds divided between his two room ulations and fascist documents are going to mates. A phonograph or small television squee stop we few that really care about freedom, zed into a room is an individual's comfort love,peace, and happiness? I am a young man who and his neighbors' headache. The smell of coo couldn't afford college at the time of my grad king garlic whets the appetite of one and naus uation from high schoo and to avoid the draft I eates that of another. Smelly socks and dirty did the only logical thing there was available underwear strewn around a room may be the habit since conscientious objectorships weren't avail of an individual, but a direct infringement on able to anyone who wasn't deeply rellgous at the the health habits and personal tidiness of ano time. I joined the Air Force. ther. Garbage-filled common toilets and shower rooms are placed where one is expected to maint I try to do my job well enough to get by and ain his personal hygiene. There is nothing as do my best to stay away from trouble. I don't get sickening as walking into a toilet or shower stall drumc and support the war machine's club, nor do I where someone has left the remains of his stomach try to burn it down.(Although it would make a after a drinking spree. Violent clashes between groovy bon fire.) two individuals due to difference of cnaracter is not an unusual phenomenon, but a common ev Why then do the pigs constantly and dilig ent in barracks life. ently try to make my life miserable? I would flatly state that deep In their minute subcons The barracks, which is the personal game ciousnesses they know how wrong and sick their room for commanders and first sergeants, whose own lives are. They realize that by making me say harassing inspections makes tne barracks a tem "sir" to an officer or by forcing me to cut my porary show place of military bearing for occas hair is not going to alter my thinking and will ional visiting congressmen. Commanders and first only iüake it worse for them and their kind when I sargeants who go home to private houses after work, and others like me finally get our shit together could care less about the human machines stuffed and stomp out this spreading sickness called hat together in the barracks. red and ignorance.These people called "Lifers" are not only infecting our military,(which we don't need in the first place if everyone loved rather The barracks is a place where men are stri than hated) but are also in high political posit pped of privacy and their right to happiness com ions such as the president and the Director of th< pletely suppressed. fhe barracks is a place where FBI to name only two of an endless list. one is expected to relax after a day's work and prepare for the next day. I have seen films, and in magazines, pictures of social rebelion and destruction by people locked in ghettos, and I wonder what keeps the men in the military (who are treated as fifth-rate citizens) from rising up in rebellion against the factors suppressing them. The only answer at present to relieve one's anxiety is his future out look "It's the Phantom. toward his discharge date. Should'nt there be The complete Air Force»" — McDonnell Douglas more??? Sweeping, swift-toed, leaving; The Barrack's Rat, rising, uni-flowed, roaring Geometry- the metallic shelled hardbacked bitch black muzzle hyperattentive, quizzing wing clipped to talon grasp the skies multi-colored chameleon snarling tailed We have raised you in brittle winter, U.S. Bombing Tonnage in Three Wars fired you in Hellish winds We have fed you children, World War II H 2,057,244 sated you with acrid smoke 1941-1945 We have lashed you in terror, Korean War stroked you with hate 1950-1953 No More the blued two dimensional simplicity, No More the clay wind form Indochina 5,693,382 I (Includes small War amount of South you are dying screams through mens teeth the hideous Vietnamese I'65l 19661 1967 1 1968 i 1969 1970 |'71 bombing) lacerations of humanity the curdled blood spittle of 315,000-î t 932,763 1,431,654 1,387,237 »77,446 f final hatred 112,000 137,292 Bloodeater Phantom \-j MEETINGS
Most bases a:e now having veekly as VvCll as big meetings with films or entertain- ment. All meetings aie open te t.i.j ni* '•': . '•..'• to come with the exception 01 O.S.I, and their flunkies.
»Lakenheath. MUdenhatl. Weathersfleid- Wednes day evenings 3:00 at Flat 7,Carlton Hotel, High Street, Newmarket BIG MEETING for a\x the above: 2 May ,3:00 at the luildenhall town nail *Bentwaters.Woodbrldge- Sundays ?:30 at the riorse and Groom,Melton except for BIG MEETING on 2 May 3:00 at the Melton parish Hall * Upper Heyford. Crou^hton-BIG MEEfIi«ü Wednesday May 5 at the Upper Heyford pown Hall »Rulsllo BIG MEETING Sunday 9 May 7:30 at Deane Arms Pub-contact Don Kalivoda Barracks rm. A12 Ext 2893 for details of weekly meeting NOTE - Bentwaters would like a flat to meet in, contact John McCoy , „ . NO DOPE AT MEETINGS- The pigs would just love to bust us tnat way
Petition Presentation
We are collecting an ever increasing number of siga- tures on the anti-Vietnam war petition addressed to the president and congress of the United States. We are planning a group presentation to the U.S. Ambassador in London as the representative of our leaders. We hope that as many people as possible will come along. If there is e- nough response we can hire coaches on a pro-rata basis. It is intended that this presentation will take place on May 31 which is the day after memorial day and will be a day off. This will be a presentation and not a demonstration for that would be in violation of AFR35-15. We will go in civilian clothes and there will be no placards. Following the presentation there will be a P.E.A.C.E. .«ext month's issue picnic. This will be held in a park in London. There will be live well known performers for our entertainment. The ?he theme of this.paper is racism. For next month the theme of the feature sec! lot »ill be idea is that people from all the bases in the country will Anglo-American relations arc the effect of the have the chance to get together. So let's make a big push American presence on British politics and the for alot of signatures on the petition, and remember to British economy. So if you have any idea:- on this keep May 31st free for the presentation and party. subject ai.r r-ent tc write something - do so. But if you want to write somei.ning on any other rel evant subject do that as v.l.: . This paper is only what you make it. May 31 INSTANTPRINT PeopleEmergingAgaïnstCorruptEstablishments
Vol 1 No 10 AFR 35-15 Sez: This is your legal property and cannot be taken from you, May 1971
A PAPER BY AND FOR GI'S PUBLISHED UNDERGROUND FOR RAF Alconbury Bentwaters Chicksands Croughton Lakenheath Mildenhall Ruislip Upper Heyford Woodbridge
$% WE'VE GOT THEM RUNNING SCARED!
At Lakenheath and Alconbury the mask has been taken from taking the same sort of shit. Jim Gurdine's reporting official the face of the Air Force, and for any of you who still think has been "advised" by the pigs to keep all of his APR ratings that the Air Force is basically good and only needs a few down, although there's no legit reason, of course. Bruce Potter minor changes, here is what is happening. Wc aren't writing is in the Lakenheath jail for 30 days on an Article 15 for 40 this to scare you, but rather to show you how scared the minutes failure to repair, although he wasn't the only one late brass is of us. Every incident of harass ment below is an that day. He was, however, the only one known to be attending illegal action on the part of the lifers. In each case, guys off-base meetings. Numbers of other guys have been counseled have been hassled for "just doing their thing" - but the diff about signing "subversive" petitions. One officer we've heard erence with all of it is that these guys aren't taking it on of was talked to by the Base Commander about signing the their knees, but are standing up and fighting back. To them petition and was asked if he was a conscientious objector. we say 'right on". To everyone reading this we say join All in all, it looks like the Alconbury brass are really worried them - they're fighting for you too. about people who aren't afraid to talk. Here's what happened at Alconbury: On Apil 30, two Here's what happened at Lakenheath: On April 30th, Jack guys, Bill Halainen and J.C. Walker, were apprehended by Kleinfelder was quietly and politely asking people to sign the a large group of pigs: cops, officers, OSI, etc., for quietly petition protesting the war in Viet Nam. The pigs apprehended asking people to sign our petition protesting tho Air Force's him and kicked him off base illegally. Jack then proceeded to role in the war. The petitions were confiscated and the file an Article 138 but was told by the Base Commander and brass have never returned them. Although there have been his Squadron Commander that if he kept on the way he was no charges, there was the threat of getting them for holding filing Article 138's he would be put away (burned). Colonel an illegal demonstration. They have both filed Articles 138 Johnston's remark, and we quote, "General's have been bus against the Wing Commander and his stooges to get the ted for less and you're only a 3 striper". Another incident of petitions back and to regain their right to petition. The pig harrasment, Jim Joehnk, Gary Townsend, and Stan Miser Alconbury Legal Office told them to send their 138's to were illegally apprehended but not charged with anything. Gen. Bell. Gen. Bell, naturally, returned them saying that Gary and Jim then filed Article 138's. Jack Kleinfelder, Dave they were misdirected and should go back to Ralph Findlay, Shapiro, Tom Walling, and one other were not apprehended, who was the real offender. You don't need a crystal ball to they were simply warned off and given unlawful orders so Jack, know that Ralph, true to form, refused to take action on Dave, and Tom all filed Article 138's. the 138's„ They have gone back to Gen. Bell where they ( OVER) still are. But the Alconbury story doesn't stop there. Both Bill and T„C. have become targets for pig harassment. J„C.'s APR was "touched up" by Col. Findlay who accused J.C0 of being "actively engaged„. .in anti-American subversive activities" and of being "actively involved in the off-base publishing of an underground paper which encourages disaffection and disloyalty." Outside of being slanderous, these statements were just plain bull shit. J„CU also had his security clearance pulled - the idea being that anyone who speaks out is obviously a subversive,, Ralph called Bill in for a nice father-son talk and told him that his impending discharge might not be honorable if he didn"t keep quiet - just a nice little attempt at blackmail, that was all. As it was,the 36-3 discharge was rammed through to hustle Bill out before Alconbury could get organized. Ralph's idea seems to be "hustle the officer out; screw the NCO. " Sounds like the usual caste system crap - now Bill will be out in June and J.C still has to take the harassment., Elsewhere at Alconbury, two other "known Commie-symps" are As for the 138's that were filed, replies were received denying rights for Jack, Gary, and Jim, still pending reply APATHY are Dave and Tom's. The pigs were still were not satisfied so we have a few thefts to report: Ken Pelikan1 s room was Why shouldn't I just sit here entered without force, stolen were his papers for his Consc And forget about war? Forget people are dying ientious Objector Discharge, and literature from the Central And what they're dying for. Committee for Conscientious Objectors and literature from the Choose to disregard Committee on Nuclear Disarmament. Stan Miser's room was The destruction going on, also entered without force, stolen were signed copies of the The heavy loss of life petition (150 of the people's signatures), plus they also stole For no convincing reason. the bus tickets for the May 31st presentation in London. Now Why can't I be complacent, for the last little item of theft at Lakenheath. It seems that Say its not my concern If some children never we can't even trust the Pigs with personal items such as cigar Live long enough to learn ettes. While searching the Field Jacket of another Security That life can be happy, Policeman it seems that they, ripped up one letter and stuck That somewhere fire and death aren't seen, it back in the pocket, stole one letter, and stole two packs That rain falls, not bombs, of Marlboro cigarettes. This just goes to show you that both And grass isn't black but green. Alconbury and Lakenheath have pigs that not only deny you I won't go and protest. your rights, but they also steal from you, so we'll label them I'll just sit and say "Stealin Pigs". It doesn't affect me So I won't help in any way. The reason the brass is so uptight at Lakenheath and It's not my home that's destroyed, Alconbury is that they know that things are coming together It's not my family and that their days of power are numbered. The only reason Whose lives are played around with In the name of liberty. What's that you say, I'm crazy? You think that as things so, that thev have gotten away with their crimes in the past - If peace is not strived for I'll be involved also? and we mean crimes like the Vietnam war, racism, exploita Then why are we wasting time? tion and the enslavement of the first termers - is that nobody War has got to cease J stopped them. They are the few and we are the many and they People shouldn't sit idle, know it„ Come together now. If you signed one of the petit We've got to establish peace. ions which were ripped off, then your right to be heard has been ignored. If you want to help pass the petition but were afraid to, then you were robbed of your first Amendment rights Valerie. by fear. Fear is the pigs weapon. Don't accept it. Stand up now. POWER TO THE PEOPLE.
ALCONBURY ANNOUNCEMENTS
NON-MANIFESTO On July 8, 1971, at 10:30 AM, in Huntingdon, Some people think that P.E.A.C.E. has gone too far to 031 Agents John Brisboin and Bill Jensen are to the left. Others think that it is over-concerned with racial appear before Her Majesty's Court to answer charges brought against them by a former First Sergeant at problems. P0E.A.C.E„ is not anything but a bunch of G.I. s Alconbury RAF. From what vie understand, ths court saying what they feel like saying. room will b~ open to spectators. See you there! There is no editorial policy. There is no editorial board other than the guys who show up on the weekend when it is Last issue we announced the conception of put together. What is printed is what has been written, by "Ralph's Corner"; this week we are happy to ann those who have taken the trouble to write. ounce Its untimely demise. Col. Findlay, as you probably know, is losing his job as Wing Commander. So if you think that it is too radical or too concerned Our original problem has been solved keep up the with the Black Revolution that is because the radical and good work. See you July 8th. black revolutionary guys are the ones who have done some thing for the paper and you haven't. Due to the overwhelming response to "Ralph's This is a non Manifesto because there is no fixed pol Corner" and the limited size of the paper, some icy. P.E.A.C.E. is only a vehicle for G.I. s to express of your letters could not be Included. We apologize views they wouldn't express elsewhere. If you want to say and we will try to get them in later. how great the A ir Force is or what fun it is to kill there are other newspapers for you, but any contrary opinion is wel come. We used to print everything that came in. We can't do that anymore because there is just too much coming in. Selection is by those who come to help put the paper together, on the basis of the chosen theme of that issue •
We hope people reading this paper are not We put it together by typing things into columns just wondering if it reflects official government pol as you see them in the paper. So if you want to make it more icy. It does not. We are not now, nor have we likely your thing is printed, type it in final form into a col ever been, associated with, the FBI, CIA, DAR or KKK. The OSI, although seen frequently umn the same size as these; 61 spaces elite or 51 spaces close behind us, have no effect on our editorial pica. , ... policy, and unfortunately, we have none on P.E.A.C.E. IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT theirs.
"Little guy'11 whop a big guy every time long as the little guy's in the right and keeps a cummin." Texas Ranger motto Courtesy of A. Hoffman REMEMBER THE < 31 ST QUESTIONING until you try to use it and wind up-in-tront ot the brass. It Is then you see the truth for what it is and it isn't very pretty. Suppose you're «sailed ta by the-O.fr.I. or S.P. Invest Power corrupts and the military is a good example, igations for questioning, what do you do? Well in the first I am speaking out of experience with the brass and place you don't have to go, unless you are either apprehended their so called military justice and if you don't believe me or orderred by someone of appropriate authority to do so. Your just try to express your viewTôn a military establishment. commander can order you to go, or if the pig is senior he can This is unfortunately a civilian problem too.* himself, but force him to do ".o. If he says he would like you" Don't let the military push you around. The main prob to come down, you say that you wouldn't like to come down. lem in the military today is not enough people stand up against Once you get there they will advise you that you don't their superiors when they know they are right and that their have to say anything and that you have the right to a lawyer. rights are being violated. Their are many reasons for this. For 99% of the time you should say nothing whether you are gui one thing it affects your image and thus your evaluations which lty or innocent, bgaSuse they are very skillful at taking the weight heavily for your promotions and you would rather have things you do say out of context and casting the worst poss that fat pay check then than some little old insignificant right ible light on them so as to make you" took guilty. Also you like freedom of speech or press. In essense we are selling may admit something that the-geyernment otherwise would have our rights down the river in hopes of that soon it will pay off to prove. So KEEP YOUR MjOUTH^HUT. If you think you may in cash. Eventually it will but I am afraid your going to Wind be among the 1% who can'benefit by saying something, go and up a lot poorer than you ever realize and it will be too latej. see a lawyer and get his advise before you do so. Too late because you stood aside when you should of stood up Once they have given you the advice and you have told and too late because you abused the rights you had by taking them that you don't want to say anything, then you should them for granted instead of fightingifor what you supposedly leave. They will try to bullshit you that you have to stay have and don't. around, but unless you are apprehended you have a perfect J. A. K. legal right to go. They will be reluctant to apprehend you unless they have some sort of casejagainst you, you can charge them with false arrest under Art. 98 U.C.M.J. SO LEAVE. If they keep calling you back and try to just keep you hanging around, you can just leave, or perhaps file an Art.' 138 complaint to your base commander or see the I.G. It is not lawful to call you in, without apprehending you, and just keep you waiting for a couple of hours. So if it seems like they are doing that, ask if you are apprehended and if - not, then go. Another,word about interviews. NEVER BELIEVE THE PIGS. Theyywill tell you that'your buddy has told them so and so, or They have found something, or they fcan prove wr. i. \ something. It is usually bullshit. Don't let anything they MUUtiM--N.t rml*«at.' »ma m IUI r*i » J tat* smm. tt mt have u> brnk e».r7 kMt 1. JI say to you make you talk - you won't be helping yourself to«« t» •* It." any. Finally a truck the pigs Have been pulling lately is to tell you that because they haven't given you the Article 31 advice, or because they aren't planning to charge you, you LE BAL. } have to talk. That is bullshit. You can only be made to test ify in an actual court martial when you have a grant of immun ity from the General Court Martial Convening authority in writing. So unless you have a letter from a General you can keep your mouth shut. Do It Yourself 138 Article 138 is a right provided by the U.C.M.J. to apply to any commander, who you feel has wronged you, for redress from that wrong. Should he still deny you redress you apply DO YOU HAVE RIGHTS IN THE MILITARY to any superior officer exercising-General Court Martial juris diction (here General Bell) who MUST make an investigation The military is a class concious organization, organ and MUST report the results to the secretary of the Air Force. ized in a so-called democratic country-, with powers that are It is a very powerful tool and should not be used for dangerously balanced between democracy and despotism.. Un- minor bitches. It must be directed to a commander, initially. fortunately the heaviest end is despotic. and to the commander you feel has wronged you. Also you It is believed that such an organization needs this type must be asking for something; that he rescind an order you of power to function and the brass agrees. The only problem feel is unlawful, take you off a detail or something: It can't is a lot of the people in the military don't and they keep it just be a gripe. going. A lot of young enlisted personnel contend the military Your initial letter should be in standard military format needs to function more democratically to even survive. I and can look like this. agree. From: you, sq. We are born with the right of free expression and freedom Subject: Complaint of wrong under Art. 138 UCMJ of the press. We grow up practising these rights but if you use - them in the military you could possibly earn yourself a federal To: whatever commander you think wronged you conviction and a short term in jail. Why?-~^ 1.State that you are making this complaint under Article The military is still fighting the wars of years past and 138 of the UCMJ is clinging to, what they consider the last real hope for freedom. 2.State what wrong you think has been done you, e.g. The military. The trouble is how do we protect ourselves from I have been forbidden to request signatures on a pet the military when it keeps getting bigger and more powerful. ition to.stop the War. —— The armed forces which protect our countries policies and 3.State why you think it is wrong, e.g. because such an rights against all and any foe. The military in which we are order is in violation of the First Amendment to the forcibly impressed, also for fear of federal conviction, and Constitution. taught how to kill for our country. We are always ready to 4.State what you want, e.g. that the order be recinded. pre serve jrojir_jrishts_but who preserves ours I guess thats —5.Thankyou for considering this complaint;— the problem a lot of us are having trouble understanding. Too Sign It. nany of us find out the hard way that somewhere between birth Jf your request is denied you can simply hand it to any and enlistment or induction We lost something. This some- superior officer with the request that he pass it on, though you thina is carefully concealed so you don't realize its qone. may wish to make another letter like the one above explaining why you think your commander was wrong to deny your request. \-> •. STB
/^S. I One thing I would like to point out, or should I say I am going Quite a lot of the people I spoke with In the past few weeks to point out is that the articles printed in this paper are all got down on me for what's been written by another individual. personnel opinion of one person and should nofalways be con Each pétsoii writing hi Hit; papûr is writing what he- feels, not sidered completely factual. However that doesn't mean that necessarily what I feel, unfortunately many people use the there's nothing to what this movement prints in this paper. I words we and us when they should be saying me. When they could write all day long and still not put everything I know are telling a story they are telling the story as they see it and down on paper, but that isn't the^point, or not all of it anyway, all that they know about the situation. K I catch m y boss doing something wrong, I won't right away write an article calling him a PIG and anything else I can One thing that should be mentioned is that, .we, as in most of think of. I'm against a lot of things the military does and a us, do not profess to be correct all of the time. Neither do we lot of the things that my bosses géTaway with but why stoop profess too be journalists, editors, or investigaters. When you to the level that they stoop to when they tell us about some read something you don't like, remember to consister the source. thing and report it all one sided and turn it into a name call Consider that it is an individual writing. That an individual ing contest. The only thing that that does is turn people off see's something that he thinks is wrong and feels that he should to what we are trying to say. say something about it. As a matter of fact the last issue of P.E.A.C.E. turned a lot of people off. I know this for a fact and I agree that some of We all have our own ideologies about life, and our own rea the things printed in it were one sided and a little slanderous. sons for working with P.E^AVC.E. We all have our own little There's one thing I would like to point out about this situation hassles in our own minds. We also have our own breaking This paper is written by people, not journalists. There are no points. The point where we say I've had it with the Air Force. editors for the paper, so nothing gets edited. We also print I'm not going to play thier game anymore. Some of what you everything we have room for in the paper. The people writing read in last months issue of P.E.A.C.E. was individuals ex aren'i perfect just as the people they're writing about aren't pressing the fact that they've taken about as much harassme. - perfect. They see something that they feel is wrong and they as their going to. Or should I say will. In the past few weeks write about it. I've done a lot of talking and a lot of listening. Listening to the'llfers, the loberai first termers, and the radical first term ers. I've talked to the people who wrote most of the articles I asked a lot of people if they had read every article written in for last months issue, they are sincere in what they are say last months issue and not one person was able to answer th?t ing. They really feel what they are writing. They really feel they had. Not one person could tell me that everything they hate toward the establishment that has suppressed them for the read was bad because not one of them had read everything. past, how many years? I'm sure.£hat in every issue of P.E.A.C.E. has something in it that will really make every person mad about something. If you let yourself get uptight about one article or one set of I was asked by a lifer why people wouldn't sign some of their articles you are really doing us and yourself an injustice as articles. I was told by the same lifer that the editors should I've always found something important in it. (c..o-J> * be willing to turn over to anyone the name of. the person who writes something that the person feels is slanderous. I can answer the first one easily but the second one is kind of J ' •" tough. The reason a lot of people won't sign what they wrote is because of the harassment they are afraid of when their -*- bosses find out that they are connected in some way with P.E.A.C.E. The harassment I can vouch for by the way. I have been subject to secret searches by my bosses while I'm out of the building I work in. I have received little warnings from people that I was getting close to going to jail if I did A SHËSTIOK OF PRIOF-TTF:; not get myself uninvolved. I've heard countless accounts from friends mysteriously missing things from their rooms i Can anyone out. there 1" Lifer- land gl • iS that they know they had left in their lockers locked up. This good »eîison for being In the U. K? V.'.V. IT hfis bee* as you know is highly illegal, for anyone to search you with 0"er for ?C yea-rs now. So there|,s no reason to fefc' out a search warrant or authorization from your commander. an attack by the Luftwaffe. Ve have troops In No one in our so called society should have to constantly be • Germany now, too. If we left would "ussia Immed iately overrun England? vo one has since the "oman on guard against harassment just because of their political The Blokf-s have done a fair Job of defending them and social beliefs. However from the looks of it, our laws selves since then. And they do have their own mill don't mean a damn thing in reality. tany, without a draft. So what's our excuse? It givSS quite a boost to the British economy. How many pounds a week do you as an Individual spend? Then til {Wummm ink about how much the military as a whole In Brltaft spends. Let's try and be rational: how does military pnesence in Britain help the US? Talk about defence. If there is another'war, there' Isn't f-OVig to be "We believe the United Spates government has been »>ery much left to defend. So we roll merrily along pouring more money Into Britain In the name of deceptive in its claim of concern for the Freedom of the defence, when t-Were isn't enough mjney to go aroiLnd.. Vietnamese people, just as the government has been dec in the States for social reform. And unless there is eptive in claiming concern for the Freedom of colored drastic social reform «ery soon, you may need -ill people both in the United States and in other countries. .\ . "That defence sending to w-rd off a full) scale "evo Otir work in the South and in the North has taught us that lution. It's already started; talk te>-e radical blacjj ^the United States government has never guaranteed the Fre some time, he might scane you. But vihat should scare edom of oppressed United States citizens and is not pre you more is what made hin. that way. Unless you want to h*»lp manufacture revolutionaries , you damn well pared to end the rule.of terror and suppression within its better stant feeling and genuinely carin;-. Thal 'ü the own borders. " only thing that is going to solve any of the problems Student NON-Violent Coordinating You don't like being called "pig," dc you? How do you think the «egro likes being called "nigger," "Jig,"' Committee January, 1966 "coon"? If you and everyone like you was treated like shit for several hundred years, you might want to kill Vhitey, too. Perhaps you don't use name:-, your prejudice is the subtle kind, you vote against any social welfare system or education appropriations "On the day when crime dons the apparel of innocence that could help correct the situation, "ace mixing through a curious transposition peeul'ar to ounimes, it is between sexes scares shit out of you. You cill a innocence' that is called upon to justify itself.' Black "Brother" to his face, but nigger behind his back. But you can't understand why he is angry. Albert Camus Face facts, you're going to have to change or you might end up with something that will really f-lghten you.-You almost have that now, don't let it get worse. iETMEMffltONETH ^ (No comment) The Guardian — October 4, 1963 HSnRFGCnyQ£nA (No commenlj The Nation — April 27, 1970 TRICKY DICK
Nixon isn't confined to the war in his irrationality. He pledges a generationof peace, but puts in appropriations for the ABM. Thats a system of nuclear warheads designed to blow up other nuclear warheads in the upper atmosphere. I wonder if ha ever heard of fallout. I'm sure the fact that the system cost millions of dollars, which is paid to American industry for Its developément, has-nôthing to do with the big drive toward a system that will in most respects be obsolete by the time it is operational. Did you know the headstart program in the Dist rict of Columbia was cut the same day Nixon proposed the ABM? Appropriations for the Defense Department continue year after year. A great deal of Defense Dept. spending is classified. To keep the enemy from finding out what they in all probability al ready know, or to keep the American people from finding out where the money goes? Any time there is any kind of error in social legislation and implementation that can be shown finan cially the appropriations are cut unmercifully. But how much is defense spending cut, when something goes wrong? Very»llttle generally more money is poured into it. If you don't want rieople to know where the money Is going, you classify the failures. And the ghetto's continue year after year till they reach the HE TMXI «OUT PEKX BOT OKTINUE» boiling point. You can accuse the people of the ghetto, but THE KILLING. BDI IOC WILL HE tEEf one of the reasons that they continue is due to the failure of mis UP? any decent system of education of those individuals living in them, therefore they are trapped. Why isn't that corrected? Of course you can't correct hundreds of years of ignorance and- oppression with a wave of the legislative wand, but you can »damn well start somewhere. Most of the problems surround ing the ghetto are due to the fact that somebody is making money out of them. If you find that hard to believe read the Kerner commision report on civil disturbance in America. That presidential commission, composed of experts in the field of sociology and economics, drew the conclusion that America was definitly a racist society, and stated that something had to be done to correct that fact. Nixon rejected their conclus ions, he knows more than experts. Nixon also rejected the findings of the commission on obscenity and pornography. They decided that it should be legalized,due to the fact that it did no harm,and in fact gave release to tic se individuals that might otherwise commit sex crimes.Nixon rejected the findings. Guess he knows sex is. dirty.Wonder if he feels guilty about masturbation as a child? Now there is a commission on marijuanna.They haven't said anything yet , but Nixon's mind is made up.Regardless of what a group of reputable scientists and doctors decide, will not be legalized,What do they know anyway. Did you ever wisn Tricla would get busted ?
"It is no longer reasonable or right to leave all decisions to a largely annonymous power elite that is driving us all, in our passivity, towards ruin. We have to r make ourselves heard... time is rapidly running out. " ^r' Thomas Merton Trappist Monk "(War) enables the physically deteriorating older gen— eration to maintain its control of the younger , destroying it, if necessary. " "Report from Iron Mountain "I believe in compulsory cannibalism. If people were on the Possibility and Desire- Forced to eat what they killed, there would be no more abltlty of^Peace" wars." A. HOFFMAN
. f BE A GOOD AMERICAN AND LOOK THE OTHER WAY
one yellow (as we slmult aneously condemned German Rac ism); The latter saw the popularization of the "Yellow .'Hordes", "Chink" and "Gook" as racist terms to denote a v vastly inferior people. And now there Is Viet Nam. A few examples of our gen erous desire to liberate a people through genocide, (re.~ calling Carnegie's remark) should suffice: 1966 - "Operation County Fair". Object? Surround a vil lage, kill as many young men as could be found, take a- way women and children. This was called "paceflcation" . 1964 - Mekong Delta. A-lH's blew 30 sampans to bits, all containing civilians. 1965 - Duchai. Between Sept & Oct 200 - .600 civilians ) were killed in one hamlet: 600 to 1000 civilians wounded report to local hospitals, monthly. And on and on - yet we are all fairly familiar with the fact that, according to Pentagon Figures, approximately four civilians are killed for every Viet Cong. Systematically, we are carelessly and apathetically annilalatlng the populace of the country. Yet, do we ever hear our government in an- , gulsh over this? Do we ever see daily accounts (excepting the mockery of justice in the trial of Calley, the Scapegoat) of high officials being called into account for these actions? The answer is Np. The American tradition of domestic and foreign racism Insures that there will be no gyilt by any re sponsible party. America has stolen from the redman, merc ilessly exploited the black man - now her leaders call on us to annihilate the yellow man. And all this Is in the name of justice, liberty, equality and humanity. What incredible "Without superior air power America is a bound and hypocricy. throttled giant; Impotent and an easy prey tri any vellow And you, my friend, are a part of this. Look around you: dwarf with a pocket knife. " J ask a senior NCO what he thinks of "The Gooks"; notice Lyndon BaInes Johnson the Stars & Stripes' emphasis on US prisoners In Hanoi while It virtually Ignores Mundane casuallty lists of Viet- For over ten years now, the United States has actively namese dead; hear the justifications of Calley's atrocity; been engaged in furthering the traditional European con see the jocks Flash their "100-misslon" patches and wonder ception of white superiority and of Arlanlsm, a policy how many Innocent people died for that piece of cloth. ) condemn in World War II as Hitler's justification for ex And In conclusion, let me quote a bit from the Nürn termination of Jew's, but now Unconsciously accepted in berg Principles, which the US subscribes to (International a subtler form as natural law. During this time America Criminal Code: Res. 95 (i), 11 Dec. 1946) has been engaged in a systematic elimination of the peo ples of North and South Viet Nam. It has committed and is committing genocide in the name of "Freedom" and "Justice". The evidence of this is apparent to even the Principle VI. The crimes hereinafter set out are punishable most naive, yet, incredibly, opponents of the war are as crimes under International Law, constantly asked to "justify" their unseemly opposition. (c) Crimes against humanity: For the benefit of these people, lets look again at the Murder, extermination.. .and other Inhuman acts development of the white leadership myth and its actual done against any civilian population, or perse ities both now and in history. cutions on political, racial or religious grounds.. During the 18th and 19th centuries, when the English (and ln(b).. .killing of hostages, plunder of pub empire was at its height, the supremacist theory arose as lic or private property, wanton destruction of the English came into contact with "prlmatlve" peoples cities, towns or .villages... (Asians, Latin Americans, and Black Africans) who had not They Are Condemned Out Of Their Own Mouths. been beneficiaries of western tradition and technologic development. The myth, assumed that, in a perversion of Darwins ideas, people who were not highly developed according to European standards must be Inferior in ability. Since these people were invariably colored or swarthy, the idea of white supremacy was developed. America, as a flourishing imperial power in the late 19th century, found this theory satisfying in dealing with her new territories. The Chinese were treated by McKinley and Hay as economic units to be traded and fought over with other white powers, as was the case with the more resist ant Japanese- the Filipino" s were rlthlessly suppressed when they tried to attain a form of freedom ("It is a mat ter of congratulation that you seem to have about finished your work B) civilizing the Filipinos. It is thought that a- bout 8000 of them have been completely civilized and sent to Heaven."— Andrew Carnegie); 2000 Haitians were slaughtered by invading Americans in 1915; and so forth. Other races were obviously Inferior and were dealt with as' such, even by idealists such as Wilson. Such ideas advan ced over the decades and were witnessed again both in WWII and in Korea. During the former, thousands of Japan ese-Americans were lntered in our own concentration camps -Train 'en to Ml, a.i awucn....|M It ?" while a vicious, racist campaign was started against any INDOCHINA
Tricky Dick has stated that we cannot negotiate complete withdrawel from Viet Nam until the release of all P.O.W.'s was settled. The Viet Cong delegation to the Paris peace talks has stated that negotiations for release of all prisoners will begin when we set a date for withdrawel of ALL forces from the war. With our high degree of mobility of forces we could re-enter Nam in a matter of hours if lt became apparant that the V.C. offer was not In good faith. Mr. Njjstfn'chose to ignore the offer. Are the P.O.W.'s, as he would have us believe, Important enough to continue to lose , American lives for day In day out, when we could have their release just by pulling out. There is little evidence to support the claim that all French P.O.W.'s weren't released after Dien Bien Phu. The death toll reached 45,000 the other day. That makes it our fourth highest war. Isn't that just great. If we're really lucky maybe it will last another ten years and become our largest. Will that satisfy those generals with a lust for a higher body count? Ever wonder If they had a lottery based on dead"gooks" ? It doesn't really matter if they're dlvillans or not; Asians are not really people. The reaction of America (Nixon) to My Lai and Lt. Calley* who was convicted of murder In a court martial as fair ^-^ as any the service can give under the UCMJ, proved that. That doesn't mean that the UCMJ Jsialr though. After the Calley case military opinion shifted rather abruptly. Captain Eugene Kotouc was acquitted by a court martial after having confessed to "accidentally"cutting off the little finger of a V.C. prisoner. And we demand humane treatment of P.O.W.'s. The amazing thing is that Nixon still has the balls to talk about honor, when there is none. You have got to admire a man who could become president of the most powerful nation on earth, and remain so blind. \ Of course Nixon and the hierarchyjof the military says that the V.C. have committed worse atrocities than we have. But does that gfcre us the.right to carry out the systematic * _ slaughter of civilians we're supporting and the torture of prisoners? According to all the John Wayne movies I've seen, we're supposed to be the good guys in white hats that don't ^ do things like that. There are those that say that's the way war Is. I'm Just one of those who ask why? There is no valid TfflE MIOI reason for continuing another day. It has ruined enough lives for no real purpose. End lt now. From the ground they soar to kill In mighty Jets by their own will Not asked to fly or fight and kill But volunteered for ego and skill They choose .their targets well and fast Cause the danger there is unsurpassed The bombs they drop on those below Are marked and armed just for the foe But who's to say when.they let go The death they^rain goes right below The problem is it don't you see It falls on people like you and me SAVE THE CHILDREN I.A.K. RAF LAKENHEATH
" We cannot ravage the environment of Indochina, kill ten •-" civilians for every soldier, and expect anything but do-or-die Whereas the child, by reason of physical and mental opposition. immaturity, needs special safeguards and care... We cannot fight the abstraction of Communism by kilfing the \ And whereas mankind gives to the child the best it has people who believe in it. " "> *• togive... Kev. Philip Berrigan the child shall be entitled to grow and develop in health .. shall be protected against all forms of neglect, cruelly and exploitation... shall in all circumstances beamong the first to receive protection and relief. . DECLARATION Of IM WCHTS O» TH£ CHILD Adooud by th. UniMd N.uom G«Mnl AwnUr on 20th Novonbcr 1959 REMEMBER THE31 ST VIETNAM AND LT CALLEY hand fromSSgt. FLY. and believes in pressuring vV (A VIETNAM VETERANS VIEW) Ills men while at the same time "covering his own ass." ~—^ Is Lt Calley guilty or is the Fascist system of Amerikan «*e hay« a Msgt. 7 who really used his ranlc government guilty of the slaughter of 106 humans at My Lai. to get/6ul) of a jam. It seems he got drunk,at Lets take a look at a few ironic incidents of the past and the the eliib and left With a female companion. As he present, in comparison to Lt Calley's situation. When the was driving though Huntingdon he managed to get » Nazi war criminals were tried for'the murder of over a million Into a wr-ak, with a little help from his companion, Jews they all stated; "I obeyed orders". When the national "jw alj^isgt. 7 came out losing was damages, guard shot up Kent State; "I followed orders". I wonder now a fine t/ï Ploko. cops, and loss of his license, No ri.'.lltary offense» were l^velrd upon him for that when a church was bomb^Mn Mississippi and four young Llr*Ke? rlri"tn:- ÎJ- tV&'-. anvt.hl sin e Do girls died I wonder if the murders were obeying orders. When Id • 1.V ~" if the airmen in our squadron, o- Lee Harvey Oswald shot President Kennedy I wonder if he was •n, would have i-ac,elve'ö such leniency? obeying orders: Also when" Ruby killed Oswald was he obeying »11 »n jj'd have to be crazy to >ellcve an orders? Now I cannot judge Lt Calley except through my own could slide o:it of a situation like that personal convictions and beliefs. He stated, that he was obey Mt'l S nose as clean as he did!! ing orders, but-Tjo officer and gentleman would literally murder would like to bring up this last point about 100 human beings after hearing them cry and beg for their lives the airmen in the 10th Security Police Squadron; 1 h-- cops have been pressured and pushed around but I unless he had lost all sense of reasoning and listening to him am ~lad to see they have come out of their corners on television and reading quotes from him, he seems to be a and are throwing It back at. the Lifer's. readily stable minded individual now. L't Calley is as guilty The 0"I and -TO, Inspection teams had a complaints as the Germans, were or the pigs that killed four little girls and irrièyances conference set up for anyone .-to come in Mississippi, but he is not alone guilty: America is guilty and talk gut what they felt was injust. 40 cops 1 because of herfacist, oppressive, and Capitalistic beliefs. shoved up and filled out b pages of complaints they We all know that Vietnam has made quite a few people rich. had. When these cops meet with the head Inspector , in an ooen discussion, he seemed very surprised and Ever,- iay you hear people say I want to go to Vietnam to makeln,.€re_ted 1p what was -c1;uallv goins on in the some money." The United States has "Hired Killers". No Security Police squadron. If things keep steadily matter what your job was or could be in Vietnam you are a mer pushing on as they have been in the last few weeks, cenary. Lt. Calley was a paid killer and that is just what he who knows, we may just see a change in our did - killed and killed until some things came to the light and supervisons and their techniques. 0»' WITH THE "E*r0LUTT0"'. • / Amerika feltïthat they had to do something to keep from being ; bad in the eyesight of the world, or to keep from being com ' PEACE, pared to the Nazis. So they decided, "Oh, what the hell, a 10th Sec. Pol. Sq. ALCONBDBY 1st .'"Urns as good as anyone; try him for murder." It is a shame'that he wasn't black, because if so Dickie Nixon (would We have long assumed (probably since birth; n't havj» had to make the final decision which has yet to pe certainly since eighth grade Civics class) that in the American system any person or group of made. I don't know how the rest of "The People" feel, but if persons exercising legal rights can influence the you exa mine past and present circumstances you will say, course of government decision-making. Over the "Hang his Ass. " , but... .don't stop with Calley. He obeyed last few years lt has become aoparent that the orders; Dickie is commander-in-chief.' Because My Lai was a government does not listen to its citizens, but' > slaughter and we have all heard of Pigs being slaughtered. Why prefers to call up ghostly and mythic majorities ta not have one at the "flootch" of Dickie himself? aefend Its actions. Even more recently, we have such fascinating disparities as a government that Brother ACE says it plans on staying in Indochina indefinitely RAF Lakenheath whllr the polls show over 70^ of Americans opposed to such aotlon, and on a local level, a case where 9d citizens were effectively silenced by the Dear P.E.A.CE. Editors "•étions of one man. The corruption in the Security Polio? On April 30th, we were quietly and unobtrusively Squadron at Alconbury has teen evident to me for pel Itionlng against the war in front of the mess the longest of time. 3eln,j a cop, you learn the hall at Uconbury *»AF. After a half hour of such games the flies are always playing. The constant action, we were suddenly enveloped in a picturesque harrasment and daily ordeal a lax tenser taust o cloud of blue and silver: Colonel H.F. Findlay, through is unbelievable. Th? J_3b or bein; a cop Col. Pjpple, Col. Barry, 5-7 sky cops (we didn't is not in the least bit hard, Vut since the" lifers- nave time to count), an alert .photographer and have nothing better to do than Make life miser the usual 03T twins, Tweedle-Dam and Tweedle-Dee. able for the Airmen it. does make the work. na.rd»;r. It was vaguely like a Max Sennel movie with no one seemingly knowing Just what was going on.' These are thesituations you must put a? with on the The end product was that we were apprehended- \_ HOW SAFE ARE YOUR "The moment you abate anything from the Full Rights of men, each to govern himself, and suffer any artificial "Well, it is a little exaggerated. We're applying an positive limitation upon those rights, from/that moment' IP,000,000 dollar - solution to a 2 dollar - problem. But, the whole organization of government becomes a consider still, one of the little Mothers was firing at us." ation of convenience." USAF Pilot, Viet Nam Edmund Burlce - (from War & Peace in the "Reflections on the Revolution Global Village McLuhan/ in France" —Flore) f THE LIFER OF THE MONTH UNDERSTANDING Ever since man first appeared thousands of years ago it seems he's gotten into the habit of always distinguishing himself apart from everything else, including other men. LIFEK OF THE MONTH There's always the other guy, the one who's some how diff We as "proud" members of the 10th SOS, RAF erent and because he's different he can be treated as some Alconbury, wish to place as our nomination for thing less than human. Call it human nature or evolution but lifer of*the month, the always illustious until this very day this process is still going on and the in Msgt. B.C. stitution of war proves it. We are proud to have this man as our immediate leader. If you are confronted with a In the present day war the differentiation between indiv problem (which you often are), that you fit. chief iduals is no longer a source of hostility. Today it's the diff cannot solve, you can always be confident in the erence between countries and ideas that count. In the past, next man that you will see, our own Msgt. B.C. people were different because of race, color or religion and Yes, you can feel confident that he will turn you this still holds true but these differences don't result in full 1 away also ! We as peasants of the squadron realize scale war. Why then should war result today because of that B.C. has no time for us, the same as we have something as trivial as economic philosophies, ie, Capital none for him. We only hope that in time the light will dawn on Msgt. B.C. and he will realize this, istic Communism vs. Capitalistic Imperialism? The following thus making a better relationship between are my observations on the reason. supervisor and worker. Man is by nature aggressive. He is like this because To our knowledge, B.C. must be the most dedicated man in the squadron and we give him full he seeks security and to establish security, economic and recognition for this. We have as our basis for political power is usually required. What has happened today this reasoning, the fact that while Msgt. B.C. was is that man has felt the need to make his power and security on "leave" from his job, he chose to remain by his absolute and to do this requires that he remove the power that troops and perform the task of inspecting vehicles other men have. As stated before, today it's not a personal for such important items as cigarette butts, paper thing but rather an idealistic matter. By this I mean that the cups and most important of all, the proper usage of individual feels secure if his country or idea is secure and we seat belts. We feel most definitely that only a dedicated career man would set an example such as all know that the only secure country is a powerful country. the one mentioned. Many military people will, I think, go along with me so Here we find the main theme of our basis for far and it stands to reason because they are secure in their own nominating B.C. In our bewilderment again as merel*. peons we ask ourselves that musical question: Is little realities, but what about the people whose security we MSgt. B.C. in the pursuit of his own personal remove, like the Vietnamese. Of course the rational here is career, or the career of harassing the first termers that if we didn't take theirs then they'd take ours. Seen any of his squadron? For Just as his dedication to VC in the States with guns lately? What ever happened to the duty makes him the most dedicated career man in our golden rule but let's not talk about religion because no one squadron, his unnecessary haraosment with airmen seems to follow Christian ethics anymore. makes him the most disliked of all the supervisors. It is known that a very Important element of Let's talk instead of the US government blowing up peo maintaining a positive morale of a worker, is the ple because they're different and if we don't kill em all then environment in which the worker performs. And we sure as hell they'll get us next week, right? Let's face it. as you, B.C., do you think that in an environment People are always going to have differences and so are coun such as ours, which is very poor to begin with, that your constant harassment makes the job any tries but blowing each other up isn't going to accomplish any thing. We also know that talk doesn't accomplish anything easier? either so what are we to do. How about to live and let live. In conclusion, we would like you, MSgt. B.C. to know that we are all very "proud" to be pigs af Both sides will have to give in and»give up some power and the Air Force first, and second pigs of the lOoh uPS status but what is power if it is at the cost of a human life? but there is one thing you must remember. There Is We must lcdc at everyone as being the same as us. Different now and always will be an increasing opposition philosophies yes but two arms, two legs, a body and a head. between first and last-terms and the so called career men or lifers. In an old Mark Twain wisdom, "East is east, and west is west, and never the twain shall meet. Are our values on economics and politics more important Concerned members of than those on the value of life? We wouldn't need economic 10th SPS, PAF ALC0WBURÏ systems if everyone was blown up, would we? ? Wise up people and learn the meaning of the word COMPASSION and love thy fellow man.....<, TIME TO TIDY UP YOUR LANGUAGE DAVE SHAPIRO RAF LAKENHEATH Most decent people have come to grips with themselves over racially offensive language. We don't say "nigger" or "spade" or "boy". We realize that these terms justifiably annoy people because "One of the most disastrous cultoral influences ever they demean, so we don't use them. to hit America was Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse, that But how about women ? To talk about a woman as idiot optimist who each week marched forth in Techni a "bitch" or a "cunt" is obviously offensive and nobody worth a shit uses these terms. But "chick" color against a battalion of cats, invariably humiliating or"bird" and lots of other terms are not much bet them with one clever trick after another. I suppose the ter. These terms objectify; that is they treat damage done to the American psyche by this Foolish Mouse women as things rather than as people. It demeans will not be specified for another fifty years, but even now them in that it makes them less than people to talk I place much of the blame for Vietnam on the bland att of them in these terms, just as it demeans a black itudes sponsored by our cartoons. " man to call him a"nigger". James A Michener Loaded language is one way to divide ourselves. It divides " whitey" from "niggers" and it divides "studs" from"chicks". We are all people , and if we want to make the world a better place for all of us we will have to avoid this divisive loaded language So call them women, or girls, or best yet, call DIG IT them by their names. You will have to work at it OWE OF LAKENHEATH'S LIRER K-9 SECURITY POL ICEMEN HAS RECIEVED ORDERS TO REPORT TO R.A.F. because bad habits die hard. But each time you T catch yourself using one of these terms, recognize MILDENHALL I* THE VERY »TEAR FUTURE. HE WILL BE that it is wrong and resolve not to use them any WORKIWG WITH A DOPE DOG WHICH HAS BEEN TRAINED more. If we want to work in unity with our sisters BY THE METROPOLITAN POLICE (LONDON) it is time for us to tidy up our language. SO DO BE COOL I Tom Culver THE LIFER OF THE MONTH UNDERSTANDING Ever since man first appeared thousands of years ago it seems he's gotten into the habit of always distinguishing himself apart from everything else, including other men. LIFER OF THE MONTH There's always the other guy, the one who's some how diff We as "proud" members of the 10th SOS, RAF erent and because he's different he can be treated as some Alconbury, wish to place as our nomination for thing less than human. Call it human nature or evolution but lifer of*the month, the always illustious until this very day this process is still going on and the in Msgt. B.C. stitution of war proves it. We are proud to have this man as our immediate leader. If you are confronted with a In the present day war the differentiation between indiv problem (which you often are), that you fit. chief iduals is no longer a source of hostility. Today it's the diff cannot solve, you can always be confident in the erence between countries and ideas that count. In the past, next man that you will see, our own Msgt. B.C. people were different because of race, color or religion and Yes, you can feel confident that he will turn you this still holds true but these differences don't result in full 1 away also ! We as peasants of the squadron realize scale war. Why then should war result today because of that B.C. has no time for us, the same as we have something as trivial as economic philosophies, ie, Capital none for him. We only hope that in time the light will dawn on Msgt. B.C. and he will realize this, istic Communism vs. Capitalistic Imperialism? The following thus making a better relationship between are my observations on the reason. supervisor and worker. Man is by nature aggressive. He is like this because To our knowledge, B.C. must be the most dedicated man in the squadron and we give him full he seeks security and to establish security, economic and recognition for this. We have as our basis for political power is usually required. What has happened today this reasoning, the fact that while Msgt. B.C. was is that man has felt the need to make his power and security on "leave" from his job, he chose to remain by his absolute and to do this requires that he remove the power that troops and perform the task of inspecting vehicles other men have. As stated before, today it's not a personal for such important items as cigarette butts, paper thing but rather an idealistic matter. By this I mean that the cups and most important of all, the proper usage of individual feels secure if his country or idea is secure and we seat belts. We feel most definitely that only a dedicated career man would set an example such as all know that the only secure country is a powerful country. the one mentioned. Many military people will, I think, go along with me so Here we find the main theme of our basis for far and it stands to reason because they are secure in their own nominating B.C. In our bewilderment again as merelj peons we ask ourselves that musical question: Is little realities, but what about the people whose security we MSgt. B.C. in the pursuit of his own personal remove, like the Vietnamese. Of course the rational here is career, or the career of harassing the first termers that if we didn't take theirs then they'd take ours. Seen any of his squadron? For Just as his dedication to VC in the States with guns lately? What ever happened to the duty makes him the most dedicated career man in our golden rule but let's not talk about religion because no one squadron, his unnecessary harassment with airmen seems to follow Christian ethics anymore. makes him the most disliked of all the supervisors. It is known that a very Important element of Let's talk instead of the US government blowing up peo maintaining a positive morale of a worker, is the ple because they're different and if we don't kill em all then environment in which the worker performs. And we sure as hell they'll get us next week, right? Let's face it. as you, B.C., do you think that in an environment People are always going to have differences and so are coun such as ours, which is very poor to begin with, that your constant harassment makes the job any tries but blowing each other up isn't going to accomplish any thing. We also know that talk doesn't accomplish anything easier? either so what are we to do. How about to live and let live. In conclusion, we would like you, MSgt. B.C. to know that we are all very "proud" to be pigs af Both sides will have to give in and.give up some power and the Air Force first, and second pigs of the lOoh uPS status but what is power if it is at the cost of a human life? but there is one thing you must remember. There Is We must leak at everyone as being the same as us. Different now and always will be an increasing opposition philosophies yes but two arms, two legs, a body and a head. between first and last- terms and the so called career men or lifers. In an old Mark Twain wisdom, "East is east, and west is west, and never the twain shall meet. Are our values on economics and politics more important Concerned members of than those on the value of life? We wouldn't need economic 10th SPS, RAF ALCONBURY. systems if everyone was blown up, would we? ? Wise up people and learn the meaning of the word COMPASSION and love thy fellow man. TIME TO TIDY UP YOUR LANGUAGE DAVE SHAPIRO RAF LAKENHEATH Most decent people have come to grips with themselves over racially offensive language. We don't say "nigger" or "spade" or "boy". We realize that these terms justifiably annoy people because "One of the most disastrous cultoral influences ever they demean, so we don't use them. to hit America was Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse, that But how about women ? To talk about a woman as idiot optimist who each week marched forth in Techni a "bitch" or a "cunt" is obviously offensive and nobody worth a shit uses these terms. But "chick" color against a battalion of cats, invariably humiliating or"bird" and lots of other terms are not much bet them with one clever trick after another. I suppose the ter. These terms objectify; that is they treat damage done to the American psyche by this Foolish Mouse women as things rather than as people. It demeans will not be specified for another fifty years, but even now them in that it makes them less than people to talk I place much of the blame for Vietnam on the bland att of them in these terms, just as it demeans a black itudes sponsored by our cartoons. " man to call him a"nigger". James A Michener Loaded language is one way to divide ourselves. It divides " whitey" from "niggers" and it divides "studs" from"chicks". We are all people , and if we want to make the world a better place for all of us we will have to avoid this divisive loaded language So call them women, or girls, or best yet, call DIG IT them by their names. You will have to work at it ONE OF LAKENHEATH'S LIRER K-9 SECURITY POL because bad habits die hard. But each time you ICEMEN HAS RECIEVED ORDERS TO REPORT TO R.A.F. catch yourself using one of these terms, recognize MILDENHALL IN THE VERY NEAP FUTURE. HE WILL BE that it is wrong and resolve not to use them any WORKING WITH A DOPE DOG WHICH HAS BEEN TRAINED more. If we want to work in unity with our sisters BY THE METROPOLITAv POLICE (LONDON) it is time for us to tidy up our language. SO DO BE COOL I Tom Culver •'SUPPLEMENT : PeoplelmergingAgainstCorruptEstablishments AFR 35-15 Sez: This is your legal property and cannot he taken fron you. OK-YOU'RE OPPOSED TO THE WAR WHAT ARE YOU DOIHG ABOUT IT? JOIN PEACE OH MAY 31$> IN PRESENTING YOUR OPINION TO THE PRESIDENT & CONGRESS THE THIRD AIRFORCE G.l's ARE UNITING TO EXPRESS OUR DISAPPROVAL OF THE WAR IN VIETNAM. MKrJ Mm I _/ ^^f\W^ ! BUT DON'T STOP THERE. COME WITH US WHEN WE EXERCISE OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS 4 PRESENT THE PETITIONS TO THE U.S. AMBASSADOR AT THE U.S. EMBASSY WHO MUST SEND THEM TO WASHINGTON IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE PRESENTATION THERE WILL BE A PEACE CONCERT WITH BECAUSE OF LONDON TRAFFIC*PARKINS CELEBRITIES SUCH AS MIA FARROW ~ HASSELS, WB ADVISE GUYS TO TAKE THE TONY CURTIS — JANE FONDA — ROALD BUS,BUT IF YOU ARE GETTING THEREON DAHL ~-VANESS\ REDGRAVE —BARBARA YOUR OWN, WE'LL ALL BE AT THE EMBASSY DANE — PATRICIA NEAL + ROCK GROUPS GROSVENOR SQUARE - ll-COo.«. INSTANTPRINT CambridgeS2792 Is A™ iCD^CmO THE PRESENTATION THE PETITION Some people have asked me if the presentation on the ALL bases have been circulating the petition covertly, 31st will be legal. The answer is that it will be. It is just quietly asking people if they would like to sign. clear that under AFR-15 it is an offence to attend a But Alconbury and Lakenheath have tried to do it openly. demonstration in a country other than the U.S. But this On 30 April two people at Alconbury and six at Lakenheath will not be a demonstration. There will be no placards, no were circulating, outside the chow halls and at the mail buttons, no marching or assaults, just a group of G.I J room. The brass blew their minds. At Alconbury, where they presenting ^ petition to the local representative cf our had collected nearly 100 signatures, the two were arrested by Commander in Cheif and our Congressional representatives. a group of full colonels. Did they ever feel important! ! ! M We have a constitutionally guaranteed right to petition The petition forms were taken away and they were harassed our government for the redress of grievances and that is and threatened with being charged with holding an illegal all we will be doing. In order to distinguish the G.l.s demonstration. Of course, two guys just quietly asking people from dependents and other civilians we will be wearing if they want to sign the petition is not a demonstration, so they distinctive armbands, but there is nothing wrong with that. have not actually been charged with anything, though the A recent amendment of AFM 35—10 makes it clear that hassling is continuing. it would be an offence to wear a uniform to even this type At Lakenheath there were two guys in the chow hall, and of gathering, so NO UNI FORMS. Also it is very possible four at the mail room, two in uniform and two not. The two that the fuzz will be around and perhaps even tour the in the chow hall were not disturbed and got quite a few coaches with their doggies, so it is imperative that every signatures. The two in mail room in uniform were apprehended one is clean — that doesn't mean take a bath, it means and taken to the cop shop. There they were told that it was NO DOPE illegal to collect signatures Without the permission of the So as long as we are clean and don't make any trouble Base Commander (which is not true) and turned loose. The two there is nothing wrong with coming to the presentation. If in civilian clothes were told the same thing and ordered off the somebody tells you otherwise, as some are doing, it is base. No charges were pressed at lakenheath either. just bullshit. With the kind of entertainment we are going Because the brass seems to think that permission of the Base to have there will be hundreds coming, so they won't even Commander is necessary (which would now equate collecting be able to hassle most of us. But that isn't the important point signatures on a petition with a distribution of leaflets) some point; IT IS LEGAL. All we are doing is exersising a right groups are requesting permission under AFR 35—15 to do so. that we have as Americans, to present our petition to the No Base Commanders have granted permission but it may yet happen. government and to have a party. So make sure you get your bus ticket so you can come along. One base is continuing to circulate the petition openly. It may be that the guys doing it have not been noticed, but nobody else has FOT BUS TICKETS OR INFORMATION ON THE been arrested. The plain fact is that there is nothing wrong with PETITIONS, OR ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT circulating the petition unless you can call doing so a demonstration. MAY 31ST AND P.E.A.C.E., CONTACT: That requires a stretch of the verbiage that even a court martial would Bentwaters. John McCoy 81st CSG find difficult to make. Even if that stretch is made you run smack into Bks 760 Rm. 31 the First Amendment to the Constitution which guarantees the right Pat Richardson of the people to petition the government, and that is followed by 91st TFS "• AFR 35—15 as quoted on the petition'form. Don't you think they Bks 758 Rm. 20 would love to charge those guys who have been arrested?? The reason Woodbridge Joe Berus 381st MMS they haven't is that they can't, it is just no offence. So get out there Ruislip Glenn Ramsey and get some more signatures so we can give the Ambassador a 954-1837 bundle on the 31st. Don Kalivoda Ext 2893 (room A12) Upper Heyford Donald Christiansen Box 67 SO WE CAN KEEP THE GROUP TOGETHER, BUSES WILL LEAVE THE Bks 489 FRONT GATES OF THE BASES AT THE FOLLOWING TIMES: Alconbury Bill Evans Bks. 670 Room 39 Bentwaters 8:00A.M. Feltwell Tony Duncan Wood bridge 8:00A.M. Bks. 17 Lakenheath 8:00A.M. Room 9 upstairs Mildenhall 8:00A.M. Lakenheath Stan Mizer 9:00A.M. Room 54 Upper Heyford Block 4 Croughton 9:00A.M. OR CONTACT P.E. A.C.B. P.O. Box 62, 3 Round Church Street, Cambridge. Ruislip 10:00A.M. SHOW YOU CARE ONLY WHEN A LARGE NUMBER OF Gl S TURN OUT CAN WE HAVE AN EFFECT • PeopleEmergingAgainstborruptlstablishments Vol 1 No 11 AFR 35 - 15 Sez: This is your legal property and cannot be taken from you. June 1971 A PAPER BY AND FOR GI'-S PUBLISHE D UNDERGROUND FOR RAF Alconbury f% Bentwaters Chicksands Croughton Lakenheath Mildenhall Ruislip Upper Heyford Woodbridge GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE DY THE PEOPLE AND CAPTAIN CULVER: FOR THE PEOPLE ? We all learned these words of president Lincoln along The charyos ponding against Tom are best set out in Right now in theStates the government Is trying to pre with a lot of other ideas that we like to believe about our Amer reverse order. Charge 2, Violation of UCMJ article 92, the vent the New York Times and other newspapers from publish ican form of government. Ideas like freedom of speech, freedon specification that ho did nt London on 31 May attend démon ing certain "secret" documents. Do these papers reveal the of assembly and freedom of the press. We like to think that strations in violation of AFR 35-15. Charge 1, Violation of workings of a bomb, or the plan for an anti-IBM SYSTEM? No, our government is controlled by the American people and that article 133, conduct unbecoming an officer, tho specifica what's secret is that they reveal how our leaders have behaved our elected leaders care what wo think; that they are truly res- tion that Tom solicited other s to come to London as charge in reguards to the war in Vietnam. Should such things be sec ponsivo to tho wlLihti:; of their oonistll mini.:;. I. by 11.iiiiHiici out lonflots urcj-Yig tl'- -i to Join us. ret in a free society? Can it remain a democracy if they are? Through working with the P.E.A.C.E. movement many of Simply stated his crimes are handing out one handbill Why is the Air Force so concerned about the F.E.A. C.£. us have had a hard lesson in how far our present government on 24 May (that's all they can prove) and going along with movement? Is it because of the equality in the movement has strayed from these ideals of American democracy. everybody else on the 31st. These are the crimes for which where an Airman Basic has jusÊ as much say so as a General In London on the 31st of May a reporter gave Tom Culver the Air Force would like, to send him to prison. They ignore and often proves himself more intelligent? Is it because of his telephone number and told him to give him a call if he was that the First Amendment to the 88, S, Constitution guarantees the thorough democracy of it where there are no leaders and arrested in the middle of the night. He laughed at him and our rights to free speech, free assembly and to petition the yet everything gets dore ? Is it because these ideas are so said; That doesn't happen to Americans. Tom Culver knows government. Without any legal authority they simply decided destructive of the kind of caste and mindless following men better now. to call our petitioning a demonstration. On flimsy legal au tality that the military tries to create? Is that why some We know that no petition of airmen in England would thority AFR 35-15 denies us our constitutional rights while commanders are willing to disreguard our rights and even basic cause the president to stop the war. But we thought that he serving overseas. human decency in their efforts to suppress us? would care. We thought that our voices added to so many After he was brought back to the base he was restreot- Why should "all power to the people" be considered a millions of others might help to speed the end of that awful ed for almost a week before he was charged. He is still re "radical" slogan? Isn't that what Lincoln was talking about war. So we sorked for months collecting signatures in the quired to live on the base, though his home is in Cambridge, at Gettysburg? Hermade that speech in the midst of the great face of illegal harassment and intimidation by the Air Force. At Alconbury, Sgt Barrie Gilfrey had been on a probat est internal struggle in our nations history. We wrote the Ambassador telling him that some of us were ionary undesireable discharge for almrast a year. He had had The south had become obsessed with slavery. That is giving up our day off to deliver these signed petitions to no trouble and had been a fine airman. Because he went on understandable because most of the rich people's money was him. Did the Amhassador care? As our president's represen the 31st the suspension was wacated. He had only 30 days tied up in their slaves. These owners lived in constant fear tative here did he want to know our feelings ? to go before his normal honorable discharge. He has worked of a slave uprising. The mail was censored, the press was Over 200 of us did give up our day off to deliver the it out that hiis loss of benefits comes to around 8,000 dollars. censored and anyone who opposed the system of slavery was petitions. Who had the Amnassador left there to recieve them? Two other men at Alconbury were put on the control roster summarily lynched. A Marine Gunnery Sergeant. That's who that guy in civilian solely because they went on the 31st. Lincoln was elected on a platform that was only mildly clothes, who wouldn't identify himself was. The head of the Now discharges are meant to get rid of people, and the anti-slavery. None the less the south tried to secede and the guard. control roster is to control those who need close supervison. war was the result. Hundreds of thousands lost their lives, We peacefully gatherred at Speaker's Corner. We had Neither are meant to be used as punishments. By mis-using the rich southerners lost all their wealth, but few can doubt no placards or banners. We used no loud speakers. We walk these administrative actions the men are unable to demand that America was closer to our ideals after it. The Constit ed in small quiet groups to the Embassy. We quietly went in trial by court martial and are thereby dwprived of their right ution was amended. The 13th Amendment which finally abol and handed our forms to the Marine, our Commander-in-Chief's under the UCMJ. While Tom's case is pending to decide wh ished slavery was added, kthe 14th which required the States representative. A few of us calmly answerred a few questions ether it was a demonstration and whether the regulation is to adhere to the bill of rights and guarantees every American of reporters. Finally we went to a good old fashioned American lawful the Alconbury authorities simply ignore the law and "due process of Law" and the 15th which forbid discrimination picnic. We were quiet, non-violent and gentlemanly. We did these legal questions by abusing administrative actions. in voting on the basis of race, religion or previous slavery. not embarrass our government in any way. One of the letters If you were trying to select the most prejudeced inve We are once again entering a period of great internal we have received said that ours was an effort to restore Amer stigating officer for Tom's case how would you go about it. struggle. Our constitution has proven no longer adequate t ica to the position of moral leadership it once held. Does that You might say; well which base has been the most ruthless protect our rights in_a_sra of a huge military establishment embarrass the Air Force? in trying to supress the P.E.A.C.E. movement? ? Alconbury and immense concentration of economic wealth. To aciueve'. What has been the result of our lawful effort to influence '"ould spring to mind. There they; have made illegal appre our ideals of democracy and equality great changes will be our government? Tom Culver was arrested in the middle of the hensions on and off the base; they have made illegal seizures needed. night, less than sixteen hours before he was due to board a they have abused adminstrative actions and improperly endor President Lincoln said the battle of Gettysburg was plane for home and discharge. Tom is to be brought before a sed APR's. Then you would ask; well who is the ohief legal fought; General Court Martial on two charges which carry a maximum officer there who has been advising about all this? The ans That this nation, under God, shall have new birth punishment of a dismissal and four years confinement at hard wer would be LtCol Ripple, clearly the one legal officer in of freedom and that government of the people, by the labor. Other bases have improperly used administrative act England least likely to be impartial. Do you know who con people, and for the people shall not perish from the ' ions as punishments to deprive us of our tights under the U.C. ducted the Article 32 pre-trial investigation in Tom's case . earth. IM.: and recommended trial by General Co' Martial on both cha WE SAY: rges and specifications? That's right. ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE TT'S THE SAME STRUGGLE y«0«VE1HEOf«PeK / Ytes ) If&U MMlTlNt» TORRExr XI «"• J FÖPP st MAY 31 THE LIFER OF THE MONTH PRESENTATION STATEMENT Lifers ror Sale We have many good lifers for sale, rent or free if they aren't sold We are gathered here today for the purpose of pre sent ins; At RAF Alconbury, two GI's were apprehended while in 30 years.You can see and touch them a petition to the United States ambassador to Britain. We collecting signatures for the petitions. Over 98 signa anytime at the NCO club,0 club or are all members of the U.S. armed forced stationed In Italted tures were seized and not returned. Since no charges have near (but not on) the flight line. Kingdom, and we represent those GI's who signed the petition. been filed, these were apparent attempts by the military They are easily identified by short We submit the petition to the ambassador because we feel him authorities to illegally confiscate signatures and stifle hair and are dressed in anything to be our aost direct, uncensored link with our president these individuals' rights to petition their president and from fatiques to suits with white and congress. The petition reads as follows* congress. Also, signers of the petition have been called socks• & "To the president and congress of the United States! into the office of the base commander and warned not to Please don't hurry because we have We the undersigned members of the U.S. Air Force and Navy sign the petition again and not to come to present the lots of them.We have a partial stationed in England are opposed to the American war in petitions to you. At RAF Lakenheath, GI's were apprehended listing of what we feel is the crew Indochina. Because Vietnamization is increasing the Air on three separate occasions and were ordered off the base cream of the crop. Force and Navy role in the War, it is more important than or to stop. Here also, GI's have been warned not to take Unfortunatly we were unable to put ever before that we voice our opposition." part in presenting you with the petitions. At RAF Bentwaters, these in order of rank since rank the base newspaper carried a biased interpretation of AFR is only what you've made of it and Being activeiduty members of the U.S. armed forces, 35-15, designed to discourage participation in today*s pre w« aren't sure of what they've mad« we are more fully aware of military activities and the sentation, and three GI's were warned by the commanding of lt. realities of war than most civilians. Many oftlhave been in officer not to participate. These are only a few of many So heres our first big llferiand Indochina. We know «hat American air power has done. We such incidents. he is a big one.He is a TSgt and have witnessed mass destruction caused by indiscriminate we think that he weighs over 500 bombing; the nauseating sight of bodies charred beyond recog AFR 35-15 paragraph 4 states that military personnel pounds.This enables him to cover nition by napalm and phosphorous bombs; and the total des may petition or present a grievance to any member of Congress alot of ground and thus supress truction of crops and vegetation with defoliation chemicals without fear of reprisal. This is in accordance with the alot of bothersome hippies.He also which destroy the land economically and ecologically. How first amendment of the constitution. By the Air Force's smells and has very short hair(have many non-combatant civilians have come to hate the United reaction they have demonstrated that it seems to apply only you ever seen one with long hair). States because of the destruction of their homes and crops if you agree with National Policy. We don't interpret the Unfortunatly we must inform you and «he killing of their families by American air power? We Constitution that way. And, since we are sworn to uphold that our good friend has been put tell the people of Indochina that we are there to preserve and defend the Constitution, we feel we must exercize our on a diet(bummer,bummer),but he their right to self determination and yet we prop up a rights under it. We believe that the military wishes to is not letting it get him down military dictatorship which profits from the mass destruct stifle our expression of dissent in o«Sder to prevent the because he is smarter than the doctors ion. American public from knowing that there is dissent within thj and is eating Baby Ruth candy bars service. 'Che military states that we are detrimental to on the sly,right on.This however The United States Air Force is probably the most power morale; we believe that it is the military which is really shows that he is one who can think ful organization in the world and we feel that in Indochina detrimental to morale when it follows its policy of denying for himself.He can usually be lt is being used amorally and irresponsibly. We are there our constitutional rights. When rights guaranteed to all found hasseling first termers fore skeptical of current policies towards ending the U.S. the citizens are trampled upon it is an omen of worse things about their hair. involvement there. Although ground forces are being with to come. We speak out riow, for tomorrow we may not bezahle Next we have a MSgt who is a true drawn, air and naval activities are being increased, and it to. humanitarian;)» hates everyone is these activities which cause most of the death and des equaly.Aside from his strenous truction. We in the Air Force and Navy will not be satisfied The Air Force may attempt to put us in jail for this duties as Base NBC officer's helper that the war is at an end until all U.S. military activities presentation. If they do, it will be up to the American (thats BNC0H for you people in the in Indochina have ceased. people to help protect our rights and their own as well. military)and an ex-marine he is also looked up to by CID,KKX,0SI, We would also like you to be aware of the harassment Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of John Birchers,the hard hats and that some of us have experienced in collecting signatures for speech or of the press; of the right of the people peace all of middle America. this petition; harassment that has entailed serious infringe ably to assemble and to petition the government for a CMSgt Underpass is the famous ments on our rights as guaranteed under the first amendment redress of grievances. NC0IC of the FMS snack bar.When of the constitution. The following are some of the incidents he is not swooning his "girl" he that have occurred as we have endeavored to express our dis We want American involvement in the war to cease is hard at work pestering people about approval of the Indochina wan immediately and we want our constitutional rights. their unpersonnal apperance.. Where would we all be if it weren't for the great white fathers to tell us that we need a hair cut.You bad better get this one quick because I think that he might already belong to Maj.JBosJu. xncidently Maj Bosh has taken tue full weight »f 1S-10 upon himself Mi up llulil .What: 'I--II i il Lon,can you beat that. WE WERE THERE Major panel has got to be the best axx buy we've got.MajPanel has put May 31st is a day that will long everyone else to shame with one single be remembered as Memorial Day. The day act»On 28 May,71 at 1200 hours (bow we pay tribute to our jfellow country militay) Panel saw some hippies handing men who gave the last full measure of out papers and took swift and immédiat« devotion to their country. Their lives. action to stop this.His first act was to humiliate the distributors.He conned It is altogether fitting that we them into giving him a paper and bravelj should pause to honor and remember what ripped it up in front of them.He than they did for our country. But we should tried to enlist the help of an Alftt »ever forget why they died. They died who foolishly refused.Single handedly to preserve freedom and establish peace. he attacked,ripping the wires off his engine thus rendering the car and the The highest tribute we can pay those airmen helpless.A fine effort and one who, before us, have been called upon to that could only have been Initiated give their lives is not to have? anymore by an officer of his magnatude. wars. It seems we would rather remember Maj Panel has made everyone else look «heir images than their ideals. Since like mere amatures.Never the less there even today we are still at war and our are others to chose from. individual rights are still abused. We have alot of lifers with alot of miles left on them.Like a CMSgt who, The 31st of May 1971 is a day that believe it or not,has been trained to will long be remembered by the U.S.A.F. present their petitions to their coun drive a truck(serious inquries only), and the other military organizations as try's representative. Little did they an AP captain that we'll let go cheap the beginning of the end for their un know that their representative was only and a SMSgt,1st Sgt who dispite his limited powers. a U.S. Marine Sgt. in a suit. Some of size is a real terror at any base. the groups read the petition to the Unfortunately we do not take trade-ins On this day 200 American servicemen, rep. and others just handed them to him or gifts so please stop sending us SSgts stationed throughout England, gathered and quietly left the embassy. who can pick their nose,pick their ass, at Speakers Corner in Hyde Park to quiet drink a cup of coffee,and do a days work ly and non violently present a petition After this they walked in their same all at the same time. to their tountries representative over groups back to Hyde Park to catch buses Please stop in,look around,and take on< seas. to VicSoria Park for a picnic and concert. of these wonderfull lifers home with you.They are all gauranteed for 20 years The 200 sat peacefully at Speakers None of the 200 servicemen, who to do nothing usefull and most last up Corner until everyone arrived. They attended this presentation, hoped to gain to 30 years or more. then read a statement to the press anything that would benefit them physically. They were all members of the U.S.A.F. and which explained their reasons for pre their chances of going to Viet Nam and senting the petition to the ambassador. being killed were slim. Their motives only they could know but surely in their The 200 had no placards, they did not hearts they know what they were doing march to the embassy in a mass and there was right. They chanced retribution by was no singing or chanting of any kind. the military and possible jail time to They simply broke up into groups of 5 and do what little they could to end their 6 and walked quietly from Hyde Park to country's involvement in an unAmerican the American Embassy along a carefully and inhumane war. planned route with police supervision. There they stayed in their groups, never once gathering in a group larger These 200 men have shown the same than 6, and walked into^rhe embassy to spirit and courage that helped free our country in the Revolutionary War. Yet even now they are harrassed and punished by the U.S.A.F. k If you weren't present on the 31st those who were did your dirty work for you and now you^re going to let them take the consequences. If you care don't be afraid to stand up for them and yourself, they broke no laws. They quietly and nonviolently presented a petition to their country's representatives (Marine Sgt.) expressing their grievances. Look PASS THIS COPY AROUND at the First amendment of the Constitution Generals Qjrge on Scab Grapes and then ask yourself they should Have been there. So at Alconbury we had the usual meetings and DAY IN COURT* intellectual masturbation. On April JO, J.C. Walker and I decided to get petitions signed which pro Don't miss the show in Huntingdon on ALCONBURY tested the war. As you know, we were busted on the 8th of July when Msgt Nathan sues made-up charges and had the petitions bagged. From Brisbois and Jensen of the OSI. The show that time on, Alconbury became the scene of re is open to the public and commences at pression... J.C.'s APR was dicked around with by 110:30 am. RAPS Findlay so that it read "he is actively engaged.. in anti-American subversive activities" and that he was encouraging "disaffection and disloyalty." MEETINGS In a letter of reprimand to me, Blanton said that I had "dishonored and disgraced" myself "as &PEH LETTER TO PEACE Meetings are held every Tuesday nipbt an officer and gentleman" along with a few other at 7.30 at the Three Horseshoes Pub near nasty thigns. He concluded by saying that, had RAF Alconbury*s main pate. Help put the my resignation not been accepted through the My name is Bill Halainen. I am a 2nd lieu paper together. Personnel from all bases benevolence of the Secretary of the Air Foree, are welcome to attend« tenant, retired, and formerly of Alconbury RAF. I would have been court-martialed for netitioning. The three Horseshoes is a Public House» Contrary to popular opinion, neither I nor any of Compare that to the comment John Stennis, Chairman YOUR ATTENDANCE CANNOT BE PROHIBITED my friends are, or ever have been, Communist in of the Senate Armed Serwiees Committee, made in BY YOUR COMMANDER? surgents. We are peonle who have been kicked in a letter to J.C. and me: "thank you for your recent the balls by a system which does not recognize letter with regard to the difficulty you have en that we are American citizens with rights and duties countered while asserting your right to petition that must be fulfilled. We are people who have the United States government...! have been glad to ALCONBURY, England - Sgt. Barry seen harassment, slander, imprisonment snd a few express my special interest in this problem to other things in attempting to assert our rights. Gilfry, 24, of Fullerton charged today appropriate authorities..." And that from John that his commanding officer, Air Force We are people who know fear, uncertainty, and Stennis, who is about as far from being "sub Yellow Col. Ralph Finblay of the Tag Recon paranoia as much as we feel strength in the ess versive" as a man can be. naissance Wing Command, "has directly ential correctness of our actions. Anf, finally, bodies threatened to demote or punish any air we are people who are pissed off! By now much of this has probably blown over - lie in men who, by exercising their rights have I don't know, though, because I was hustled out stagnant embarassed him or the base." Gilfry has been given an undesirable My first contact with PEACE came when, as a of the Air Force on 5 days notice to keep me from waters, conscientious objector rtationed in Germany, I discharge for his participation in a May being in London on May 31st. The Air Force even Flies 31 march on the U.S. embassy in London saw a twix from the Wing Commander at Alconbury went so for as to make special arrangements to eating protesting the Vietnam war- to HQ USAFE. It referred to PEACE as H "a peace have me checked on board my flight on the 29th. In a transatlantic telephone interview- agitation paper which is subversively printed and So now I'm a civilian, and J.C. has to handle, hungrily this morning, the young airman said his distributed from nearby Cambridge." At the time alone, all the crap that Komesdown from the top. at the base commander, Capt. Charles Fritts of I was a naive political virgin - I saw my impend I was an officer, though, and J.C. is only and death- the 2166th Communications. Squadron, has echoed the colonel's statement. ing reassignment there as a romantic trip into enlisted man. Angels and scum, according to the glazed Politico-Land. The fantasy died three days after military. TTo one at Alconbury will stand up with eyes. This policy, he says, has been Carried arriving at Alconbury. him, no one give's a damn so long as they're stoned- Freedom out. "U.S. Air Force security police have free. For Christ's sake, people, open your eyes! made arrests off the base." On March 22, Col. Blanton told me that any at last, However, he continued, "While they action I took involving PEACE could bring down a It's summer now, and I find myself taking re Beneath have the authority to do so. Col. Ripple of the Aiconbury legal office has Said court martial on me under seme unspecied reg; on sistance abit more seriously. I've gotten tougher the March 26, Col. Findlay told me I was "apathetic" this is a breach of NATO agreements." and lost a lot of the old fears. I've come a long Out of the 200 men who participated in and a "dead weight" and that he was getting rid American MSXJC way since my days of wanting to be an OSI Flag... the London march, Gilfry said that only of me. I was "asked" to resign in lieu of a agent, Goldweter supporter and military historian, he and three others have been dis ciplined so far. court to show cause for retention, which I did. and the changes came from people like Findlay snd At the time, I was just beginning to realize that The other three he said have perfect holes like Alconbury, not from Communist sub- records. He believes that he was probab I was being hustled into getting out before (1) verters who've fucked with my mind. So, friends, ly singled out because he has been on I could conclude a successful habeus corpus suit brothers and sisters, get your minds together and probation for the past year for the al leged possession of marijuana. against the Air Force in Federal Court, and (2) out of the dope pages for a few days. See what's before I could get in touch with PEACE, a aper He was never court-martialed for the going on. When someone comes knocking on your door drug offense but instead agreed to go on that they. fear. Shortly after that, I got in next year, it'll be too late to come around. probation and extend his service tor five touch with PEACE; then came the Alconbury Follies. months past his March, 1971, discharge In peace, date. Getting together at Alconbury was and is "I a'greeo) to the terms of the agree impossible because of the intimidation Ral^h lays Bill ment because 1 did not want adverse down on the base and because of apathy. People publicity in the states." Giifry said the are willing to forfeit their right to speak in 0 marijuana was found in an off-base house he was staying in and he had no knowl return for a toke or two or maybe it for some of Jear Bill (2nd Lt. Ret.) edge of its presence. them lysergic sparklers, and thut's the first Citing his service record, 'he said, "I step of thought control. To both friands and in- Alconbury is no longer stagnant. Our rights have been have been in the U.S. Air Force for four frrrmers at Alconbury, I would nny thia: "OptD infringed too many times. J.C. will not be fighting years and 10 months. My performance reports reflect that I have accomplished your eyesl Slowly your IIIRMI riKliln ""d limit.od alon« In the futur« at Alconbury. We have organized, my duties In nn outstanding munncr." - freedoms nro lie i up; nuolwil nwny. Cot, off your' nun, ami we will ftplit to proteot those rights guaranteed u fie 1| nu K 4 imiinimmlimloned officer. friend; if you'rn nut. pnrt. i.i 1.1m no I u 1.1 on, ynu'rn «vi'<>b I mn, " «ml m mul I'V l"i i i' I I Alroiiliill y III III« I III Hin. him, hu Huld Hint lie could "concelvnbly IIIM' hmitifilH from the V'*tn un« Ailmhi- III.Ii with I'IAOII iKiniliflti «nd rights to ship hotuwlmUl ijihKl'i 'Ilii« would IK- ii ton» of more Uiuu II hj Und»«'"-«!'!« I ., i I..., , y II. r;| I fry T ta.ooo." "1 (eel 1 have committed no crime," he emphasized, "and I will continue to speak against the war in Southeast Asia as my constiiutional right." The decision to discharge him was an administrative one and there was np trial. He is appealing the action but says or he has been told his chance» arc dim be- AI.MINnllUV MI'ITIir - , To^**^cOtf cjiusr of II current Mining imtlpnlby to -^»v wirdi nrviu n protMunj UM w«r in Bnilind II.il. ..I Inn« All (ml I..II«III«« ;il.l.ll. A numb« ol oihirii hi Mid) iwv» Qejmj Iqtfn HI «|.|,. «ii.iuuii mn »lil« iii« i i |ltl util I« i.. n I. ipilnid fer HIHI loüvlttü tlia "Aluniiiiiii r Rapt" Lllfllal »•>" h«l'ir (lllltlbuitdi "Alumni IP < 'm I CnfrinmiPO •>' 'in f'l lift ' M 0, K, fHs§ ,!••- II« I»,i ,n m i i inn «il any, hul wa« arrest ml «.nywtf mi ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION hondfd Juni it) outildi uw !<«** wiwi r» MMtal ptlMlpllli "'"'" A« wa« i «k»ii hath "" Dilti wiii itandlni «'"' « n"»'i» oj OIVIUKM Col. Ft ml lay. GMMndll HIHI I 1H > hill " !•• who win hindlni out liifliti iipuilntni tn Aloonbury pinonnil thi llliiil •*• you know you're through. Tli« only thin» yn'li i«i«lv« II WOUltl IP| . I Inn* I «linn m.iaiilly, I h.l any MM In I h« Ali I .... . i |,.rt i„ "ailiiilnUi rat I v« VIET ' i whli ii hid boon dkm «««iiiui AL on thl« base In the future I« punishment." Th« UM • onbuiv IIMIMII day Carl's OIC, Capt Klinwill, tola him IM would n«v«r «I I Inn" ullr.llini hn |,„,, ,| aiir I III gl Kl -.iit. ..I mil. "ii« iiiii nut hand oui my tHfliti, lie be recommended for 1 roinotlon to sergeant beaauso of Mm.-'. I III« "mllillnli.l i ,il I „.. a.Uli.n" |i , Wim nrrwitml mul hioiighl buck on ll* hum' ul which llmr Col, Kjiibluy lotd htm his political views, supposedly because NCO's ara sevtra, as in tha oases of AlC'i Spane« «ml Ooyllj fie would récrive nulluni; in lln- future N>und to uphold USAF policies. How many times have 'li. I linn ',i|iln. limy iinrn |il mtul .... II I iimlm Imt pUnilhnilDt And would never be pro you heard a senior NCO cutting down America, the War, for a poriocl of 90 days "for aotlvltles fi om 1 May to moted." «nd Air Force Policies? Why aren't they demoted to 31 May 1971." The letters do not Stat« exactly what At the present time, there are 14 main activities, but the command fools this Is unimportant bases in FJngland and innumerable de ;he rank of AIC? Or can a person say what he believes tachments, Gilfry said, all of whieh are only after he attains the rank of NCO? since this is "administrative action" and not punish having similar problems. ment. These men will be under special supervision during this period and will not be eligible for pro motion. Even though this action is not severe, it is still illegal action since there is no proof of a crime FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH having been committed and no charges have been preferred. . In other action stemming from the 31st, ten. Bell Lt. Col. Ripple, Staff Judge Advocate at Alconbury has signed the Undesirable Discharge for Sgt Gilfry. jays that "While Air Force Security Police have the This is another form of "administrative action" wherein »uthority to make off-base arrests, this is a breach a man's entire future is ruined, where he is placed >f NATO Agreements. under severe strain and treated as a second class cit izen. Even though the repercussions are severe, this man has no right to a hearing under military justice since, once again, this is "administrative action" as opposed to judiciary punishment. The Nazi's used to A dependant at Alconbury, Bradley Buchner, was barred use a tactic something like this, only instead of from the base for allegedly handing out "Alconbury Raps." ruining a man's future they assured there would be not. The commanders who issued the order to ban him were not future by putting a bullet in his head. How far can available for comment, nor were they available when Büchner "administrative action" go? tried to contact them over the weekend trying to gain FOR CHRIST'S ,SAKE Remember the line in the Pledge of Allegiance "...one access to the base to go to his job at the Airmen's Cltb, nation under God, indivisible, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE He missed 16 hours of work because of their illegal ban. There is one thing I would like to make perfectly clear FOR ALL"? It's okay to say it, but don't ever expect Later in the week Buchner's father received a,letter anyone in the military to come across with it. Keep to everyone, for it CONCERNS everyone. It seems to me that from Col. Findlay saying that if his dependant were seen your thoughts private, keep your mouth closed, and even the politicians and the higher ranking military men have brain associating with members of the PEACE movement again, though you*ll be like a trained dog or a robot, you'll washed everyone, including themselves into thinking that the Mr. Büchner Senior would lose his job as manager of Alc- have a lot of stripes on your arm to brag about. people involved with the "peaceful revolution" are working jnbury's commissary. for either the U.S.S.R. or Red China, in an attempt to over "ALCONBURY RAPS" throw the American government and spread Communism. How assinine can they be? Do they really believe that we would Str\i m On the 16th of June Alconbury GI's handed out the r THE . spend so much of our time trying to change (not overthrow) FOR snnns' first issue of "Alconbury Raps". The main gate was our government, which we feel is corrupt in many of it's pol AFTER THE 3J.SL. closed and traffic rerouted to another exit to keep icies, just so we can be puppets of another government which Alconbury personnel from receivinp their copies of the At Alconbury action has been taken against some ten new underground newspaper. When our distributors is just asscorrupt? What we want is, to put an end to the sens Airmen who were in London on the 31st of May. Many moved to the other exit the main gate was re-opened eless killing and maiming of our fellow men, women, and chi have been placed on the control roster for 90 days, and distribution recommenced there. It should be ap ldren; to destroy the idea that because a man is black, yellow during which time they are not eligible for promotion. parent to the brass that Alconbury personnel would or red that he is not as intelligent or worthy of respect as a Many of the Letters of Notification the men received rather have the choice to receive or turn down a copy white man; but most of all we feel that a manrshould be allow stated they were plieed on the control roster because of the paper than to be late getting home. Or is the ed to -think and act a s he wants, not how other people want of their activities "...from 1 May to 31. May." It brass afraid there is too much truth in "Alconbury Raps" him to. God is said to have created man in his own image. appears that the brass are afraid to specify just what that they won't even allow loyal Air Force members to get a copy? Is this spirit we have held in the highest esteem for thousands these Airmen did to deserve this 90 day's probation. of years a murderer or a bigot? If so, why have we been pra Sgt Gilfry, 2166 Comm Sqdn, was scheduled to depart On June 23rd we made an attempt to distribute the the UK on the 27th of June for an Undesirable Discharge second issue of "Alconbury Raps". To get the British ising him ? Christ died for the sins of mankind. If he were for his alleged participation on the 31st, however he police on the scene in a hurry the brass dialled 999. here today he would have to die a thousand times over for is presently on an administrative hold as a possible The police officers who responded to the call made us OUR sins. So, wake up brothers and sisters, what we are do witness for the defense in Capt Tom Culver's court- move on. However, a spokesman at the Huntingdon Police ing is for YOUR sake as well as ours. martial. He seems confident that the Undesirable Dis Headquarters said "The commanders at Alconbury dial 999 charge will be reversed before his departure as there for every minor occasion. Since we are obligated to is no proof that he has breached Air Force Regs. It take action when the emergency number is dialled we PEACE is possible there will be a Congressional Inquiry into will see that the commanders use the number in future Chris Reulbach his caafi and several others at Alconburyj_ for emergencies only." RAF Alconbury VIETNAM/THEBIGLE America has been shocked by last week's revelations in the New York Times of the Pentagon's secret history of the Vietnam war For those of you who haven't been keeping up with the newspapers lately, the New York Times, along with other papers are fighting a court battle with the U.S. govern ment over the printing of a series of articles called The Pentagon Papers. These articles are classified documents of a study ordered by ex- Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara about the story of how our country became involved in the Viet Nam War. These papers show how a succession of Presidemts have blatantly lied to the American people over what's been going on in that country. Now through these articles we, the American public, see what has really trans pired to involve us in a costly and unjust war. From the Internatioal Heraldfi Tribune, Monday, June 14, 1971- '"The struggle in South Viet Nam was likewise bound up with the idea of 'containing China', whose potential shadow over Southeast Asia was viewed as a palpable threat by Mr. Rusk because of his World War II exper- ienece in Asia and the victory of MaoTse-tung's rev olution in China. But behind these foreign-policy axioms about domino effects, wars of liberation and All the world a martyr loves the containment of China, the history reveals a deeper But the damned take hate to bed perception amonn g the President and his aides that the The sinner escapes by dying his cause United States was now the most powerful nation in the let to a life of hell I"m wed world and that the outcome in South VietNam would dem And who oan say why Bobby died onstrate the will and the ability of the United States to While Jimmy lived to cry have it's own way in world affairs. And who oan say why Bobby died The history conveys an impression that the war was thus While Jimmy lived to cry considered less important for what it meant to the South Sweet Robert,so brave and fair Vietnamese people than for what it meant to the pos Lay down his life in that far land ition of the United States in the world. To spill his guts for an endless war Just to reach his brothers hand Mr. McNaughton would later capsulize this perception in a memorandum to Mr. McNamara seeking to apportion But my dear Jim refused to go American aims in South Vietnam: Said his work must never cease *70%-to avoid a humiliating U.S. defeatfto our repu And he was cast as dirt and low tation as a guarantor). But Bobby died-he cried *20%-to Keep South Vietnam and (then adjacent) terr- itiory from Chinese hands. And then my Bobby came home from war With medals on his breast *10%-to permit the people of South Vietnam to enjoy But they were not yet near enough a better, freer, way of life. To hide what was his chest *Also to emerge from crisis without unacceptable taint from methods used. And when they laid young Bob to rest *NOT-to'help a friend" although it would be hard to Beneath the golden sky stay in it if asked out. My other son came close enough To see-to hate-to cry The words in parenthesis are Mr- McNamara's. ft.nd now my only son must live To love and not depend To be cursed by all mankind mat previous statement and many others show what Until! his sweet life's end. lengths the government of our country and the President in particular have gone to decieve it's people. We wouldn't Abraxus have enough room to print the full three articles so wetee having them reproduced and anyone who is interested can OATH OF ENLISTMENT look them over and read them. We're trying to start at the Do you remember that epic day when you decided Lo moment, a P.E.A.C.E. library and these are the first items serve your and solemly swore to spend four years in servit going into it. Remember, if your'e interested, please write'. ude? If you can remember that fateful day I am truely sorry for you since you have obviously been dead all this time and someone has forgotten to bury you. Since someone has goofed and left the matter unattend ed someone might as well try to take advantage of it and try to help set things straight. How many of us reading this leaf let right now could even briefly explain what was on the DD Form 4 in section 57 when we signed up. Just in case you need refreshing it states: I do solemly swear or affirm to def end the Constitution of the United States of America against all enemies foreign and domestic then you swear to ob ey all lawful orders. If thats what you swore to you'd better stop and figure it out. It's very hard to swear to a statement which is obviou sly contradictory. The contradictions fall on the oath to defend the Constitution and obey the laws of the UCMJ. If the military says your rights under the Constitution are limi ted as far as freedom of speech, the right to assemble and the right to address ^Congress for a redress of grievances thru petition you must obey these laws. But if the Constit ution states in the First Amendment Congress shall make no law then Congress which is organized under KIIKON «aid- "I THINK HISTORY WILL RECORD THAT THIS WAB the Constitution to uphold the Constitutional rights of the in . MAY HAVE BEEN ONE OF AMERICA'S F.NEST HOURS.--7/30/69 dividuals goofed. If Congress shall make no laws-what hapr pehed on May 31st, 1951. Thats the date the brass affirms that the UCMJ gave them the right to abridge your First Amen dment rights. And just for the record Congress did enact into law the UCMJ on that date. So there comes a point where one has to make a simple decision. Did Congress goof and pass 1^0 tH&$% \f a law abridging your rights or are the military bosses just twisting their interpretationiof the UCMJ too far. Do you really think they can do that. As an example we gi ve you Capt. Tom Culver. Toms case is a true test of military audacity. Do they have the guts to push before a court of justice a case involving the rape of the Constitution "So what's wrong wich a little cheatin as long as we're a and even dare to believe the people would be complacent and family that prays together? to |y accept it. If this is what they believe they are grossly under mining the American spirit which in the past not only establi shed the Constitution but bred into every young American a sense of justice and equality for all shich can't be confused by interpretations of print. We want justice. If you stand by and allow Capt Culvers case go unattested you are as good as the persons covered in the second paragraph. Living in this world and calling yourself an American but dead inside and doomed to be buried. Dear Col. Waatharvax I was at your briefing.Since you had no DOES THIS SOUND FAIR? question and answer tin« I feel that I LEGA L would like to comment on a few things that Under the first Amendment of the Constitution of you had to say. the United States we are specifically given the rights I liked alot of what you had to say,you of free speech, freedom of the press, the right to really had some good ideas. peaceably assemble and the right to request redress There was however a few things that you of prievances from Conprsss throuph petition. The said which I feel should be elaborated on. first sentence of this amendment boldly states that Maybe I look at things a-bit different than Conpress shall make HO laws abridginp these riphts • ? MILITARY JUSTICE ? you do. The first parapraph by itself needs no explanation since, as Americans, we should be familiar with its Military justice is a conflict of terms. The First you said that the people of a comm text. The parts that need explaining and clarification purpose of a military is to kill and destroy,which took place when Conpress enacted into law the UCMJ is hardly consistent with justice. Every military- unist state work for the state.They have to do what the state wants 1 therefore on May 31, 1951, From this date onward the military court is dominated by officers, and they are gen has found it fit to take certain things for pranted erally white and middle class. The justice system they are slaves.However us unfortunates and apply things*.oof-fit their own needs. This would is always subordinate to the destroying system as who are in the service are also are the people who work in the justice system. working for the state .We have to do what sound like it was a necessity for such a larpe and the state wantsiwe are slaves-You might complex organization to function efficiently, but is Within these confines Congress has attempted argue that we are working for the people it a necessity to continually apply things that are to construct a system of justice. The present' Uni known to be wronp. form Code of Military Justice is the product of in which case we are the people and are the reaction against the gross abuses of the Art hence working for ourselves thus doing The military upholds the belief that our Constitu icles of V/ar in WW II. It is much better than that what we want,right? tional riphts are not beinp abused and they are cur system. You discribed the US as a do no wrong rently tryinp to prove this in their profound case land of the beautiful.To support your apainst Capt Tom Culver." While the military won't But there are two main areas of weakness which views you dug into history for the actually stop you in exercising part of your riphts, mean that the government can warp the system subs answers.In the past people fought in they find it fittinp to interfere in other ways. tantially in any particular case. These are the - wars that they believed in.Today the Several GI's were illepally kicked out of the mil inconsistent roles of commanders as both prosecutor government is forcing people to fight itary installations to which they were assigned for and Judge; and improper influence on military coun in a war that they don't believe in. having an anti-war petition. We do have the right to sel and military judges. have a petition, so why were they kicked off base? The Base Commanders primary interest is to We are fighting for something that we believe in.If this isn't the American As you know they filed Article 138's and received this maintain peace and order on the base. When he thinks answeri They were interfering with the rights of the that someone has committed an offence, he wants to way I don't know what is.I feel that we ace better Americans to stand up for individual to collect their mail unimpeded, because they see them punished. He wants to maintain discipline. were at the military post office. None-the-less he is charged with a number of magis what we believe in than the lifers who It makes no difference that they were standing well terial duties in which he is supposed to be impar take pleasure in seeing to it that the out of the entrance way and the people who read the tial. It is he who decides when a search may be first termers are miserable .What kind petition did so of their own free will. It's just a made,when a case is to be sent to apspecial court of pride is there in walking up to some clean cut case of these CI's harrassing the troops. martial, who the members of the court should be and one who is minding his own business and a namber of other questions. He further reviews the harrassing him about his hair? And I Not only did it state they were bothering people case when it is over. suppose that it takes a real man to (though none had complained), but they were soliciting, The staff judge advocate who, in fact, often order you to trim your mustache.Yes these signatures, which the military says is illegal. Re makes the decisions is rated by the base commander are the AIR FORCE MEN.What are peace people. member this I A petition according to Webster's dic and so his interests are virtually the same. In all A bunch of crying trouble makers? Not tionary (and I am sure the military has heard of this) these decisions there is a clear conflict of inter hardly,they work many hours with no payj is a letter or statement containing a grievance or est. The most gross is the conflict between sending they are the people who aren't afraid to s complaint signed by a petitioner or petitioners. a case to trial and then selecting a court. It is stand up against the establishment and Petitioners is plural. The military says it is an like letting the District Attorney select a jury in demand their rights which have been so individual right and therefore they are only allowed the civil courts. flagrantly miss used by the military and to irrite a jjetition and sign it themselves. Does that What usually happens in this. The SJA decides society. sound like a petition or a letter? Then the arguement that in a particular case there is sufficient evid You gave us a long talk about the salute. arose that regardless of the definition of a petition, ence to send a case to trial. The BC agrees. Then You alikened it to the peace sign and thev were still soliciting signatures. the SJA selects the court members. If he thinks the power to the people greeting^No one Webster's Dictionary also states that soliciting is that it is a close case and he may lose it, he Just cares if you give the peace sign,you to collect in support of a petition. So obviously, choses a bunch of squadron commanders or other don't have to do it,you only do it if you want.When someone gives you the a petition and the solicitation of signatures are officers he knows favor strict discipline. He has closely associated. If the military prohibits an the power to load the court and lt is often done. peace sign,they are doing it because you are a person for peace and they respect American Citizen from soliciting signatures in support Under the UCMJ an enlisted man has the right you and your ideals.You might say that of a legal petition aren't they in fact abridging to have at least one third of his court composed of your right to petition. To abridge is to shorten or enlisted men. But it is well known that this right this salute is earned.I think that if modify, and the first amendment prohibits Congress Is cancelled by the fact that if enlisted men are some officer did something to merit the from making any laws abridging these rights. Can requested, the BC will simply appoint a bunch of salute that it would be given gladly. you see people? hard nosed E-8s and E-9s. Recently while passing out papers a Please, if you love your country open your eyes In civilian courts lawyers joke about stacking ear of black people came by and they all and your hearts and don't let what's happening to the Jury, and a few mafia gangsters have been able gave a us the raised fist.In my estination Tom Culver go unprotested. Tom is only one of thou to do so. In military courts it is part of the sys this was quite a salute.It said so much. sands who realise what is going on and he has the tem. Clearly in any genuine system of justice, the It said "Right on.we're with you,we courage to stand up to his convictions no matter what members would have to be chosen at random the way dig what your doing" ,f or a black guy to the odds. The 200 American Servicemen who protested they are in the civilian courtes They wuuld put the salute whity is something you don't see in LoYidon on the 31st, no matter if you agreed with names of all the officers on base into a hat and very often,you know that you must be them or aot, were only helping to keep America free draw out a sufficient number, or If an enlisted man doing something right.We are getting it and unoppressed by exercising the birthrights under the Constitution, To find a single individual guiltj chose to have enlisted members on the court, the together. of a charge involving what is his and every other I think that everyone more or less agreed names of all the enlisted men would go into the American's heritage whould be the beginning of the hat. Naturally, if it were a democratic system of with you on the "pride in your work" speech Rape of the Constitution and the end of the America Justice everybody's name would go into the hat in This is nice but there aren't many first that stands for freedom. Wake up. All these state every case. termers around who have much pride in ments are solid fact and can be found in any text book The '69 amendments to the manual for courts- whats going on.And they have good reason. if you but have the ey»e to look and the heart to martial gave military Ju*ges for general courts There are alot of people that get stuck search for the truth. some independence. They have their headquarters in pulling all kinds of details that are Washington and are rated there. But special court humiliating .We march for the lifers,we Write your Congressmen now and fell them what Is Judges and military counsel are Btill rated by pick up papers after them,make coffee for going on, not only here but all over in the military» their staff Judge advocates and base commanders. them,clean latrines after them,scrub Lets show Tom Culver we are behind him, and if the That there is bound to be some Influence was rec floors and fix planes for them and get worst happens lets be beside him. His fate is ours« ognized in the '69 changes to the manual. The SJA screwed by them.And then you are doing a Tom has been charged with conduct unbecoming an is the guy who recommends that a case be sent to man's job for kids pay and working for officer. I say this is wrong and I contend that if trial. If a good defense counsel manages to get people who are dumber than you are.They more of our officers acted this way things would be an acquittal the SJA is embarrassed. If the defence do not know or understand or care a lot better than they are. counsel does that too often, you can bet his OER to understand your problems .When you get will not get him promoted. Under English law a through with work you can go back to the JAK Lakenheath military man being court martlalled has the right barracks and have fun. That is if your to civilian counsel at the government's expense. not an airman.How would you feel if you Clearly this is the onV way to have a truly were a twenty five year old college grad independent defense counsel who can do his best and you couldn't sit in your room and have for the client. a drink.That is were all the pride went. INTERVIEW WITH ROBERT S. RTVKIN STB You unmericfully denounced the whole peace movement and told us that "they"' are Just Robert Rivkin is a lawyer from New York City and author "pouring out alot of crap", yet you only of "GI Rights and Army Justice; the Draftee's Guide to cited one or two things which you person Military Life and Law". (Grove Press 1970) ally felt was crap.You must not realise that the articles are written by in dividuals and thus have individual's Q. How did you become involved in the G.I. movement? thoughts-If one person thinks that PfoWïàre "WJut You Call It-I'm the Captain and I Call It the Bridge" A. I got drafted. When I saw and experienced the incredibly the US is imperialistic and has a degrading arid illegal treatment to which American G.I.'s valid comment than it should be pub were subjected, I decided I had to tell people what was going lished because thats what its all about. If you wanted to write an article on. I could hardly believe it. After I gottout of the Army, I blasting the club or something and it was decided to describe military life for the lower ranking ser a valid grip than your chances of getting vicemen in the form of a Guide to Their Military Rights. it in our paper are as good as a long hair radical. Q. What impact, if any, has your book had on the military? A, I really can't say. But I do know that the timing is Maybe the problem is deeper than you right, because G.I.'s are struggling to discover and demand think.I would like to see you dig thru their rights as American citizens. The development of Grass the layers of bullshit and straigten things out for us and you. Roots organizations like P.E.A.C.E. will turn out to be at When you come to the shops talk to least as important in American history as the earlier strug the workers and don't let yourself gles by labor unions for the right to organize and represent workers. ue guided to the peopxe that "they" want pou to see,look for someone that looks like he wants to talk to you,alot of O. What is your purpose in coming to England? people are afraid to talk to you. A. I decided to come at this particular time because the G.I, Encourage them to talk to youimost ^vement has entered a particularly meaningful phnse. It seems of them have alot to say if you give that the heavy hand of oppression is being applied, against them your confidence. Tom Culver simply because he took his professional respon sibilities to his clients too seriously, Visitors to the annual NATO Air Show at Upper Heyford June 19 learned about more than firepower. Off-duty airmen Q. What do you think they expect to accomplish by Court- from Croughton and Upper Heyford passed Martialling Capt. Culver? out more than^ 4,000 flyers condemning A. Who knows? I suppose they want to-demonstrate how the Air Force's court-martial of Capt. small minded they are, and to advertise that fact to a low Tom Culver as visitors filed through of people who don't know it yet. Maybe they want to help the gates to the base. More than a prove that everything your newsrwner has been saying about halz-dozen airmen passed out the flyers, the Air Force is true. and there would have been even more distributors—except that several men who were planning to distribute were NOTE: A copy of G.I. Rights and Army Justice may be ob put on duty mysteriously the morning tained by writing G.I. Counseling Services, 339 Lafayette St. of the Air Show. Despite attempts to New York, N.Y. 10012 Tel. (212) 533-8920. Cost 2.00 suppress the distribution, visitors got dollars. A short pamphlet of extracts from the book is to learn just what kind of rights the available free from G.I. Counseling Services. massive firepower they saw protects. Why Does Youth Feel This Way? NOT THAT I EVER WANT TO DOUBT P.E.A.C.E. has come out with many controversial artic Lonely is a man that writes his lonelines down. E. PAKISTAN les which many readers have advocated as slanderous, malic Lonely Is a man who loves and longs to be loved but denies ious, and a detriment to the Air Force mission. Most of the love because he yet sees no love that will stand the tests readers that feel this way are personnel that have been living of Reality. a very sheltered life in the military environment for some time Lonely is he who knows where he can find love that will stand now. This article is designed for the readers in this category, all tests but is chained to an iron post and told "Guard it WHO DETERMINE'S IF YOU'RE GOOD OR BAD to give them' some insight into why these articles are being or Else". I'm Sgt Glenn stationed at RAF Lakenheath. A few weeks written. Lonely is he who knows the world is round while the rest know ago there was a disaster in East Pakistan. I observed through Youth today has gotten more and more away from past its flat. newspaper, radio, and T.V. the tradgedy which has swept that tradition through understanding and insight over world probl Lonely is he who doubts, not that he wants to, but because of country and it's people off their feet. ems. Democrecy is a good thing, but is violence and war the reality he must. My own personal feeling I felt that I should do something only way to establish its goodmess? During the adolescent Lonely is he who is concerned about the future of present to help these people, because they are human's and needed years the young adult begins to question tradition which is evolution. help. Also I looked at the same situation if it had of happened mpstly defended by irrational thinking of the parent, who rel Lonely is he who sees problems of future reality to which the to my brother's and sister's in the world, they would need help ies on a basis of prejudice and past learning. The parent can present majority are blind to. and someone would have to turn them on. Plus, due to the fact not understand what possible good can come of a long haired Lonely is he who remains alone in the reality of his ideals in that to me sickness, disaster and death have no colour, this pot smoking hippie when they can't justify their own short hair order to be consistant with his own ideals rather than to makes it easy to give with a clear and free concession. or cocktail party rituals. join the crowd's ideals back where he started when he That night I brought it up ina PEACE meteing. The group As a parent or one who this may apply to, one should understood that improvement was necessary. took it as a good idea to help these people. So, I had my work strive to make rational conclusions about the corrupt establi Lonely is he who has ideals and is unable to practice them. cut out for me. The next day I called different organizations shment, rather than rely on past history. Youth today are try Lonely is he that is in the military against his will. and groups on base to find out if I needed a license to take up ing to point these problems out. Now you are probably asking Lonely is he who must do what his logic say's is illogical. a collection for th people of Pakistan. The response was that no yourself why should I involve myself In the way youth thinks Lonely is he who knows his loneliness but is unable to do any one was for sure, but they all recommended that it be backed whon at tho prosont time I'm socure and content in tho way I'm thing except to gat "high" In order to suppress the Inner by a relief organization. Since PEACE was in no way a relief llvlini. Dr. IIIIIIIM. .1 p. U.U. In I'tiyi-linlinjy Minimi II lliln wny in. i . .•. i.inl •. ,;i I.,,,. 1 ,I,.,-I,I,.,| 1,, iirop Hi,- 1,|,.,1 ,,1 h.ivlmjPEACE to "Till' lldltll.nr.il.ill,,II-. .mil Ii.ml i|ii,,nllunn nl llm yiillnij Lulinly In Im wl rii.-i ,liu.|.| lu lm.il hin woiiiiilnil -.| ill II nil '"" " ' I" ••' ''-"I 11 M v-.-ll l..-.-..ii::.i I wis determined indicate that there is health and strength in thoir un Ncivlii.mn In nti)|i llm bleiultnii ol .i IIOMII wound? '•" ,'"ll"':' ,;'""'' lunds tor those people in need in East Pakistan. willingness to buckle under blindly to authority or to Lonely is he who has had his spirit shaped by Imaginings So with the helpof the wood and paint shop I made a poster accept without question laws which they consider in unrelated to reality, it is like being lost within a crowd which has a picture of a woman and her child suffering plus imical to justice and survival. Laws are not ultimate of blind friends in the wilderness. a phrase saying, "Please help the People of East Pakistan. All truth. There have been bad laws along with good and Lonely is he who sells his soul for money, it is trading heaven contributions are welcomed". Thank You'. A short while after many bad ones have been changed as a result of pro for hell. I had a can with a hole in the top to collect the money. With test of the kind we see today. If we do not take into Lonely is he who knows the answer is love, tells everyone all these ingredients I set forth and went am base to collect account protest, we may expect a take over of the yo the answer is to love, everyone agrees the answer is to money on my lunch hour. I was nearing the place where I would ung adult in rioting and violence. If we do not resp love, while they carry on hating. start my campaign until the base commander, Col. Jphnson ond to reason our responses will be more and more Lonely am I tor that man I am, that he is me. I see that we stopped me and asked me to show him my poster. I showed it dominated by fear." are really all the same and yet I see how we are all differ to him and stressed upon him that the people on base were ent. I see you all afraid, afraid because you know there I you pick up a stateside newspaper you can see how his taking this too lightly and that further action needed to be are people like yourself. Little do you realize that all that concepts are very prevalent today. How long will people live taken. He agreed with me to come to his office later on to is necessary is changing your way of thinking you must give in their shells relying on archiac beliefs of the past which do see if we could get this off the ground. So he pulled off and love before you can receive it. So long as you refrain from not fit in the present society? How irrational are we capable I went to the Brandon Hgwy to start the drive. All alone I expressing your kindness you shall not receive kindness. of being? Do we have w wait until youth today gets hostile stood there with the poster in one hand and the can in the other Notice it is always the people you treat nice that treat you enough to break this shell. Senator Fulbright in a speech in constantly asking for money to help. It started 15 minutes nice. Notice that the people whom you do not treat with 1964 expressed irrationalism in this way: later when one woman dropped in five dollars. Then slowly kindness that kindness is seldom returned, From them.You "There is an inevitable divergence, attributable to and gradually it started to come in. This was an experience must not wait for people to treat you nice before you decide like a nightmare: a poor begging woman trying to get some the imperfections of the human mind, between the to be nice to them. You may find yourself fighting. It is world as it is viewed and the world as men perceive bread for her family so they wouldn't starve, but the mother too bad the leaders of nations do not understand these con failed to get any bread and therefore her family suffered. it. As long as our perceptions are reasonably close cepts I learned in second grade religious class. Or do they Later to give me assistance, was Brother Tyrone Can to objective reality, it is possible for us to act upon understand them but ignore them because they fear they and Brother Lawrence Waters« which was very inspiration. our problems in a rational adult manner. But when must give up their wealth power and pride if they were to Then about I* hrs. later I went to see the base commander our perceptions fail to keep pace with events, when practice being nice. we refuse to believe something because it displeases along with my 1st Sgt. and my Sqdn. Coram. They showed us or frightens us, or because it is simply startling Ed Lemire some interest in the program also. We rapped and the base unfamiliar, then the gap between fact and perception commander was in total support of this program. He then becomes a chasm and action becames irrelavent and named the program "The Pakistani Relief Fund", and myself irrational. " as chairman. Since I needed a relief organization to back me up and he appointed Chaplain Rushe as head of Good Will How can some of us become rational adults? One way Relief Fund for RAF Lakenheath to handle the technical is to develope an understanding of current events and try not financial backing that it needed. It was all like a dream to believe everything the establishment dictates. In my opp- THE WINTER SOLDIER TAPE come ftaue. inlon it is never too late to educate yourself in being a rat Have you been hearing alot of rumors and just plain crap There was an ad in tho Daily Bulllten for the Relief ional adult. America is still a great country and it can be from Viet Nam returnees about their »-our of duty in the Nam? 1'"'"1 "IH| "• " II'"I>"<>|>1.' i- -nnl.u-i., Chaplain Rushe even greater with individuals who question authority in bett Want to hear the truth about what happened and is still and myself called all tho squadrons on base to ask if they ering society. Society can not change until persons change, happening? would take a collection in their squadrons. There were 500 and as persons change you will find that there will be less A group o.C Nam vets have made a tape to tell you what they fliers spread all over the base notifying people of what was and less slanderous articles being written about less corr saw , felt and experienced. The members of P.E.A.C.E. happening and what we wanted to do. The neurt day I had some upt governments. You are such a person. A very important have procured a 30 minute condensed version of the more cans made for the purpose of collecting at the varioui person. A person who, through adult reasoning, is able to original IS hour tape of the atrocities they witnessed and places on base. On June 21, I collected the money from tht rationalize and confirm his thoughts without relying on arch- confessions of the crimes they committed. various sqdns. and places on base. lac tradition. If you are a little interested in what I have to If you want to find out what a hell Nam really is, you can Just to give you a rough Idea as to how the money came say please read Games People Play by Dr. Eric Berne, sold hear it from the guys who Killed for their self-righteous from heres a rundown: 48 FMS—They were robbed, all of the right on base in the Stars and Stripes. country in a un-declared , racist,political war. fighter sqdns claim they weren't notified; 48CSG—68 dollars If you are based at Lakenheath or Mildenhall, you are Chuck Gressler appr.; Officers Club lost their can; NCO Club—roughly invited to attend the P.E.A.C.E. meeting July 7th and hear RAF Lakenheath 2,40 dollars. Now, this is supposed to be richest club in the the other version of the war. The tape will be made available U.K. And the cafeteria collected about 66dollars. In all I to other bases ASAP. would like to thank each and everyone who gave and those HEAR IT FROM THE GUYS WHO KNOW. THEY WERE THERE. who wanted to give but wanted to for a grand total of 441.22 on-£181. Also I would like to thank those whose cooperation ' was needed to make this relief fund a success. I enjoyed every minute of it. THANK YOU BROTHER GLENN DKi-'IiMl'i'IO« P.S. The question M if a person is good, are they wrong, and are the ones that are bad right? Sunday evenings on the water. On the beach Tuesday's. Warm breezes. Soft voices. Laughing children cnasing fall's harvest of golden oak leavef e.f they tunfble briskly acropf? vuuj r.-< if_KVo] i levc. honday's friendly smiles for the sleepy populace. The aged newspaperman who wrinkles his forehead and scratches his earlobe while waiting for whatever WHO IS YOUR GOD? comes to past. The hitchiker who warms your heart with hopes of "In God We Trust". home and of love. Is this printed on every bomb America drops? The 365 day a year Christmas Spirit of the beaded, Hell no. braided, bearded Hippie. It's printed on its precious money, August's gift of sunshine for your face and should which is doomed anyway. ers; chest and thighs. What God guides our leaders? Closeness of bodies in tubes and trains, WarmnesR of breath in upon your neck while under Is it greed for power and money? tne umbr'ella during April rain. If so liand in hand during springtime's flowery season; Does this greed God have a Ten Commandments? 1 he closer to her the less you can reason for love Thou shalt not kill. is forever and knows no reason. Snowflakes In blond hair, teardrops in brown eyes Chuck Lanham and fluffy clouds anointing the skies. iieatlightning in July and with June you need not ask why. oaturday morns with Laurel and Hardy or Wednesday FREE TOM CULVER evenings as Batman. Hot showers with her, or worse, cold showers with To sin by silence Just you. 'Nc.one «.antes When they should protest, Dream investments under your quilted blanket as you Hto* he U/JKJ TVie < WE NEED HELP, YOUR HELP If the Air force is so concerned with protecting its image, why can't they do anything right? Was Jack Klein There are a lot of us working with P.E.A.C.E. who felder put on days so he couldn't talk to newsmen? Has feel that it is about time we started doing things for oursel F REE CULVER Roy Greco thrown in jail so he couldn't talk to the press? ves. Up to now we've had civilians doing all the leg work Mere orders given to screen all of Tom Culver's calls, and all of our financial support has been coming from one then disobeyed by the operators because they know these civilian. I myself and others feel it's about time to become are under-handed tactics? I don't think the Air Force self-sufficient. Not only as far as the work goes but also has much image to protect after these low-down tricks. AN AMERIKAN AN1J A SOLJER pn- money matters. It is ashamed to work for such an organization. Being an American and a soldier is sort of like doing a Houdin. act; being two individuals at the same time according to the One thing that we've been accused of a lot which I can It seems the Air Force is hanging in the air until rules of the American system. Since it is impossible to be two say is not true in all honesty is that we 5. Thank you for considering this complaint. We ask that you as an American JOHN C. SMITHE, Sgt, DSAt 2166th Comm Sqdn support Tom Culver by cutting out this petition and mail it to: Copy sent to Sen. Joe Cool P.E.A.C.E. (if you send a copy to your Senator, ana it's a good idea, make sure your commander knows) P.O. Box 62 3 Round Church St. Cambridge List of U.S. Senators Washington D.O. USA Alabama ïames B. Allen Louisianna Allen J. Eilender Nrth Dakota QuenttiN. Burdick John. Sparkman Rüssel B. Long Melton R. 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Eagleton ever been, associated with, the FBI, CIA, DAR Stuart Symington George McGovem William V. Roth Jr. Karl Mundt or KKK. The OSI, although seen frequently Florida Lawten Chiles Montana Mike Mansfield Lee Metcalf Howard Baker close behind us, have no effect on our editorial Edward J. Gurney William E. Brock III Georgia Richard B. Russell Nebraska Carl T. Curtis R.L. Hruska Lloyd Bentsen Jr. policy, and unfortunately, we have none on Herman Talmadge Alan Bible John Tower theirs. Hawaii Hiram L. Fong Nevada Howard W. Onnnon Wallace Bennett Dtinlol Inoyn Frank Moss Idfiho ]•• k CTiuroh Now HlfflP hifi N.llllH i • George Aiken ,,..,1 . Ionian ThOrlïBI J. Molntyre Winston Prouty lll.ll.nl-. C 1 11. 1'"" f Ntiw [ttniay Clifford Case Harry Byrd Jr. A.N.. ,'llKVt.init.ii 11 Harrison A Williams Jr. William B. Spong Jr, Indlnnn Blroh : .yh Clinton Andersen Henry M. Jackson V.n,, ,- II.nil i. Now Moxlco Joseph Montoya Warren Magnuson Iowa Humid !\ Hn.,1,.111 Now York James L. Buckley Robert Byrd IAOI Miller Jacob Javitts Jennings R ndolph Kansas Uoiicil 1 >.••!«• "th Carolina Sam J. Ervin Jr. Gaylord Nelson Jnmoa B. Poùrion B. Everett Jordon William Proxmire Kentucky Miirtow W. Cook Clifford P. Hansen T Subscribe NOW! -*in Shtmman Cooptf •^EE TOM Gale W. McGee Bentwater Bewarel BE THE FIRST ONE ON It seems that our friendly OSI has started a new approach to watching YOUR BASE TO SUBSCRIBE the SP barracks at Wbodbrldge and probaly Bentwaters.They now deputise incom Only $4.00 or £1.65 for 1vr. incoming airmen who will be staying in the barracks and thon in turn they will report to their commander every 2 or 3 days-The only catch is that if the rest of the agents are as much a clown clown as the one in the barracks 591 ( SP W/B ) then there isn't too much to worry about.For those concerned Imagine the enjoyment you'll r»et when you receive your with tho barracks,a word to the wis« vary own private copy of P.ïwA.C.E. The chance you have is sufficient,you might have an agent noau waiting for is here. Now even you can support your in your barracks. MEETINGS local PEACE movement and enjoy hours of reading enjoyment RED ulthout I.,-1 m, harassed by the O.S.I. Please fill in *>• attached application form and mail it to« P.E.A.C.E. P.O. .OX 62 3 ROUND CHURCH STREET INFORMATION LIBRARY The people of Peace get together each CAMBRIDGE week to rap with each other and plan future actions.Join us each week. We are currently in the process of starting a P.E.A.C.E. NAME Library with literature on practically every subject matter you " could possibly want to read up on. Bentwaters; 154 Spring Road Ipswich Wed. 7:30 ADD8ESS_ We would like to urge everyone to contribute any art icles of interest such as magizines, books, etc, that might Lakenheath;Flat 8,Carlton Hotel,New Market CITY make ours one with special merit. Any of these pieces of lit Wed. 7:30 erature will be available for your private reading and enjoy Alconbury;Three Horses Shoes Pub ment upon your request. Tues 7:30 You can send you books, etc. to P.O. Box 62, Ruisnp;Dean's Arms Pub 3 Round Church St. Cambridge Sun Afternoon Give them to one of the contacts, or we'd prefer that Uper Heyford; Heyford Town Hall you bring them to the weekly meeting. Tues,7:30,6 July Each base will have part of this library in their poss ession or they'll be able to get hold of it. Bentwaters where are you ? If you have anything to contribute, please either send We know your out there and it or bring it to one of our meetings. that you have alot to say so come on down and say It. If you don't care about yourself why should anyone else? PASS THIS COPY AROUND Printed by CAMBRIDGE INSTANTPRINT LTD. Tel. 52792 PeopleEimergingllgainstuojruptEstablishment s Vol 1 No 12 AFR 35 - 15 Sez: This is your legal property and cannot be taken from you, July 19 71 A PAPER BY AND FOR GI'S PUBLISHED UNDERGROUND FOR RAF Alconbury Bentwaters Chicksands Croughton Lakenheath Mildenhall WARNING - To all OSI ag Ruislip ents, Air Police and the Upper Heyford like, Do Not attempt to Woodbridge remove this publication from any GI under penalty of law. Violators will be "Sorry About That prosecuted. Gl FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS _On July 14, 1971, Capt. Thomas Culver was convicted by a General Court-Martial, of a violation of AFR 35-15. He was sentenced to be reprimanded and fined 31000. This was the conclusion of six weary days of trial. Amotion by the defense to dismiss the case on the grounds that the regulation in question was unconstitutional was dismissed by military trial judge Col. Carl Abrams. Throughout most of the trial the defense centered its argument on the lack of a definition of a "demonstration". Col. Abrams supplied one, "It is a demonstration for a large crowd to assemble, to protest against,or indicate favor for some official action or altitude. A public demonstration can also show approval or welcome. Awaiting Sentencing, Captain Culver stands outside the Lakenheath court It is a public manifestation of feeling." With this working definition fresh in their minds the jury returned the verdict of Guilty, and than sentenced him. Just what does this mean to you and I? Well for one thing it means no more marching in parade, or going to the chapel, or football games, or many other events. a man's life After all, according to the definition these would all be demonstrations. This definition typifies the utter absurdities constantly perpetrated by the military. is his own the Therefore it is time to stand up and demand our rights. The military has never been endowed with the power to implement the Constitution in any way it feels fit. day he decides Unless we take this time to show our dissent, the military will continue to convict as many Capt. Culvers as it feels like. to fight back! An Open Letter to Col J. Troxell criticize or even judge the quality of my leadership when the Commander, 48 Tac Hospital, RAF Lakenheath recent IG team roundly criticized your leadership on its recent inspection here. You dare to criticize my leadership when the hospital mocks yours' behind your back. Such courageous leadership that 14 specialists force you to rev Upon my arrival at Lakenheath, after six "distinguished" erse a "command decision" with the threat of a letter to years in the USAF, repeatedly "reflecting great credit" on General Patterson. Is it any wonder that not a single 3 year the USAF (I quote only 2 and 3 star generals), I was, by man has stayed on under your team as "commander" and that your own later admission, wronged by you. As so often many have terminated potential careers after exposure to you. happens in these situations, I was wronged in a way that I challenge you to show me a hospital with worse morale. could not be undone. I then decided to terminate my USAF Another example of your "proffesional" leadership is the hos career. I now knew the feeling experienced by so many Air pitals one weekly medical conference where your attendance Force people - my life and my family's life had been arbit approaches 50%, where your deputy Lt Col Axline leads off rarily adversely affected by someone because he had rank - rank based not on merit or ability, but on age, lack of a with "Let's keep it short so we can get out of here" and then spine, eagerness to retreat from patient care (which requires proceeds, without fail, to rudely walk out after 15 minutes. compassion and the ability to make important decisions), Leadership - what a joke'. If you want to consider that great, etc. I had been adversely affected by an ineffectual, weak, virile, two-faced man of courage Lt Col Shelton a follower unprincipled (except for those principles decreed by various then, of course, you are a leader. USAF regulations) man of no substance. I now knew how the bright, aware enlisted man felt when his designated Perhaps, however, I have been therapeutic for you. Perhaps "superior" was, in reality, his inferior. As a physician, if you gve boosted your ego a bit and falsely raised your self for no other reason, I surpressed my urge to retaliate during esteem by being in a postion to slander a superior, who by my 16 months here. I reminded myself of your psychological dint of the system, is your "inferior" . This is the problem make-up, of how you must feel having accomplished so with the military in my experience. Though much of the little in life and how unfair a match it would be if I were to "brass" that I have had contact with are capable and deser intellectually do battle with you. I never considered compr- ving of their position, enough incompetents or psychologi mising my medical care but out of pity, not fear, I co-oper cally unfit people get through to constantly threaten or do ated with the establishment to the best of my ability. As actual harm to others, who, in any system other than the you well know, good doctors are individuals, not yes men. military, would be the "grunts". And these misfits come in I could not abandon my principles. I did resist injustice various forms - passive, agressive, stupid, clever, etc. - and arbitrary actions. I did draw your attention to the more and have different jobs so that the nature and extent of disasterous medical errors and unethical practices made by their damage is equally varied - a slanderous OER, an your second-in-commard, Lt Col Axline, who, on two occa improper arrest of a political dissenter or a bombed Asian sions said, in my presence that he had no worries, what village. did Troxell know, Troxell did whatever he said. Other things I surpressed (and for this I feel guilty) knowing I can no longer tolerate being in a position where a "man" - that you would do nothing - including care given to one of because he is threatened by his subordinates intellectual my patients, in my absence, by one of your close associates superiority, because he is intolerant of rational, legitimate who was drunk at the time. "A smooth ship at all costs - and often ethically mandatory dissent, because of racial or don't draw attention to us - I'll be criticized" the hell with religious prejudice, or just out of childish spite or psychotic medical care. Fortunately 99% of the medical care was whim - can do what you have done to me under the warm, excellent - but, of course, you were in no position to judge womb-like security of your unearned position. this - nor was that your main concern. No hard feelings, however. Should you happen to offically A life saved by a dramatic medical first - a patient dead, retire to the civilian world in my area, do drop by. With under usual circumstances, from a heart attack, taken to your qualifications I might be able to find you a job with my London for immediate, successful heart surgery. A case answering service. You see I'm hoping to join a society calling for "cheers for all those involved" according to a where the acquisition and maintenance of a position is earned. speaker at the Royal Society of Medicine. Not a word from Sander T. Prank M.D. you. Some paperwork that did not meet your approval ("we (formerly Maj. Usaf) oan be criticized for something like this") - get Frank down here right away'. And then as I was leaving, with no time to protest through the proper channels, you, assisted by your Rasputin Axline and lackey, Eichman Shelton ("I was only following orders") in preparing a slanderous OER on me. Steps were taken to be A PEACE freak is something to be, sure I didn't see it (as you and Eichman admitted) - they failed To fight for your freedom and liberty. Then we'll be alright I was told it was not meant for me to see it so it should have All we gotta do is fight been no problem - like if you don't see the orphanage down Then we'll be alright. there having dropped a bomb on it, it isn't wrong. A PEACE freak is something to be, You criticized the quality of my werk, when the quality of All it takes is a little time from me. the Internal Medicine Department has never been higher - and And THEY ain't got much of it left this is widely known. And how could you presume to judge it Then things will be alright And then things willl be alright. with your medical background and knowledge - its like me trying to criticize the piloting of a jet plane - something I A PEACE freak is something to be, know nothing about. The leading internists in the USAF have To live your life like a human being. praised the quality of my work, dare you, of all people, cri Then we'll be alright ticize it. To do and live for your own Then we'll be alright. You criticize my leadership of my subordinates without bother A PEACE freak is something to be, ing to find out how delighted they have been with my leader All it takes is a little courtesy. ship. I have treated them like humans (they are you know), If THEY would only give it to me. emphasizing what deserves to be emphasized and'realising The things would be alright that excellent medical care was our top priority. The proof Then things would be alright. is in the pudding - ask the several UK base commanders we have cared for, the local brass, the many people who have PEACE survived heart attacks this year (not one death) - and assign MARIJUANA MIKE someone to ask the more humble, "less important" people - BAF ALCQWBuTY see what they think of the quality of our work under my leadership. In fact, you have received letters saying people have never received better care in the USAF. You dare to PERSONAL FREEDOMS, PLEASE? I think it's time for everyone to remember what the P.E.A.C.E. paper, which the Alconbury Raps is a deriv ative, started out to be back about a year ago. A paper for G.I.s used to express the grievances of normal day to day harassments of the average younp enlisted men. A paper that makes some effort to communicate with the bosses of the Air Force and the military in general. There are more points about the confused beaucratic system than just the points raised in the Culver trial. There's been a lot written about the case and there will be more, no matter how it turns out. But I want to mention a few things that have been pushed aside or barely mentioned. Like haircuts and pressed fatigues, what you wear off duty, how you decorate your room, where you go on your free time, what you do, who you associate with, whether or not you owe someone money, who you want to marry and when. *Koop her qaiet.*. she's not relevant to this.ease r Haircuts is a good place to start. Aside from safety hazards, is there even one good reason to deny a person's right to determine his own apperance. If the guy wants an Afro or long hair, it's up to him, not some general. Unfortunatly, the present regulation is very limiting. If you like crewcuts or short hair it's alright. But if you want to let it all hanp down you are denied freedom of expression. Pressed fatigues is next. Again, just one reason is all I'm asking for. The way I see it you can do the same job in belled dirty levis and a t-shirt as you can in starched and pressed fatigues and shined shoes. Personal freedoms covers a wide area. If you want to wear a PEACE t-shirt you can, but I am tired of being branded a communJLSt subversive for wearing one. If I want to go to a PEACE meeting it's up to me and I don't want to be harassed about it. I am doing what I think is best. If I have to live in a barrack, it's my home, and I want to decorate it to suit me and not the base commander.He doesn't live there. If I ret in debt, it's my business. I don't think that it helps much to receive an,Article 15 fining you for being late on a payment. That's like beating a dying horse and calling it a cure. I am not married but some of my friends are. I and they resent the fact that to eet married you have to get permission from your commander. He are supposedly prown up now. We have enlisted to serve our country. I am sure none of us WHY CAN THIS MAN PARTICIPATE; IN A DEMONSTRATION IN UNIFORM WITH IMPUNITY? Picture was taken during Rev. Cad came into the service to be wetnursed. He came in to serve Mclntire's "Kill a Commie for Christ" parade in Washington in May. and help defend ,not to be told how to live and what not be do. This paper evolved around personal freedoms. That is basically what most movements in the world today evolved around. Everybody wants personal freedom, that's what life is all about. EVERY GI IS  POW Better to die on a campus green, Than a battlefield all alone. Better to be killed by one of your kin, Than by an enemy unknown. Better to be shot by a guardsman, -a' bleeding body on the campus lie- Shot by a smiling freckled face, full of Mom's applepie Better to die before a barrage Of cameras rother than guns. To be splashed across world headlines, "America's dying sons.* Better to die for s peaceful cause, Than with no aim acheived. Better to die so violently, And by a nation be mourned and greived. Better to die a 'useless bum' Than a GI with a gun in hand, shooting the hell out of another guy, Raping and looting his land. So America hear the dying words Of your youths 'murdered in their prime' 'Hïèt out. Get out of Viet Nam, Get out while you've still got the time." M Alrane A lot of people are talking about how we are losing our TACTFUL, YET STRINGENT REPRESSION freedom* To me this notion seems totally absurd. He have no freedom to lose. American democracy is not the reason why our Far too frequently we permit ourselves the luxury of country's so rich and powerful. It was the fate of history and casually dismissing palpable personification of repression, America's isolation and wealth of natural resourses that put intimidation and/or persecution of an individual or individ us where we are. Another factor is greed. Our great pioneer uals collectively, due to their so-called unorthodox or un forefathers were invaders of another man!s land, ruthless conventional political aspirations, which unfortunately or murderers of an entire race of humanity. Yes, maybe it was pos perhaps fortunately controvert and significantly collide with sible to be free in America back then. All you had to do the established, antiquated and moribund precepts of the was cheat, lie, and kill your way to the top. Everyone knows "Not* Air Force". that if you're rich you're free, materiallistically not men Far too frequently do we condemn and/or assidiously cen tally. It's still that way now. If you look at history through sure that which we make no efort whatsoever to grasp, examine the eyes of a vistor from another world, the good old U.S. and subsequently comprehend. % Mankind has, from time immemor would look: worse than Nazi Germany. But don't be too down on ial, rebuked, castigated and decimated those very entities on the U.S., because it's the whole fucking world. Maybe it's which he in many circumstances failed miserably to fathom. human nature. Maybe we gotta kill each other. Someone tell me This is specifically pertinent to most traditional instit who the good guys are, O.K?Someone tell me. They say there's utions, organizations, bodies of men, etc, when some unique a new world coming but each day I see hate growing all around. and unprecedented criterion is proffered in an endeavour to Can there be a democratic military? It would be the first in supersede the archaiè. These institutions struggle and wage history. An as fares I can see, the military, any Military, total warfare to not merely negate and deny what they deem anywhere is the enemy of freedom and the enemy of peace. I say a bit too radical or externe.Any procedures or policies so either do away with it or live with it. And if you live with offered by "dissidents" will continually be deemed thus* it, if you hold on to it,to Amerika, then you are a part of They utilize that methodology or those tactics which will it and you are damned to violence and damned to death. Wave maintain the de facto status quo. However, these tactics goodbye to Amerika, say hello to freedom* simultaneously give one the illusion that veritable alter ations or rectifications within the system per se are un derway and being implemented on a continous basis. Fred Ench As stated previously, this is sheer illusion insofar Alkonbury as the system only implements, nay, even considers those policies or modus operandi, which will benefit it. And, why not? Mustn't it preserve and strive to aid itself first and foremost? Does it not deem itself superior to the ind 5 July 1971 ividual, i.e., are we not from the aspect of the system Dear Col Godwin expendable and subject to the worst forms of abuse if and when we oppose or hinder or injure its vital organs and/or I am a civilian who was helping the P.E.A.C.E. movement its mission? by distributing their paper last Friday at RAF Mildenhall. To a great extent, we are mere cogs in a well-oiled A Colonel came up and asked for a paper. Since this is a precision tuned apparatus and our purpose is to sustain free paper, written by G.I.'s and also since their funds are that apparatus at peak performance twentyfive hours a day limited, P.E.A.C.E. now has a policy of distributing only eight days a week, etc, etc, etc, i.e., we are called to first-termers, so I refused to give him a paper. At that upon to perform above and beyond the call of duty. point he grabbed the top paper and would not let go. I asked If it were under other auspicies the above circum him to turn loose, and told him that the paper was not his stances might be acceptable, however, under the present property. He refused to turn loose, struggled with me for auspicies it, and ripped the paper. An over-abundance of contradictions exists within the This was witnessed by other civilians, by the guard at Air Force which must be first of all recognized, thoroughly the S.P. shack, and by Capt Gose, who identified the officer studied, that is, iii i] ectLcally from cause to effect and aa Col Brill. conversely, and finally resolved. These contradictions are I am considering pressing charges against him for ass not unique within the Air Force, nonetheless, since they do ault, attempted theft, and for destruction of property. You exist and since we must endure their repercussions, its our and he will be hearing ftoem my lawyer. obligation to at least discern and inevitably understand There has not been much trouble between P.E.A.C.E. and them the military at Mildenhall. At no time has P.E.A.C.E. att empted to destroy government property as that officer att empted and did destroy the property of P.E.A.C.E. That **********L;TFEP OF THE MO^H***************** violent and illegal reaction on the part of the brass can only be interpreted as a hostile and provacative act. Creeping into this months column, we have a PEACE rare specimen of "career NCO (no chance out Jeannie Pfaelzer side)". Assuming that each candidate for "Lifer of the Month" must possess special qualities which other lifers, and especially first termers don't have. From RAF Alconbury is SSgt. G. working in the 10th CSG Orderly Room, he is ohJé of those rare specimens. Since he is seldomly around the office we have a difficult time determining the exact I was confronted one morning in the shop by two NCO'S position which he is responsible for on duty. and questioned about my involvement in the PiE.A.C.E. move This man is always on leave or on break, and ment. Dig thisi They asked me what Tom Culver had done when he does manage to appear at the office, to get himself into so much trouble and why I had become he harrasses airmen who have no choice involved. "Why should I worry about Tom Culver? " So I about certain business matters that can tried to explain that we are all involved. " If it can only be attended to at the orderly room. happen to Capt. Culver, it can happen to all of us. We This man tries to confuse people by pretending can't just sit back and bear it when our rights that are to be a Briton, when in essence he is just guaranteed by the Constitution are abused and denied" another American unaware of the heritage that he tosses aside each time he plays But have you ever tried to talk to a brick wall? "bloke". However, he-claims to be the one They did not offer any opinions of their own in my person who upholds the Constitution and seems presence. But after I had gone, they expressed their to be of the great puritanical background. oppsition to a freind of mine and tried to influence his At the same time he condemns the people thinking. " Thou shalt not differ with thy master." who work for PEACE, thinking of them as They don't seem to understand that some people are able anti-American commies. Not only is this to form their own conclusions without the aid of Air nominee ironical in thinking and speech, Force directives, manuals, regs., Etc. but he also has been known to make such statements as : "concerning those people These persons were very inadequately informed, yet who attended the Reading Pop Festival, they they seem to think that, they are qualified to pass whoever they may be,should drop a bomb judgement on that limited information. on the place and get rid of all the CREEPS at the same time". Well, creeps off to you So to them I would like to say; Before you criticize, Mister, and with any luck, in the middle look into it and if ypu dig it, o.k., but if you don't, of the night you may just quietly creep maybe somebody else does. And can you truly say that you off the base. are ripht and they are wrong? WHO ARE YOU TO JUDGE? compliments of the 10th CSG I would like you just to sit back and think because I am not telling you this just to tell it but so that you may think about it,seriously,and draw your own conclusions*L would like you to think about what has happened,how its happened,and possibly why.The 'what' THERE& and the 'how' are fact but the answer to 'why' can only come from within yourself»You must make the final GOTlöBE descion as to what is right and what is wrong. First'of all what has happened is that Tom Culver n MCÉIEErTBXNE has made a formal complaint to his government on a W lb PREVENT matter which he feels his government is wrong. It is his government just as it is your government; therefore UNGRATEFUL he is e ntitled to his opinion whatever it is»This is the basic right that a democracy is founded on.And for MERKMS FROM this action Tom Culver was found guilty of breaking the law* TWNGAÜ//WAGE Keeping in mind only what I've said so far the OF FREE SPEECH!! obvious question is how could this happen.It would apper to be his basic right. I consider this to be a very interesting question; how could this happen? Now is the time to look further into the situation and the situation being that the United States is involved in a controversial was and that Tom Culver who is in the service which is this countries direct support of the war is himself against it»This would seem to be a direct contradiction in itself,but you must also consider the fact that he, like the rest of us,is a citizen of this country we physically support and as a citizen and a supporter unce tne re11PIOUS, tne minted and weary, should have a voice in its policies.If the government Chasing the promise of freedom and hope. is embarrassed by this sort of opinion then might they Came to this country to build a new vision, be doing something that they shouldn't be? Far from the reaches of kingdom and pope. All of these things are all ready old news and as such I should-not have to tell you about it»What does Like good Christians some would burn witches, bother me is that no one stops to consider why did Later some bought, slave to gather riches. he do what he did in the first place;he must have had some reason* And still from near and far to seek America Have you ever lost some one that is very near to you? They came by thousands, to court the wild. Your only thoughts are why did it have to happen to him But she patiently smiled, and then bore them a chili and how you wish that you could bring them back.It is To be their spirit and gui ding light. bad enough when they die in a fire or an accident or of a disease but when they die in a war,a needless war And when the ties with the crown had been br ken then maybe there was something you could have done, Westward in saddle and wagon it went. maybe you could have stopped it.Does it matter who you And till the railroad linked ocean to ocean, are or who's side your on,the hurt is still there and Many the lives which had come to an end. you still want them back and you know that they want to be back.Have you seen the ugly crippling wounds that While we bullied, stole and bought our homeland, people come home with,to live the rest of their lives We began the slaughter of the Red man. with? Have you seen a young man come home with out a mind,a living vegtable? Or so defaced that no one can But still from near and far to seek America, ever look at him again.Think about it,but not too They came by thousands to court the wild, hard because you'll go insane. But she patiently smiled and then bore them a child, Now imagine the terror of being tracked by a C-I30 To be their spirit and gui ding light. night fighter.As hard as you try you can't hide,your L the living dead«Or how about being pushed from a heli- The blue and the Grey they stomped it, * cootfir or waiting in line to be tortured to death. They kicked it just like a dog. And when the war was over, These are but a few of the living night mares of war. They stuffed it just like a hog. The ultimate terror. But though the past has it's shame of injustice, Tom has seen this war and is sick with disgust and Kind was the spirit in many a way. has cried out to his government,the government for which he is resonsibile,to stop it.Stop the terror, But it's protectors and friends have been sleeping stop the cripples,stop the deaths,stop the funerals, Not/ it's a monster arid*will not obey. stop the whole damned thing. These are the reasons for which he has comraited The spirit was freedom and justice, this crime.Do you still think it was a criminal offense It's keeper's seemed generous and kind. to ask his government to stop? Forget the charges for It's leaders were supposed to serve the country, he has hurt no one.Think now about what he was trying to Now they don't pay it no mind. do for mankind.Can you sit there and let this ride or Cause the people got fat and lazy, do you enjoy wars? If you think that this is wrong Now their vote is a meaningless joke. than don't you think that its time that you did some They babble about law and boutnorder, thing? If you think that Vietman is right then please But it's just the echo of what they've been told. tell me for I maybe wrong.And if you don't care at all don't you think that it is time that you think about Yes a monster's on the loose, yourself because people art lying for you right now. It's put out head in a noose. And just sits there watching. Bruce DeBl The cities have turned into jungles, And corruption's strangling the land. The police force is watching the'people, And the people just can't understand. We don't know how to mind our own business, The whole world has to be just like us. Now we are fighting a war over there, No matter who's the winner we can't pay the cost. Yes a monster's on the loose, It's put our head in a noose, And just sits there watching. America where have you gone? Don't you care about your sons and daughters. Don't you know we need you now, We ean*t fight alone against the monster. "Monster" by Steppenwolf. "Really Bil must you always give away the decision of the court before the defense has a chancer A SYSTEM OF FEAR As I look upon the cover of my USAFE gas rations I read, "Anyone apprehended selling, trading or bartering POL prod ucts will be subject to disciplinary action under the applic This meager exposition is a"ar from appropriate for ser able 3rd Air Force and SAG directives." I believe that this ving as a vehicle to thoroughly numerate and categorize statement in itself is partly a reflection of the military these contradictions; however, future expositions will. system in general. It is indeed unfortunate that the very individuals att It seems to me (and this is only a statement of perso empting to betray or display specific instances of either nal oppinion and not society investigation) that the US mili pepression, inequities as refuards justice, discrimination tary system is one that has as its nucleus, an ever constant in one form or another and political persecution are all threat to the lower ranking airmen, and that threat being the piecemeal silenced in one of diverse manners. Its as if fear of your supervisors in the society in which yon worît and someone is taking great pains to maintain that previously live. mentioned illusion; and what is worset many individuals I can still recall those joyous days of basic training refuse to accept and acknowledge facts when presented with them. "He who seeks the truth shall be enlightened and go where you were conditioned (just like Pavlov's dogs), to fear blessed to the place of fertile pastures and running str your instructors or anyone else that out-ranked you for that eams; He who does not seek the truth shall be benighted and reason of their rank alone and nothing else. relegated to eternal perdition (damnation)." If for some reason you oppose this conditioning the •ilitary sees you as a non-conformist or free thinker and Of cousse there are increments, graduations or degrees individualism is one thing the military cannot tolerate, so of truth, but one cannot knew* the truth until one has exam you must be disposed of bjrthe easiest means, usually a dis ined bath the pros and cons ; yeas and nays. charge. Again we can associate this with fear, only this During NATO day the time these aligned nations put time the fear being theirs and not ours. forth their aerial means of destruction and annihilation. Maay people (especially lifers), would argue the point We undertook to propagate literature referring to the pub licity-ridden case of Capt Tom Culver. This was an effort that the military is no different from any other society but at making known both sides of the issue (the press does a the only one I could find comparable would be an aristocracy, commendable job, however, we know the relevant facts and where the majority of the society is built upon peons, and contingencies far more accurately since we too are directly you have your small elite group which has the power to co involved). mmand their subordinates to perform the menial tasks. Being a "proud" sky pig of the "best security police Our stategy was to issue these leaflets to the spectat squadron in USAFE", it is not difficult to further relate ors of the Air Show as they approached on a strictly British this fear to my individual job rather than the whole mili Highway. We were off-duty and in civilian attire, hence, our tary system. When I am posted, I am given written instr actions legitimate. uctions that specifically state that I will not read, or Rather than permit this, the base authorities under listen to a radio or do anything else but protect my resour whose approval it really doesn't matter at the very last min ces. Personally I find this quite a joke. No one could ute (early in the morning on the very day of the Air Show) perform this job for over an hour as his instructions state, volunteered nine of the fifteen Airmen, who were to issue without foregoing his sanity among other things. But here the leaflets, for various details which of course meant they could not possible participate. again an SP is forced to hide these things when anyone comes to check on him because of the "fear" of losing his off-duty Being well perceptive of the O.S.I, and Air Force in time or having further disiplinary action taken against him surgents, we realized they know the name, rank, etc.,of each for such a normal thing. member of P.E.A.C.E . from our base, therefore, we cannot ï dismiss this as sheer coincidence or fate. It was deliber As I stated at the beginning of this, the above material ate anc/pre-ineditated, however, it was anticipated and so are is all personnal oppinion and I am not pretending to have further repressive actions. the answers for a thing such as this, only the facts. Even as I write this I sonder why articles such as these have to We must all make it our business to "know" the military, be confined to the pages of an underground paper, when in i.e., understand how it functions, its »emulations, ultimate reality the answers to this and many other problems could purpose, reasons or justifications—if any—underlying its find their beginning in public discussions. The answer/ methodologies, and mueh, much more. The military in general, Air Force in particular, is not as clear-cut as many of us FEAR. believe. Its time we began our homework. P.S. In case your wondering (and your probably not), I don't believe in any of this bullshit, but I just wanted to see what I could do, on the elaboration of an idea. "FLASH" > RAF ALCONBURY , HELICOPTERS LAND MARINES ON THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT GROUNDS REFLECTIONS ON CREDIBILITY AND INTEGRITY proven wrong? Are they afraid that the younger generation OR will prove that their values are wrong? Are they afraid ttiat WHO'S LYING NOW? the world will see that America is not infallible? General J.R. Holzapple, the Commander-in-Chief of USAFE, Tbe only other questions I have to ask is where do we in another of the many disguised attempts to quell the rapidly S° f*0™ here? Do we maintain our freedom as guaranteed by the expanding G.I. movemnet to liberate ourselves from the oppre- Constitution or do we lose it all because our government is ssion of the system we are being forced to live and work under afraid to let us be heard? Do we allow our government to do saw fit to comment heavily on the subject of Credibility and as it pleases instead of as we the people wish it to do? Do Integrity in a recent issue of his Direct Line pamphlet. I we allow our leaders to make decisions for us without our would think that if he wanted to talk about P.E.A.C.E. and knowing the story behind those decisions or do we demand our other related subjects he would come right out and say that's right to know what they are doing? Do we have to answer to what he was talking about, but, no, he obviously felt the them for our actions or do they answer to us for their actions? need to talk around it just a little. Do we allow them to hide behind a cloak of secrecy? There are The same goes for Col Johnston, the Base Commander at probably a million more questions I could ask but these are RAF Lakenheath, and here I will quote him from a letter he to me the most important. put out on June 2, 1971. "A series of incidents occurred in You as an individual American citizen must answer these which members of my command showed what I would consider a questions for yourself, don't leave it up to the people you serious lack of proffessional competence in producing com elect to represent you in our government. Don't leave it to pleted staff actions." "Each of these incidents will be your friends or to anyone for that matter. Answer them. dealt with separately as far as the individuals are concer Decide whether you want to be free or a puppet to others. I ned." "Inform your supervisor of what has occurred." Many, know how I feel and I know what I want. I want freedom. of you readers at RAF Lakenheath are probably aware of this Freedom to live my life without fear. Freedom to be a man letter already as I imagine you also received a copy as I and to b e judged as an individual by my fellow man. Freedom myself did. It makes one wonder what he's talking about. to speak out when I see something wrong. Could he be talking about the presentation in London on Kay It's up to you. 31st, the letter was written just two days after, or some With Love for all completely unrelated matter? He simply failed to explain Mankind himself to whoever the letter was directed to. One day our Commanders and government leaders will learn that when they talk about credibility, they make them Dear P.E.A.C.E. selves look like even bigger fools than they are. Our lead ers hide behind what's left of their integrity and talk about When your newspaper first came out I thought you advoc our credibility. What a Joke. They tell us we must not do ated Peace, but now fully understand that you are in fact certain things, like lie, cheat, hate, embarrass our governm People Emerging Against Corrupt Establishments. I personnallj ent, yet they are probably the biggest offenders of this, would have rather seen a simple peace newspaper, because true especially where embarrassing the government is concerned. peace is a wonderful thing. I think it is something that the Col Johnston tells us to "inform your supervisor of what has world has never really experienced as a group. Peace is a occurred," yet he fails to tell us what he wants us to tell positive thing— it is people caring, sharing, respecting, them about. He must be afraid to mention P.E.A.C.E., because loving. I don't think you have really given people the cha it was rather obvious to me that that was what he was talking nce to prove that they are your brothers in peace. You see, about. even if there was no war in Vietnam, that wouldn't mean that Our government is often like a piece of plastic that there would be peace and even if all men, regardless of their people are able to see through at times. Once someone finds :olow, lived in equality, that would not mean peace. a hole in our leaders plastic covering our leaders immediately At RAF Lakenheath, a lot of people are misinterpreted, attempt to cover it, but unfortunately for them they always oisguided and misconstrued— from Colonel to Airman. Our use more plastic instead of something concrete. This is commanders aren't corrupt. What they need is to understand happening right now in our governments Vietnam Polley_andLalsQ,_ and^ to be understood^. By calling names and rebelling against here in Europe the military brass is trying to cover up their one another we persist in the misunderstanding that leads to problems with the supposedly "dissident radical G.I. movement" hatred. That hatred that could cause a war much like the one by shipping all the personnel who disagree with their policies in Vietnam in our own neighborhoods. Let's try to cease the back home to the states as fast as they can. war in Vietnam, but also let us plant the seeds of peace in our own lives. General Holzapple states in his Direct Line pamphlet that Years ago a man named Francis walked on this earth as "Credibility and Integrity are two words which are closely a true man of peace. He suggested that we wow love where related," and that "We in the military services have entered there was hatred, that we throw light on darkness, that we a period when our credibility is in question from many quar are understood by understanding. He was a Super Star. He ters." I recently read in an article that people often write was positive, for by building a world of peace be overwhelmed articles that people often weite articles usint? the words WE a world of hate. If he had only tried to destroy hate thro and US when they should have said ME or I. General Holzapple ugh hate he would have been left with nothing but hate. leads us to believe that he's talking for everyotffi in the Air Force instead of just himself talking to the people he commands. I work around a member of the P.E.A.C.E staff and I also work around the Wing Commander and there is one thing these General Holzapple states further that, "Unfortunately, people have in common. They both care a hell_ of a lot about the disreputable actions of a few members of the military the state of the world. They are not going to change it by services reflect on all of us." Since when is it disreput destroying each other. They are real people who need to able for a citizen of the United States of America to make communicate through peace and brotherhood in order to make use of his rights guaranteed by the First Amendment to the peace and brotherhood real at RAF Lakenheath. Constitution of the United States? To practice his right of Freedom of Speech? To demand his right to read from a Free "ALL I AM SAYING, IS GIVE PEACE A CHANCE Press what our government is doing and how it is conducting _ Sincerely, itself? To practice his right to Assemble Peaceably and to Michael J. Rocks demand redress of grievances? RAF Lakenheath You know, it's not my credibility or integrity that are innquestion these days but that of our leaders. I'm' an ind ividual and the only decisions I have to make are those for myself. I'm not making or even attempting to make decisions for other people so why should my decisions be questioned by others. The only person I should have to answer to is God. Not to some 200 million Americans. It's not the integrity of the American citizens who disagree with military policy that is in question, for they at least are telling how they feel, and our laws guarantee them the right to speak out, but it is the integrity of governmental and military policy and the credibility of the person's who make it. Our government must answer to us, not us to them. I ask, who cares what I do, or who should care what I do as an individual, as long as I'm not hurting another person? THO 000KT MfWtoU Ù& FOOHQ My actions shouldn't reflect on the integrity of another per son but on myself. Has it hurt another individual that I dis you eoicrv OF r^M€PrR*rt£> agree with the policies of my government? How does it reflect on my or any other persons credibility that I should make use of my Constitutional rights? Does it hurt my governments HvrtAM CQMPASSION i OTfà credibility and integrity that I should make use of my free dom to express my views about it's policies? Could it be KMöyTWf $ TREfcSOMOA2S£â that my government is embarrassed because it's laws and pol icy are not completely right and that they are afraid to be THE PETITION THE CONCERT DIG IT...DIG IT...DIG IT...DIG IT..• HEATTtE, HEAR YE... - At 1:30 P.M., August 1st PEACE is having Therewill be a meeting of all concerned a concert. This gala event will take place membersd of the United States Air For,ce at the Royal Court Theater, near the Sloan and Navy at Speaker's C0rner, Hyde Park, Square tube station. London, on the First of August in the year of Our Lord Nineteen Hundred and FOP YOUP ENTEFTAINMENT... Seventy One, 11:30 A.M. After the meeting the group will proceed to the American There will be guest speakers, musical Embassy at Grosvenor's Square to present groups, skits, group singing and possibly the following petition to the Ambassador. films. A guaranteed HAPPENING. Concerned members of the British military "We, the following members of the U.S.A.F. (Soldiers Trade Union Rights Movement) have and Navy stationed in England, feel that we also shown Interest and will be invited. are being denied the rights guaranteed us in the Constitution of the United States. ***************T\TOTICE*************** ****** We, by signing this petition, demand that the Unlföarei Code of Military Justice be amend NO CAMERAS OP RECORDING EQUIPMENT WILL BE ed to apply the same standards of Constit ALLOWED INSIDE THE THEATER AT ALL. utional protection to servicemen as does This will avoid linking the concert with apply to civilians. the presentation at the Embassy. In particular we feel that AFP 35-15 PLEASE***PLEASE***PLEASE***PLEASE***PLEASE jeopardizes our freedom provided by the First Amendment. Further, the conviction Any donations to help pay for the concert, of Capt. Thomas S. Culler for violating and Tom Culver's fine, will be greatly this regulation necess itates. immediate action to rescind this regulation and appreciated. Donations will be collected guarantee the Constitutional rights of by AUTHORIZED personnel only inside the !},<• all U.S. servicemen as American civilians." theater. BE ADVISED********************************* All personnel Interested in joining PEACE pTnePs are advised to wear sunglasses and hats to hinder identification by the Brass. If they can't identify you, they CAN'T burn you. ALSO... We have promised no violation of British Law to the British Police, so if you see anyone causing any trouble please advise the nearest policeman so trouble can be .avoided... thanks . ~l*Hm&mr We hope people reading this paper are not wondering if it reflects official government pol icy. It does not. We are not now, nor have we ever been, associated with, the FBI, CIA, DAR or KKK. The OSI, although seen frequently close behind us, have no effect on our editorial policy, and unfortunately, we have none on theirs. •etl« Bailey MEETINGS There will be local meetings of all interested personnel at the following times and places t Alconbury - Tuesday nights, 7.30 P.M., at the Three Horseshoes Pub, outside the main gate. IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO WRITE OR HAVE WRITTEN Bentwaters & Woodbridge - Wednesday nights.7:30 P.M. at 154 Spring Road, Ipswich. SOMETHING AND HAVEN'T KNOWN WHERE TO SEND IT,, Chicksands - Anno&hced at a later date* (DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE FORGOT TO PUT OUR Croughton & Upper Heyford - Tuesday nights, 7»30 P.M. ADDRESS IN THE LAST 2 COPIES:), OR IF YOU WANT TO at the Upper Heyford Town Hall. CONTACT US WRITE: Lakenheath,Mildenhall, & Wethersfield - Wednesday P.E. A.C.E. nights, 7i30 P.M., Flat 8, Carlton Hotel,New market . P.O. BOX 62 South Ruislip - Deane's Arms Pub, Thursday nights, 3 ROUND CHURCH STREET 7i30 P.M. near S.Ruislip Tube Station. 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In a broader sense, this tions to our workers who distribute the psper. means: All the peoples on the earth are equal from birth, all the If you cannot see your way clear to make a small peoples have a right to live, to be happy and free " donation (because of the doj.iar devaluation which cuts from: The Declaration of Independence of the Democratic Republic deeply into the pay of the poor working man} we will of Vietnam, Signed and proclaimed in Hanoi on 2nd September, 1945 happily accept old fatigue shirt«, squadron patches and related articlea (sorry, there's no cali for used skiwitB;. if you need all the uniforms you possess, at least give u» a kind word. We are sincere Americans working to preserve the righte of itj.1 Americans (that includes ïuU-). THESE TWO REVOLUTIONARY DOCUMENTS WERE DISTRIBUTED TiinJSi YuU-ïHANK ÏOU-ïnjL.A. ÏUu-Tajdm. YOJ-TÜAidC ÏOb ON BASE AT R.A.F. LAKENHEATH ... by P.E.A.C.E. GIs f.3. Contributions can also be mailed, cash, check or money order to our addreas, elswhere in this issue. PeopleEmergingAgainstCorruptEstablishments Vol. II No. 1 15 Sez: This is vour legal property < ot be taken from you Auguit-1971 A PAPER BY AND PORGI'S PUBLISHED UNDERGROUND TOR RAF Alconbury Bentwaters Chicksands Crouqhton Lakenheath Mildenhall WARNING - To all OSI ag Upper Heyford ents, Air Police and the Wood bridge like, Do Not attempt to remove this publication from any GI under penalty of law. Violators will be prosecuted. DOES REPRESSION WORK oo I "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the NO right of the people to peaceably assemble, and to petition the government for a redress LIA«* of greivances." How many times have you seen the above statement and what does it mean to you? 5enal The reason we are quoting the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States under the above headline is that while reading the rest of this article we would TSSSTM like you to think about your freedom, our freedom, and our rights guaranteed to us by With that comes another point that we would like to bring up and that we are going that famous document. pursue. The next time you are in the STARS and STRIPES bookstore, go over to the magazine The individuals involved in distributing P.E.A.C.E. at the different bases for the rack and take a good look at the kind of junk that the brass allows to be sold. Look at past year have experienced at different times minor harassment. However, rumor has it all the magazines like, Man's World, Han's Life, For Men Only, Stag, Action, True Confes that this is notto be. Just about every base has seen changes coming about that indicate sions, OverseasWeekly, etc. etc. etc. Then check out the book rack for such classics ÙS a possible attempt by the commanders of the various bases to put a halt to any type of the Nick Carter spy series, the James Bond spy s«rt«s, and the Mickey Spillane detective distribution attempted including off-base distribution. series to name a few. Again rumor has it that at one base, or possibly at more than one, that's just spec ulation though on the part of the writer the British Police have agreed to assist in The commanders at all the bases feel that it's all right to sell books and magazines busting the distributers. Hopefully this rumor isn't true and I am stressing the fact that glorify violence and degrade sex yet it's not right to give away a monthly issue of that it is a rumor. However, we do have to face this fact. Our right to free press is a paper talking about personal freedom and equality. suppressed on base therefore we must resort to going off-base, leaving us in the bad sit > Tie military commanders say we preach violence and revolution therefore our paper uation of having to pass our papers out to the GI's in cars. Leaving us wide open to a can't be distributed on base as it's bad for morale. Wasn't our country founded as the possible charge of obstructing traffic from the British Police. result of a revolution. Read, for infromative purposes, our Declaration of Indépendance. The military commanders say we slander people and that's bad for morale. Look at the Several questions arise from this rumor that we feel should be answered. Not only Overseas Weekly that's sold right in the STARS and STRIPES. Tell me that the Overseas in our minds but in your mind and the minds of the commanders on each base. Weekly doesn't slander people. Why aren't we allowed freedom of the press? Or, why aren't we allowed to have this The military commanders say that our paper uses bad words. I feel that though tc paper on base? We are supposedly allowed by law to have total access to news of all some people some of the words used are kind* bad, that at least we use them in a sense types and no matter what anyone says, this paper is a newspaper. that we understand or that the younger of us understand and to many of us we use them in I think I can answer that question but, remember no matter what I have to say, you the context that you give your own definition too. We don't however, degrade one of the as an individual have to answer it for yourself. I feel that in a way it's personal pre most beautiful things known to man. The act of love. We don't try to turn something judice on the part of the Air Force in general and each base commander in particular. I that beautiful into a three ring circus as some of our more classical sets of novels that see it that they, the commanders, see this paper as being something bad for their people they allow in the bookstores do. ... to read thereforeithey wish to protectithe people from being exposedito something they think is bad. Now, instead of just going along with the military ' command and saying okay, we'll do our distribution off-base just to make it easier on us of not having to hassle I wonder how they justify prohibiting something just because they think it's bad. with you, we are going to do something about this restriction of our freedom. We are It's, by law, not their decision to ma«, to try to stop the distribution of P.E.A.C.E., demanding our right to freedom of press. We are demanding our right to pass this out on but the individuals decision as to whether he wishes to read it or not. By law, by the base. way, I mean federal law as the military has setn fit to suppltntnt the Constitution with AFR 35-15 and say that the military does have the rijht to restrict the freedom of the WE DEMAND OUR RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF PRESS GUARANTEED US IN THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE press. If a person doesn't want to read it he won't take a copy but if he does, by law, CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. WE DEMAND OUR RIGHT TO BE HEARD WHEN WE again federal law, he is allowed to and has tht right to easy and free access to it. SPEAK OUT AND WE ASK THAT YOU OPEN UP THOSE EARS AND MINDS AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHY WE FEEL THE WAY WE DO. WE WANT TO BE FREE? THAT'S ALL. IS THAT TOO HUGH TO ASK WM APR: FRIEND OR FOE? syllogisms la the apr system your friend or your foe? After you hare wavered this to yourself than ask should it be this Personal freedom is an issue which carries a massive way.I think that th« obvious «caver is that it should be emotional impact, that usually limits discussion of it to neither but should be a rating that shows vho you are and small divisions such as haircuts, uniforms, etc. Nearly vhat you have or haven't done.When your buddy gives you all major complaints aired against the military can be tr a 9 do you really think that you deserve a 9 1 and when aced to the basic right of individual liberty, which is why he gives aoavo-* els» a 5 and lt is sort of obvious that rational consideration of those complaints is mandatory. the gay isn't a ? if you are a 9 than don't you think that _ear Ann Glanders: 1 have been in the A.r Force Surface concerns such as haircuts are, of course, not maybe aomathlng is vronf T And what do you think when a Ban for 1!) years. I am a TSgt and I am really smart, the only personal "iberty affected by the military. The fact that most people are in the service because of the really tries and does a great Job and gets his 9 and an but ever time 1 giv.; a order everoody ignores me. other aan Just plays the game,but doesn't put too auch Tr.ese first-termers ie a bunch of cry-babies and draft, reflects another facet of the lack of freedom. That into It and gets a 9 too? It see» that there is southing dont want to. do no work, They say war is aginst we need a draft, is a good indication that most people do wrong. there principals and they dont luce to kill people. not consider the country weftft fighting for until one is So why is there an apr syst«? I presume that originally I just want to pick these punies up by their hair past the draft age. Then it is impossible to understand why it waa set up to measure Just what sort of Job i ' are and kick tne shit out of them, but I am fat and the younger generation is not willing to be shot for their dolne with relation to the next guy.Being this wa,, it was they run too fast, «hat can I do? country's sake. Because of this infringement, anti-military «et up on a 0 thru 9 basie-With 9 bein? outstanding-It —FLUS'f&keJ) feeling is now running at a fever pitch. In the usual mann would sees to reason that th« average guy would have to er of military leaders, the Pentagon began sondering what 4nd UmAK i'UJJTuüdJ: The problem you describe is one was wrong with the "kids of today" (Daniel Ellsberg is no be a 5 that it would go out in both directions fro« common to all mothers of the world. Cnildren there-And this would tell «veryone what you are worth- "kid"), never turning their "intelligence" sections into an nowadays are spoiled. They have had too much of introspective eye. The solution they reached wasa miracle If you »r« a J«t angine mechanic and you got a 6 this the good life and they are afraid to aie. ïou are would show that you are a little batter than average j«t in logical thought. The syllagistic (reasoning) pattern absolutely right: They are a bunch of cry-babies, must have gone as such: mechanic.And to th« Air Fore« thia would —an that you not to mention hippie, pinko, freaks. The next A; Teenagers cannot understand why we are in ar« Just a little bit more valuable.'Of cours« this has time before you give an order, walk up to them to also mean that you wore Judged fairly and that your Vietnam, need »ore missies, draft them, with a smile on your face then club the little shoot them, spy on them, arrest them, ruin counter parts war« also judged fairly. asahoi.es over the head before they know what hit their lives with DD's. If this is the original intent than how com« almost them, AS soon a« you have estabiisned yourself everyone gets 6s and 9s? Surely not everyone is outstanding) as their intellectual superior, they will be more B: He understand who than would they be outstanding froa? It seems obvious than happy to follow your orde.s. Therefore: to me that there is quite a bit of favoritism played C: They're confused. The Pentagon then took it upon itself to show the teens with giving out the aprs-Is this fair to you or any Dear Ann Jlanders: I have been in the Air torce one else? Th« very few people who deserve a 9 are being where they are confused. This was supposedly done by dis for 2 years ana am an i*-4 Sergeant. Yesterday l playing the concern the military had for its younger troops. cheated out of the recognition that they deserve.And «as walmng on base, in civilian ciotr.es, taking all the p«opl« who don't deserv« it are Just diluting One was told that he would be understood, because "the ind my pregnant wife to the nospital. She has had ividual is number one," however, if an anti-military state the recognition fron those who do deserve it.An other many complications and was seriously ill. way of thinking of it is what if you ara getting 8s but ment is made the OSI will be delegated to understand. Next, Less tnan fifty feet from tne nospital I was a "Direct Line to the Commander" program was established, you ar« actually a ?.Than you are cheating yours- -This stopped oy a major, he ordered me to take my arm is because everyone els« is gattine 8s and 9s whi .. to help settle "gripes". One person taking advantage of the from around ay wile, saying he was sick ana tired situation called twice about serving Chocolate milk in the would mak« the average about 8 1/2 which would make you of seeing that sort of "permissiveness" in public. look below averacre when in fact you ara above avera-e. Chow Hall. Then, calls like that are used as evidence that 1 tried to explain tnat my wife was ii± ana contin there are not major complaints against the military: "see, The only people benefitting from this typo system are ued walking toward the nospital. ne grabbed me, the sponges- we've got proofs" One naturally assumes that a local comm slapped me across tne f.iCe and told ae to say sir ander is powerless to change the major irritants of the mi This is Just half of the picture.If you think that when I spoke to him and not to waik away. By the litary, and does not waste the time to call. The Military, th« upper half of the scale Is corupt than think vhat time i got ay wife to the hospital sr.e was in however, prefers the "no major complaints" answer, and many th« lower half must be like.what I an talking about ar« labor, ana because of the delay sne lost the ch^ld. people accept this. Now comes the time for syllogism (rea the guys that get those aprs which number 0 thru 5-There 1 am planning to sue this major for ausault ana son) number two_ are people around who get thea-If an 6 1/2 is average than conauct unbecoming an officer, -hat do you ttunk? someone vho gets a 0 would have to b« a professional —Shockea Sergeant A: We've set up programs for complaints, sabatour.And a 1 would have to be a tratior-how do people and most people have no major "gripes", go about getting these type aprs? I mean you all know Dear OQIXILXD: I think it is about time action however a few do. people that do absolutely nothing and they at least get was taken against this sort of tning. It is hap B: Those few are troublemakers, we want no a ?.So how do you get a low apr? Establishing the fact pening in the military all too often. If i were trouble. that anyone but anyon« can get a 7 it must reguire some tne major I wouia have nad you arrested on the Therefore; action on your part to be branded with a low apr.And spot, «hen are you leftist commies going to learn C: We'll discourage them. thia action will show up as a personality conflict or tnat an officer never gives an uraer unless it is •s out and out predjudice. a legal ana just order. Of:icers don't just maj.e Discouragement comes in amny ways, usually administra up orders, tney get inspiration from üod. fou tive, usually vindictive, usually ineffective. People will So the apr Is a corupt system that has vander«d far shoulc be tnrown in jail for the insubordination only tolerate the infringement of personal freedom when they from its original concept.And if it is useless why does you have described, and i intend to forward your believe itis for the good of all. Once it is realized that th« Air Fore« continu« to us« it? If you owned • company letter to the uepurtim;nt of the air rorce as evi- the status quo is not the best, people will strive for bet and you wanted to know vhat kind of paopl« you had working aei.ee lor the prosecution. ter and at that point the enforcers of restricted liberties for you than wouldn't you want your rating system to AS lor your wiie, sr.e is obviously a trollop must stop must stop syllogisims, and begin retractions. be accurate and give you a good picture of what is going for allowing yuu to take such liberties with her Statements like Admiral Thomas Moorer's, in which he decided on? It is obvious to everyone vhat is going on than it must body in puDlic and ±'m glad the cnild na3 still anti-military feeling is undesirable and should be stopped be painfully obvious to the Air Force what is going on- born because sluts like her ana little însubor- in the U.S. do not receive much publicity because of the So why then do they do nothing about it? Wh«n you think aii.ate communists liite you don't asserve to have conservative editorial policy of most news agencies, but with about it th« apr can make all the difference in promotion children anyway. the advent of the Pentagon Papers, and the CBS documentary to rank,and rank is your authority,and your authority is on the Pentagon, the press is beginning to become a respon your auporvison.Don't you think that it would be nice to sible public servant, and people are beginning to tire of have a rood supervisor rather than someone's friend? the government's lies and intrigues. Personal freedom will assert itself and dignity of life will be restored. I hav« written this in hopes that you will more cl«arly understand what is happening to you with th« apr system Individual liberty is a topic deserving much rational and that if you ar« on« of th« majority who is bein^ thought and discussion, therefore this article is an intro cheated by this system that you will f««l it is time to duction to a series designed to explain and offer solutions, ret what you deserve and demand it-I will not make an when possible, to questions of human freedom. One facet of other promotion while I am in the service so I don't car« this issue will be discussed per moAth in these articles. what I get but those of you who ar« looking forward to a promotion or tnose of you vho hav« «lect«d to stay with it and the promotion is th« bacon on your table than don't you want to be promoted fairly7Wer« you passed up on the last promotion cycle by a couple of points?Do you think that If the apr system was fair that you might have mad« it?Is the apr you friend or fo«? Bruc« D«Br*e THE DISCHARGE APTITUDE TEST /, cf* solemnly swear. aach day memoers of tne Air Force are confronted witn The folloving examination has been formulated to many unnecessary problems; many of which are concerned with d«t«rmin« your ability to adjust to military life- naircuts,3hoeshine3,anà uniforms. There is one problem, Circle only one answer- Pleas« ansv«r th« ques however, which is more important tnen tnese and can be cnangea tions truthfully- only with the combined efforts of all u.^.'s. This problem concerns the loose interpretation of AÏB 35-15,laissent sad Protest Activities of Military Personnel, This regulation 1} A HAIRCUT is--- a) necessary to th« good ordor of any military denies servicemen their constitutional rights to petition establishment. ana to peacefully assemble, i'he supporters of tne regal try to use ara 35-15 to forbiae U.S. serviceman to do some b) Bot cool* thing which can be regulated only by tne foriegn.host government. c) n«c«ssary to good personal appearance- Line 41 of the enlistment contract for the Air Force d) "a" and "c" abov« states: 2) A GENERAL DISCHARGE is-.- "I.do solemnly swear lor affirmj, that I will support a) a eign that you have related to your p*«r croup- and defend the Constitution of tne United states b) an action that dishonors you and your family- against all enimies foriegn and domestic; that I will c) wast« material from the body. bear true faith ana alligiance to the same; ana t.iat I will obey tne orders of the Presiaer.t of tne L-r.ited d) "a*1 and "c" above- States and the ordere of the officers appointea over me, according to regulations an- the 'Jniforz Code o: 3) C-0- stands for... Military Justice,so help me God." a) coramandin? officer« b) «onacientious objector- If I an to defend the Constitution against all its eneeies will I have to defend it against Al-a 35-15, as it .; i c) court order preted? Baa constitution specificly states that Congre d)"a" and"c" abov«. make no laws cepriving Americans of those rignts :-".i th« Bill of Rights. Yet it has happened witnout question 'until It) IMPERIALISM is not. • now. So which is it to be , the Constitution of the unitec a) th« war In Vietnam- States or Air Force Regulation 35-15- which is tne law of the b) a high ranking officer in th« KJU£. land - which die we swear to aefend? c) exploitation by an •lit« corpa "for th« benefit averones rights are at stake if the regulation is tc of all Americans' in its present form, Xe need change ana we need it no«. d) any of th« abov«. are two directions which can oe taken to help the neeced cnange along; me way is to go through, the proper channels using the 5) DO TOU...- Direct Line and letters to Congressmen, the second is direct à) smoK« iup« HAD ENOUGH confrontation which we in the PmACS movement believe geta faster bj r*-up. results because as everyone knows the proper channels are endless« e) hand out PEACE p*p«re- The regulation has alreany been tested and one man went to d) «erciee your Constitutional right« on bas« with trial for his attempt to preserve your rights. So« it out f«*r of rmpresemlon. react, -o something tooay before it is too late. «Mi flea .^-"— — STEamCTä la lRfcBmRS. answers on back pa»e so help me Coo" ALCONBURY WE ARE THE PEOPLE OUR PARENTS WARNED US AGAINST RAPS LOCK YOUR Doo*sl# O-M^eNism is ME^EI What is repression? It can take two forma. It can be the active repression which involves physical NO OXPAM FOR PEACE violence and acitve harasseioent or it can be the subtle repression in which the powers make the people Sgt. Chris Heulbach of the 216« Comm Sqdn submitted a letter to Col. think that they are helping them and making life Martin, Alconbury's base commander, requesting to collect funds on base easier for them. This subtle sort is the most dangerous for Ûxfam's Bengali Relief Fund, in the nam« of ?&*££. Col. Hartin de kind and it is the kind that seems to be rampant nied him permission to do this, but turned around and made the exact at Alconbury since the new re*ime has taken over. same suggestion to the Base Chaplain. We sincerely hope that the Chaplain What can be said of a system that promises pood food will collect lunda for the Relief rund, and that thia was not merely a in the chow hall, refrigerators in every room in the ruse to keep PLACE from within the bounds of BaF alconbury. We will expect barracks, and booze for all 18 year olds. WOHÎ that to see what progrès« th« Rase Chaplain m&kee with his collections, and is really liberalization, out what about the other of cours« if the collections do not take place ox if they are not sufficient, side of the coin. While Col. Hodnette and Col. Hartin we will notify Cxfam and the national press of Col. Martin's under-handed are *ivin<> away all their free "eoodies" what is happening to the people who see through them arid are still speakin*. out for the bU*er issues like free speech and Constitutional freedom. Why are so many of them all of a sudden f-ettin«- discharges under AFR 39-12, could it be because the Twins know that PEACE sees throuph their methods. Why submit to their subtle repression. Show the Cols, that you see through their scheme and stand up for your riphts. Take what goodies they «rive you but keep up the pressure for you Constituional Rights. ALCQNBURY POLICY—CALL A SPADE A SPADE Well people, here I am after nineteen months on that rock of oppression waiting to be cast aside by the oppressors; exterminated and disposed of by the quickest possible means: AFH 39-12. I can never tell you how sorry I am that the information you are about to receive has been withheld until this late date, but let us start with the be ginning, the beginning te the anr\ of vhat I ^»1 1 mass corruption. Ann. Laster! ïou have been assigned to a base that is partially a state of mind that doesn't .und messing a Brother up! And to prove this we will send you to a section that c.-n best demonstrate our ability to do so. Those «ere my orders, and being newly infiltrated into USAF I willingly excepted th-iniring I should ao ay thing for something that would eventually eat me alive, anile working in my section 1 was introduced to one of the most unsuspecting characters (end I say unsuspecting) because by all physical appearances he looked like me, also talked like me and pretended to be Black* I later found him to be a hegro, but only after the wolf had bitten my foot and could easily devour ay lag. This character of whom I speak was also ay supervisor who b, his words was there to protect me from the wolves, but never theless would threaten girls that I went out with to give me a bad time if ti.ey didn't relieve him of his eeaual desires. He contin uously tried to help me out by asking me if I vas a homosexual or smoked pet. I shall not give all the credit to this one deserving soul for he had allies who were much more discret« .than himself, »ho persisted in calling me "boy" and trying by all possible ""^n" to lower me to the level of a moron. In trying to counteract this and I regret to have done so, I took this constant oppression and depressing situation out , not on them, but on myself by getting drunker tnan arunk everyday, and even chough I eventually got away from this environment was still marred by tne injustice. Let me explain this further. Trying to escape these maniacs, I requested transfer into another squadron, not mowing that the individuals were the mass, ana the mass the whole, who had passed the undeserving wore down on killer Laster? This new squadron accepted me with open arms and threw me into what I later iouna out to De the busting room {.incidentally room number 13). They call it the busting room for a simple reason. This particular room shows without a doubt case histories of courteumartial, aFh 39-12's, and many more benefits. This new environment took on a totally different aspect, for non instead of being harassed by ay auty section I v.s treated like a manJ (for wnich 1 give my ap Dear fellow GIi preciation;. B,t the catch was the narassment would now come froi* the orderly room. 1 was then taugnt who the real experts were. These people nave the most "I would like to say one thing. This is mainly to the young people pnerful weapon in the air i'orce known as the typewriter which can print up some here, but really to everybody, and that is that ultimately you can listen of the most erroneous statements conceived. to only one thing, and that Is not your President, not your many misguided In seeking refuge from th« typewriter I often found myself in the legal leaders, save a few, and not the Communists or the Socialists or the Rep office. Unfortunately they work dirsctiy with the culprits, «nil« under action ublicans or the Democrats. But you must listen to your own heart, and do of an article 15 for allegedly disobeying a direct order from your friend and what it dictates. Because your heart is the only thing vhich can tell you •in« Captain Lindshield, I approached the legal office. As I walked in and took what is right and what is wrong. And after you have found out what you a «eat, who should be coining out of the otaff Juoge Advocate's office but ray think is right «Ad what is wrong, then you must know that you can say y»a first sergeant who, moments later, witnessed my presentation of the article 15. to what is ri-ht and no to what is wrong. And that ycu young men, for Consequently I was sent, or rather directed, into the same office and immediately instance, if you feel that to kill is wrong and to go to war is wrong, you conrronted with "anything you aay may be used against you". I then asked in a have to say no to the draft, and if you young ladies think it is wrong to shocked manner who I could talk to. Th« lawyer then asked (as if he aidn't know) kill, and war is wrong, you can say yes to the young men who say no to the what the problem was. «hen I answered he referred me to another lawyer. Being draft. Because it is not the leaders and the dictators, it is not God who unable to trust these people I requested a lawyer from another base, only after is going to get us out of the bloody mess we are in. It is only you and I had (like a fool) signed my article 15 on instructions end advice from the only me." first lawyer, never thinking in my anxiety that perhaps the next lawyer would also be in cahoots with his fellow officers. To make a long story short, as in This brief message was given to a mass of people at SANE Emergency the past I was sold down the river; aad-lined one stripe. Dusted one stripe, Rally on Vietnam that ua3 held in Madison Square Garden on June 6, 1965, ¥ put on 45 days restriction and forty five days extra duty. by Joan Baea. After reading this you might chuckle a little and say to By this tirna feeling so destroyed, or rather castrated, searching for help yourself that lt is a little late to do anything about following ones' where there «as none to be found, I submitted myself to one of the lowest under- heart or avoiding the draft. However, stop and examine your conscience. handad tricks in the Air Force. I volunteered, ïes, volunteered, with a little Ask yourself if you feel that killing and war are wrong. If you feel it advice, to max« an appointment for the psychiatrist at Lakenheath, who after is wrong, then ask yourself why you are in the military aiding an aggressive a fifteen minute evaluation, cut me up into pieces, or so 1 recently found out. nation (which so happens to be our own country) in war and killing. He had th« audacity to start his first statement of* with v*nd I quote; "This In the United States today, violence has become an accepted mean« for Hegru Airman..." correcting the wrongs. We are shown in our movies violence as being part «J >,o >, Being recommended for an APa 39-12 discharge by this brilliant he&d shrinker, of our daily life, with the bad being killed by the good. In history we I then found out from the orderly room in my notification for general aischarge, are t«ugnt that war and killing are almost inévitable. We are made to >-eo >- ça that my barracks room which I don't live in is unacceptibie; my appearance which realize that the most effective, speediest, and heroic way to accomplish there has never been a complaint about was unacceptable; ay job performance was something is by force, particularly violent force. May I ask "Is this fair but on Ark's was abov« average. In other words, people, I experienced and right or wrong?" This question, which many people have come to accept as let myself succumb to every trick of the corrupt military society. irrelevant to their lives, is something you will have to live with for the I urge everyone vho reads tnis, combine with PaACE. Ih uUvii&iua You «Jto remainder of your natural life. I only ask you to examine the situation üTüuWü. Don't get dragged down by yourself; it's a long lonesome road to follow. and use your heart and conscience to decide what is right and what is lou aay find out too late. wrong. after contemplating and realizing that you are part of a machine that CAÄL T„.-fl'KR is dedicated to accomplish the things you feel are wrong, I should hope you begin to ask yourself; "what can I do?" Before deciding what you should do or what you could do you must realiie the conséquences it may haTe on ALCONBURY RAPS POLICY - CALL A PIG A PIG year future. If you feel that belonging to an organisation aet up to kill and maim people (whether they be innocent or not) is alright just" so long as you don't have to pull the trigger, then you may put uo with the military without any jeopardy put on your future in the system. However, you must live with your conscience. Should your future be more important than the innocent people we are killing? the» are many remedies to this situation. Various ways are to demonstrate in front of the White House, isolate yourself by joining a cocniune in Colorado, or to go as far as leaving the united States altogether. However, first things first. We are all part of the military and must cope with that problem first. Have you given your support to any cause related to peace? Have you signed the petition to Congress to end the wart Have you even considered the possibility of applying for a conscientious objector? Gr even a non-combatant statua? Well, looking into these matters at your friendly Consolidated Base Personnel Office Is definitely a begin ning. Tou can also obtain information and help from the Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors (CCCO), If you decide that you need to a««k recognition as a conscientious objector, you sight find the road to b« pretty tough and discouraging most of the time- However, you must do what you feel is right and apply for a status you can live with. I can only hope this letter will help some of you to begin to stand up and listen to your conscience. *or others maybe it is too late, they are only robots doing what they are told, not questioning if it is right or wrong. Tou must live your life. Tou alone must make up your mind to do what is right and wrong. "Because it is not the leaders and the dictators, new mac mmfms la*™* » ay 'mr* to TOUT t^mdan, it is not God who is going to get us out of th« bloody Bess we are in. I »OBI .i ill M i mlii i k «•*• TM flK tecs- Ian a»Ui«n Ufe." It is only you and only me." The Business of War fill SUBMARINE TOP TEN U.S. CORPORATE CONTRACTORS Uli COLONIALISM FOR WAR-RELATED MATERIALS AND SERVICES CONTRIBUTION The projected work CONTRACTS TOTAL PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN pace for all of the IAN '65 - DEC. 70 BY COMPANY OFFICIALS Asian i-acific could turn out to be woe L.UP DEM fully conservative, 1. McDonnell Douglas $ 3.3 billion S 26,432 0 depending on how long 2. Lockheed 1.4 billion 38,880 it takes to settle 1,000 3. Textron 1.2 billion the war against the 6,000 0 communists in Vietnam. 4. Olin 1.1 billion 58,300 3,000 If and when the U.i. 5. Ling Temco Vought 974 million 7.500 1,500 wins its objectives 6. Grumman 950 million 6,500 there, oil_exploration 7. General Motors 780 million 114,675 1,000 conceivably could be 8. duPont 681 million 42,800 0 successful enough to 9. Boeing 646 million 5,000 0 turn that part of the 10. Honeywell 642 million 6,000 3,000 world into another South Louisiana-Texas type producing area. Sources; Business of War, Council on Economic Priorities, 1971; Congressional Quarterly, September This would be one of (Study by Citizens Research Foundation for Congressional Quarterly) the big.est booms in the industry's his tory. It all depends i factor contributing ti U.S. ground and naval forces fired five on the Vietnam war, high cost of the Indochina war haj million tons of artillery shells into how long it takes to been the enormous amount of ordnance Indochina. Another factor in high war get the job done and expended by U.S. forces. By the end of costs has been the heavy rate of air how well the job is 1970 the U.S. had dropped more than craft attrition and the expense associ done. five million tons of bombs on North ated with replacing modern, sophisti and South Vietnam, Laos and Cam cated planes. From 1961 through 1970, retroleum Engineer. bodia—more than twice the amount the U.S. lost 7516 aircraft in Indo June, 1970 dropped in both European and Pacific china, including 3275 fixed-wing planes theater* in World War II. In addition. and 4241 helicopters. Oil inVietnam "If and when the U.S. wins its objectives there [Vietnam], oil exploration . . . could . . . turn that part of the world into another southern Louisiana/Texas-type producing area." —Petroleum Engineer Magazine, June 1970 chain of command POWs: North Vietnamese claim they driving needles through their finger offered to allow U.S. or South Vietna nails, through [heir tongues and gen mese come in and evacuate 39 wounded itals, binding their hands on their backs South Vietnamese soldiers from hill and then throwing them into the water. 935, southwest of Dae-to, on March I. putting them into bags then exposing Instead, they say, the U.S. bombed the them in the sun till death. They used hill and killed the soldiers. clubs, gun butts, hobnailed shoes and Another dispatch bitterly assails hammers to strike the prisoners on U.S. and South Vietnamese for condi their vital points, poisoned their drink tions at Cay Dua jail, a prisoner of ing water, bled them to death, threw war compound on Dao Phu Quoc in the victims into boiling water, put them the Gulf of Thailand where about into bags then burned them, etc. . . . 25,000 prisoners are detained. A North They have also built a kind of open-air Vietnamese statement declares, tiger cages with barbed wire high enough for a sitting prisoner. In a row "The prison regime is very harsh. The of tiger cages four square metres, average space given to each prisoner is the warders squeeze 20 persons." less than one square metre. The in mates have to eat, sleep and relieve U.S. military missions are stationed themselves right in their cells and lie at prisoner of war camps, including the on their sides. They are fed rotten one at Dao Phu Quoc. The Interna is our most rice, decaying dried fish and half a tional Red Cross makes periodic in litre of water daily, . , No water is spections, but reports are sent to gov available for the prisoners' washing or ernments and are not made public. baths.. . The wardens have resorted to There has not been an independent various methods of torture: burning investigation of this pnson: members Genocide the prisoners' bellies, slicing their flesh, important product Of Congress who saw the tiger cjge= at, plucking off their teeth with pincers. Con Son did not go lo Dao Phu Quoc.j LISTEN; There is a message from Vietnam. It is a most difficult message to hear, Is,vietnamization a program that is threatening the Vietnamese SPECIMEN? They don't know. But the army says they have only dropped Chemical Apenr. because It comes from 10,000 miles, and because it comes at a tine when we Orange on TEN MILLION ACRES OF LAND. They have learned that where the a»ent ourselves are trying to understand ourselves, who we are, our own oppression, was dropped in 1961 there are no signs, NO SIGNS, of significant recovery. and how we oppress others. We have many difficult blocks which prevent our- They learn that when Chemical Agent Orange goes into the water and a woman gettin" in touch with Vietnam. between the second and seventh week of pregnancy drinks onfry a liter of r'nar. water a day, she has a 602 chance of giving birth to a penetically deformed The message came strong last summer, from women in Vietnamese villages, who baby. RIGHT NOW. had fought against the French and then fought against the Japanese and taen fought against the English and then fought against the French again, and now They learn about another one, Chemical Agent Blue. It has been sprayed on fight against the Amerikans, women who know that Vietnam is a country that ONE-HALF MILLION ACRES of rice crops. The army said it was just takine anay is 6000 years old, that Vietnam has proven all through its history that if the rice crops to prevent the people from feeding the Vietcong, and the one generation is wiped out, after them is another generation, and after thea Amerikan people said, "That's war". Only they never knew that Chemical Agent is another generation again. And those Vietnamese women knot* that the last Blue contains substantial quantities of ARSENIC... In 1970 Chemical Agent time there were half a million foreign invaders in their country was in the Blue reached lethal levels... STOP AMERICAN GENOCIDE NOM... 12th century, and that it took 100 years to defeat the forces of Kubla Kahn. Suddenly, the message goes out from Vietnam HELP. THE TIME IS RUHSIW Then suddenly— LISTEN UP NOW! — suddenly, filled up with the joy of preg This man Nixon withdraws troops and replaces thea with devices called Sensors, nancy and all that that means in Vietnam, that woman gives birth to a child devices which can detect ANYTHING THAT MOVES. These Sensors, dropped by air with no forehead, two missing eyes, six toes, a child whose every breath is craft, flash signals to high-flying EC-121 planes, which relay them to In a gasp for life. And panic, panic sweeps that village. filtration Ssurveillance Centers in Saigon and Thailand. Automatically an F-105 is programmed to go from Thailand to the point of the signal. No man In village after villa«*«, genetic mutations. Scientists from North Vietnam is needed. This is not the battlefield of the future, this is NOM. and froa European countries come into the libérât ed areas of South Vietnam- but the bombine- is too severe even to conduct surveys. Bo women are brought From January, 1969, when Nixon was telling us THE MAR IS MINDING DOWN, until to Hanoi. And they begin the study, and discoverf what is known as Trlcyme- now, aircraft dropped the equivalent of TWO ADD ONE HALF HIROSHIMAS A MEEK— 21, which has not been seen since the survivors of the atomic bomb at Hiro A WEEK. While the war is winding down. shima. They see chroaosomic aberatlone, cells breaking apart at a rate of The Vietnamese say that the American GI's are now the most significant factor 3.3 per 100 cells, which is SIX TIMES the ratio of the SURVIVORS OF THE In ending the war. STOP GENOCIDE NOW. (froa RITA, an underground European ATOMIC 80H3... Army paper")" Hare's a fun crossword puzzle kiddies! The answer is on page f of this iaeue. ïou lifers will probably have to ask a First- that left to himself he will behave as any self- Termer for some of tr.e answers. 'Jo to it. average time for respecting businessman would. The profit motive, we CROSSWORD solution 37 secondB. are constantly being told, is as old as man himself. But it is not. The profit motive as we know it is only as old as "modern man". Even today the notion of gain for gain's sake is foreign to a large portion DOWN of the world's population, and 'it hAn been conspicuous What a KP does with pot by its absence over most of recorded history. Reverberate Hot only is the idea of gain by no means as P0Z2U God of erotica universal as we sometimes suppose, but the social san tiasy Rider ction of gain is an even more modern and restricted ACRuSS nead it Daily development, in the Middle Ages the Church taught 1. To cry Apple lover that "ho Christian ought to be a merchant." even to 5. Geographical charts The tool that fixes most our Pilgrim forefathers, the idea that gain might be 5. OSI Agent aircraft tolerable—even a useful—goal in life would have 1 1 1 s t> 7 3 4 appeared as nothing short of a doctrine of the devil. 12. Square measure of - M " America's Concorde jet land Jump through a window and Capitalism, the idea of "every man for himself and anything 13. 15th of March 11 'J V get this in the ass for a profit", i3 not a new idea. It existed as early as 1ÖQ0BC, 14. High card Freezes up yet those who practiced it were roving merchants, beggars and thieves. 15. Baas Commander thinks t* H, rl Receives They were regarded as less-than-honorable men of course, malring he's a big one Suck 'em on the beach a living as well as substantial gain from the labor and goods of 16. Have d /•/ |ZO That is Ubbrev; 'others. But as a system for sustaining and maintaining society, 17. Fabric tied at Sing about yourself capitalism did not exist even when the first settlers ventured to int errais 7T~ u :i it Used to be America. 1b. Foreman's tool nany times We seem to have the misguided notion that our country was 19. Royal Marine Corps V 1* 1? m 11 So Ji Spanish gold founded primarily to give budding capitalists a place to play; Unit.) Apple lover's mate that capitalism is the only "American" economic system and all 20. What a first termer 1* 3J Retro-Involuntary Rockets others, especially communism, are un-American ana therefore wrong. gels paid l Crafty Let us correct this misconception. Our country was founded as a £ach labbrev) democracy, meaning tnat men should be free to choose a way of life 21 . ,j paru an river M Jf 3<- 17 J* 25. Code for "repeat" He keeps the barracks awake tnat best suits them, so long as in pursuit of that life others at night were not narmed nor their rights infringed. Nowhere in the con 25. Bass Speaker T> 28. Career men Female beauties stitution does it say anything about a certain economic system. 32. Black hairstyle m State of being None of our founding fathers thought it necessary to recommend ^T M ts. liard to take one -hen for conscience' sake and for the advancement of the gospel," is charged with a heinous crime: He has made over sixpence profit on the shilling, an outrageous gain. The court is aebating whether to excommunicate American Way him for his sin, but in v±ew of his spotless past it finally relents and dismisses him with a fine of two- hundred pounds.2 In the past few years, perhaps in the last decade, mayoe even The following Sunday tne minister of Boston makes his sermon j.ong before tnat, America and her population seem to have lost of Keayne's misdeeds and preaches against his false principles of their direction. America was founded to be a country where men would be free to pursue happiness, but to seek Happiness each man Among them are these: must oe considered the equal of another, ana he must possess free "I. That a man might sell as dear as he can, and buy dom to seek his own ideas of happiness, han must be able to live as cheap as ne can. in harmony with nis neignbors; must be able to live in peace to be "II. If a man lose by casualty of sea, etc., in some afforded the opportunity to seek himself and the meaning of his of his commodities, he may raise the price of the rest. existence on earth, han must live in peace with his brothers in "111. That he may sell as he bought, though he paid order to know them and learn of nunself, for to know himself is too dear...." to know his Creator, ilacn man should be free to pass his life on All false, false, false, cries the minister; to earth with nis fellow man, basking in the infinite harmony of good seek riches for riches' sake is to fall into the sin vibrations, rjach man must be open to his neighbor; Where there of avarice.3 are no secrets among men there is no fear, and where tnere is no That was more tnan three hundred years ago, but it amply demon fear there will be no war. strates that the Pilgrims and the church of that time regarded it Any spiritual reading, any study of man, will reveal that a sin to do business merely to make a profit, to receive personal man is a gregarious animal, that he enjoys the company of others; gain, «hat would they think of their descendants, of tne Americans that is his nature. But who would believe it to look at tne American of iy71? Why did their God consider a profit of sixpence in the society of today? We are a country engaged in murder and illegal shilling tantamount to the sin of avarice? What businessman in warfare. Instead of helping our fellowmen we crush them for fear America today does not strive for a profit of 50, 80, or even 100 their ideas will one day overpower ours. We try to justify our percent? Few can acheive it of course, but none would think twice actions by saying we must protect our way of life, our families, about the righteousness of his act if he werjraJfcLe to make such a our infinite riches. But protect them from what? Why are we a deal. If Robert Keayne were here today, inatejjù-ef being very country geared for war instead of one working for peace by living nearly damned by the church, he would be praised by his fellow in a peaceful manner? To find tne answers to these questions we businessmen for excellent salesmanship and ingenuity. must examine our present life, our economic system, our history and Since there are still a few businessmen who attend church, and our military. We can start by asking a uuestion of our associates they are not damned nor repremanded by the church for their avarice, in the military. But to find the answers we have to see America it would appear that the church has changed its view3, that God would as it is; take a brief look into history to see what it once was no longer consider the businessman who profits outrageously on the and what the early settlers believed it to be; we need to examine labor of others a sinner. The church has b^en swayed by the masses the economic system, its wrongs and its justifications; see where The church does not dictate God's word to the masses; the reverse corruption has entered our society and churches, our military and is true. The word of God says only what the majority of people government. We shall see where our society is corrupted to the want it to say. point that the people no longer retain tneir rights; where military What businessman does not buy as cheaply as he can and sell regulations are of more importance tnan the Constitution of the as dearly as the current market will allow? What businessman will United States of America. not sell his remaining wares as dearly as possible to make up for profit lost on goods destroyed by fire or lost in transit? And What is the purpose for our country to maintain such an over what businessman, because of high prices in the wholesale market, whelming and immense military force; why can we not live in a world will not relay the higher prices to the consumer? To do otherwise more »trip to the nature of man, with love and peaceful coexistence in our society would be a mark of poor 3alesmansnip. If God were as the key words of a new society? Ask this question of a career alive today and of the same mind as the Pilgrims envisioned Him man in the military or indeed nearly any American. Their answers to be, what would He think of all tms? Mould He smile and say, are usually much the same. Check with y JUT supervisor, your NCOIC, "Well, it's a dog eat dog world," and then praise the ingenuity of your commander. See if his answer is something like this: the businessman who, through genius, cunning and deceit, having made it to the top of the dung heap, holds his arms above nis nead, "Man is naturally greedy. He is always out for himself and bathing in the admiration and adulation of his peers and shout* his family. We need police and a military and locks on our doors ecstatically, "I've arrived; I've arrived:" to keep someone alee from taking everything we have. Reduce the military and our enemies won't listen to our talk of love and Where is the church in all this today? «hat minister, pi r peace; they'll be over here taking everything they can get their or priest would have the balls to stand before his congregation PEACE IS hands on." and condemn them for being the selfish, avaristic pigs tnat they NOT HEALTHY' What they are saying ia that we need to protect ourselves are? Why does the Pope sit silently on nis golden throne watching and our possessions from those whose avarice exceeds our own. the world go by when he should be preaching, ana preac.--ir.g loudly, FOR BOEING This will be the answer invariably, though no doubt expressed in against the sin of avarice, this outrageous lust for money? Wny different terms. This is the justification for the present sit are these men of God afraia to speak out against tms corruptible AND OTHER. uation where the population of the world is at the mercy of a few sin when and where they see it spreading? Tne answer is simple; men who, through simple manipulation of a few fingers on a few Tney have been bought. They share in the wealth tnat is tne proauct buttons, could send us all to infinity. of this avarice. What man of God would plunge the chuxch into GROWING poverty merely to preach against one little insignificant sm? If you do not choose to accept this answer of worldly wisdom It is better that the church survive, so it must ignore or con from your local lifer, an answer borne out of ignorance, prejudice, INDUSTRIES done this sin. clicnëi, suspicion and superstition passed on from father to son, or in a military sense from superior to inferior, you only need So from this corruption of God's word, the church becomes more Tl walk to the nearest library to seek the truth. There you will entangled in the corruption of a capitalist society. 1 church find on the shelves, perhaps in a dark corner and dust-covered from and the government, theoretically separate m our soc; become lack of use, the works and words of economic philosophers such as tied together, looking one to the other for survival. many Marx, i&gels, Keynes, Veblen. The basic problems of the world are American churches have spoken out openly and explicitly against not political. They are not problems of theology, philosophy, the murder in Vietnam? Too few have done so, because tne war, peycnology, but problems of economy. The third world war is immi rignt or wrong, is an American war. If that war is necassary to nent because the two major world powers cannot decide on an economic bolster the lagging economy, the church will csnecne miraer to policy. We maintain our omnipotent military force to protect the survive. They condone the war (murderj zo bolster the economy economic structure of our aociety. connsum OH MELT PIG" Your lifer friend and many people of America are convinced that man is an an^ma] with basic instincts of greed. They b iieve that, left to nis own devices, man -aula annihilate his neighbor, "We should be proud of our steal all his wealth and head for the hills to count his newly- country because the Amerieal gained riches. Tuese pessimists believe it is ingrained in man to Division's rules of engage fend' only for himself, to act only in his own interest to make a ment are based on Judeo- profit from his neighbor. Not only is this a sad philosophy, but Chrietian traditions and arm an erroneous one. moral, "P1i *« those of the According to Robert L. Heilbroner in The Worldly Philosophers; enemy." It may strike us as odd that the idea of gain is Lt. Col. James Sheas, Chaplain a relatively modern one; we are-schooled to "Believe on massacre committed by him that man is essentially an acquisitive creature and unit at My Lai. AMERICAN WAY (CONTO) tos prectioe of ^varice; to xeep tne churcnsa solvent, »here is bee *oa of yesterday? lïicr« is tne Aserica of yesterday? Where are Rape case lelloeorup, brotn«riio-- as;, love »nrt peace? We *.^:: MILITARY JUSTICe t97t them mil behind yesterday, Mt can •« :-no t^esi jgain tomorrow? As Americans, we sr.are tne g-^iit of our corruption with the recalled a'jvwrnewnt and witn tne cnurcr.es. Ail of us in tr.w military axe guiltj of muraer, some of us are guilty of tne a±n of avarice, or Which is tne greater crime: rroteuting the mar in Vietnam j-lain oia greed. Tr.jss of us WHO enlisted in t..« air Force to by appeal in violation of military regulations or allowing female prisoner; »Vuia laauctioo ^nto : ,re guilty of under^vour care to be mass raj^d, tortured, and muraered? tr*n MALRJCL BEASLET The first of these two events occurred on Kay Jlat, Cowardice, for •r.ere we anuu.d ru.ve listened to our consciences, hasten l in london, Bsg^and. wnen Captain Tom Culver pratestec tne avoidea ti-e draft, resi-tau enü^tment, even at the expense of our The Called SUtt* Court el American involvement in tne war in Indocnina. Tas» aecond own sutures, we listened insteaa to tne voices of society saying, \ ppeaU b*re h»i event touk piece near Chulai in Vietnam, on June ? nd j, "it is a orave and iç.oo tiding you ao wnen you serve ana fignt for clnmS »n »rmj- captain of • trursf of UiLins to report Uw 1966, when Captain i^onard Üoldman allowed two female pris your couniry." The Razi solaiers received and beneved tne same "I 14-jrev-old fcirl raped oners under his care to be raped and tortured, une was lster une of a-ilsmt in tneir aay, ana wnere are tney now for following murdered. tne supreme oraers of tneir society, their cnurch, their country'/ Tense who are still alive so long after the war must still feel »ould you consider the greater crime against the tne guilt of being a part o: tne eui-uer of six million Jews. . 1 oe the fans military, against morality, against humanity? is one event, ot BM CSM wamm ,-V;; ti the w:.en an active auty officer openly protests the Vietnam ear, «net a fine thing tney nd to fignt for their country. What brave Din rip« «ad torture of t«o Victntn wno is tne victim? Ehe "viotim" would be tne military, for and glorious _en tney were! p««tpd it becomes embarrassed when one oi its own mesoers, in public To be s part of tne American military complex is to sell one's imnaa, •Mceaai cf m • - -^ action, snows dissent with the militaij policy, kvec tnough oooy, or the laoor capacity of tnat oody, to tne wiü of anotner for ' The court 10 tfect upbtid the as a citizen of the isited .States tms officer has tne n ;.t monetary gain. The mas wr.c I - » few years, only because caenctMn of trw captain. Lre- t r»rd Goldman, for failing to to protest, to speak freeiy, he nss allegedly coenitea a ne t*M oeen drafted or forced to enlist under tnreat of imprisonment car« for th* t»o prisotien and •crime" against tne military. Ti.erefore the military pun- is not guilty of greed. There is no avarice involved in forced coflflnncd a miid wntcrw* of a îahes his. servitude. He is merely a slave of the system, ne receives little rrpnmanr] and a 11.100 fine. The previouatr unpubbased In the aecond event, tne victim is sore than the nonor pay and is sometimes forced to give uore tnan jujt labor. He may Incident took place near Chulai tn June 1968 or prue o: tne military. The victims are living beings, oe expected to give his life for the giory of the system. Acrordine to evidence at the creaturee of Uda. Captain Uoldaas, wnile is comuana o: a DM career men is another animal entirely, se is in the service trwd tsj court-martial, «ember« of the planton took the two platoon, allowed members of his platoon to coaovit gross et- out of his own desire, not because he nss oeen forced, oe has rocit.es against two young woman taken as prisoners, .ce found s good t.-_ng m lxfvj :.e has formal a way to make as easy "victim" nere is not a military régulation, ine victims of pro:it for his laoor. usually, he lacas the intelligence or in this crise of negligence are two young girls, ose agea 14. itiative to sake a go of lifa in tne Great American Rat-Race, or if by nis negligence, by his passivity. Captain udlaman allowed ne is intelligent ne stays is lor tne security the service efforça tenant Willi«« Dewitt atrocities to be co«saited. his. ne gives his ooay ana mind in exenange for money. The longer - as an âaenesn, a aaaoer of on advanced culture innTiaaa he serrée, tne less ne is required to give end the more monetary the 14-reMaM gBÎ Witt M said to oa civilized, 1 wouid expect greatly varying sentences reward ne receives; tnereiore his profit, or the labor/profit ratio Aaitnc— nie. to oe executed against these sen; one wno actively took a continues to increase in his favor, he say not oe intelligent, stand as an American for nis principles, tee other wno turned but ne'e crafty. This career military man is guilty of all the his biic& on all America stands for, and allowed rape, torture, crises oi the military, for ne serves of us own accord. He may and murder against fenow hueoss. uisagree with the war in indochina—even he is not always an advo Can you guess trie sentences in these two coses, both cate of senseless muraer—out he will continue to sell his body to passea be military courte?: tne military machine like any common prostitute sails her body. Capt. Toa Culver: Letter of Hepriaand and a fine of T:.u ooiy aifierence is tnat the prostitute sells nsr body to any JfiOCO. master for one purpose, the lifer sails his booy to one master for Capt. Leonard Goldman: Letter of -Reprimand and a fine any purpose. of Jt12UQ. The career military man fears the competition of the outside This is the inconsistency, the incomprehensible callous worid, so he continues to .ire in tne socialistic dictatorship of ness, against which we of f.L.A.C.n. ore fighting, how, as tne military, scorning socialisa, anu dictatorship elsewhere on the an American, can you be aware of such a miscarriage of justice, earth, while basjcing m the security tnereof. oe believes the word and still sit os your backside and say "America is still tne of his superiors is the wore of uod, vows ne would disobey neither best country is the world. It is still good ^nn brave ana one, snd is serving the former fails miserably to serve the latter, right." if you can continue to go along with tras, continue oe does not follow nis conscience, for 11 he still has one he know3 to live in the society ana be a part of these inconsistencies, to lollow it wouid be aetrimental to tne military complex. To follow you deserve notning better than America as it is today. his conscience couid mean, at tues, to question or oisooey an order. He Dei.eves tnat if ne foXioeaj ar. order aso it is an un— rear, someone else sili pay tne consequence*, £nis little axiom is usually correct, out not always. is our society, it .3 ..ecessary to have money in order to receive justice, tor to take a case to court is expensive. There fore, it is easy to pa La man. ne cannot aflort tne cost to carry ma case into tne ugner cj-rts. in tne military society it is tne sacs. Although tne court does not cost money, the court is composed of the heirarc.y' ana therefore those of the neirarchy are seldom brought to court and seldom found guilty. So again the little man suffers. He is not equal in the eyes of the Are We law. We nave seen this quite recently in tne trial of lieutenant Galley. Lieutenant Calley followed his conscience in Vietnam. Unfortunately his conscience tola him that to follow as order, any order, is correct and to disooey an oroer is wrong. Calley was an «aericas m tne tradition _: b-'ci; «-.encans: ne ooeyed the law. «..ere is i.e now', a..ere win he be twenty years from now'.' America says tnssks to lieutenant Galley for following orders by sentencing nm to life in prisou. seing compassionate however, the sentence was since reducea to twenty years, by a society tnat is careful not to'punish a men too nsrsnly wnen ne nas broken the iaw. •e of tne united -jtateu air force in nngland have trieu to 9 Disciplined ,>roiit from tne trial of silAlosi Cane.,, nis court deciaed that Free? a soluier is able to.discern a lawful order from an unlawful one, By Army in ana he ahouid uct_M^fcdingly. and so before our presentation of nay 31st, beiore^ewraemonstration of august 1st, we were ordered not to go to ijonaon because to uo so would "constitute a violation Mv Lai Case oi air rorce Regulations" we believed the oroer to be unlawful WASHINGTON. Ani II (AP). "Is a free society government aunt be by consent. The forcible —Becretarr of the Armj Robert suppression of a minority, whether it be the extreme Right, the con and unjust, we chose to disuoey it, ana to Kjnuon we went, to Proehlke hms ordered new dm* apeak out against <-ne .njustice of being uoj.-ea our constitutional cipunary action afmlrut nine ventional Left or tne New Left-except in time of war—is the negation Amir officer« and enttated men of freedom and can only be achieved by overwhelming resources of rignta. any order lortuxhiing us to peaceable assemble to petition prevlcMulr cleared of criminal congress must be an unlawful order, »e dared to disobey it and we clarta itemmln« from the l*ï manpower willing to enforce undemocratic laws. Ho such resources or got burned. The military still regards their order as lawful and we law exist here and nor woulc they be politically acceptable." were pumiehed for having has the audacity to disobey. So on the Who said this, Jerry Rubin or some other hippy rinko Commie, 00a sand we are told tnat we are free thinking agents, that we no it was a quote from Mr. Robert Hark, deputy coamissianer of the should question the valiuity of an oroer and act accordingly. un Metropolitan rolice in uonaoc. What would be .the chances of a pol tee other hand we are told "oars is not to reason why, ours is but ice oificer in the states saying thia? 1-3 you tnink ne still would to do -JO die..." .10 HOodar we are disillusioned, anat would nave be a policeman tomorrow if he said these woros today? Why is it then happened to meutenant Caliey had he disobeyed the order to kill? that people outside the country that is the "Defender of Lesocracy", •hen 00a disobeys an order on the battlefield tne penalty is ima "- can say something like this viin no fear of recr-.sirs.tior.. A polic» iste death, ne didn't have a cnance either way. Ban in amenca would loose his job ito say nothing of bodily bora) for the sose words. As members of tr.e U.J. Air rorce we are all citizens of America. Haaae« of the officers knotteS We have benefited from tne technology therm, and we therefore have In the latest actk» we« not The America of our parents and of our childhood prideu itself dfeckMM. in its liberal attitudes but it was all pure ahoa; what neppened to a duty to America, out we are also men of tne earth, part of a .àe Ann; refuaed to dk*oa« world community, and we must never forget we also have a duty to the the people who wouldn't answer McCarthy's question is the aar that it- Frecr-ke bse • •ere they Communist anarchiste because they clsagreed with the exist world. All tee treasures tnat have ouilt the wealth of America ing government ana its supression of the rights guaranteed the people to immense proportions did not come solely from the North American under the Constitution. Unfortunately they ware alone and many went continent. We have taken riches from nearly every corner of the earth, The five officers facta* """'*_ in oil, in gold, in uun power. Our duty to America is secondary. Bent rkngc in rank from colonel to jail or were forced into exile because they disagreed wi: * captain. They were told ther corrupt system. Today people are still being jailed ana forcea into - wir duty to our fellow men of all the earth must coae first if we would be censured or reprimand- are all to survive. This annula be our priority. ad. and «me «ere «Jao notified exile for their beliefs, but fortunatly they are not alone; there is hey «re to be stripped of medai« a whole subculture which believes that America is not the "Land of America constitutes a mmjor part of the world community, for for T the Free." ïou may say to yourself "how does this affect me?" «ell it is the richest part. America has a auty to give to the community, your helping the government in its supression of rights not only to give until all men of tne wond are able to le_ GERMANY; Fragging doesn't only happen in Viet Nam these days. In Schwetzingen, Germany three G.I.'s are on trial for putting a delayed action hand grenade in a Captain's HAHI HAS ITS PRIVTLKiES gas tank. Two of them have been convicted, Hoff and Brec- kenridge, and recieved 20 and 19 years of imprisonment In the •illtary.as we know it,there is a privilege respectively. The third G.I. goes on trial soon. spectrum.îour place on it is proportional to your Fragging to this writer seems like a rather extreme rank.time In service,and martail statis-It is self measure to use, but then I don't know what all led up to perpetuating .which means that it will not stop on the incident. Who knows, maybe he deserved it. However, it» own-The government can not afford to give every if you look hard enough, there are better ways to elim one these privileges and the people who have these inate hard officers and NCO's than murder. It takes a privileges are not going to give them up or share. little work on your part, but if you observe the situation The privileges divide three different ways-The long enough you can always dig up enough material to really widest is the difference between married and non hurt the person by getting him busted or fired from his married,then officers to enlisted nan and last is position. The Air Force here has enough problems that it the differences between individual ranks. really wouldn't appreciate another big case to embarrass The married man has it all over the single man. them. He gets money for a house and with this house he KOREA; Several fragmentation grenades and booby traps, gets away froa the military when he leaves work* stolen from an army ammunition store went off May 22 and He has privacy and more Material cosforts-The May 23 at Camp Humphreys, an Army installation 35 miles single son lives in a single room with two or from Seoul. According to the report from AP, an American three roonates.He shares his bathroom with many guard and three South Koreans were injured and an Army and is still very auch In the military In the helicopter was badly damaged. Six black soldiers have barracks.The married man eats at his home while the been arrested in connection with the incident. single man has to eat all his food out. The action taken here appears to be very drastic but Why does the married nan deserve a much better also very effective in certain instances. This, however, life than the single man7 is not something you should do just because someone told Next we have the differences between officers you to get a haircut. and enlisted men-The single officer has It all over HOLLAND; Ralph Waver was arrested in Haavlen, Holland, on the single airmen in that he has the same privileges June 1st and the Dutch Justice ministry said he was to be as the married enlisted man-Harried officers get turned over to the U.S. Military authorities for desertion. better housing;they are segregated into their own But on June 19th, the Hague District Court prohibited his neighborhood-Officers ara allowed to ship more and extradition in what amounted to a test case on attitudes they have priority on military flight».Thay are towards Americans who refused to fight in Viet Nam. also sired and saluted-In short their life style Again this writer feels this situation to be a little teaches them to believe that they are actually extreme, however, I can appreciate how hard the decision superior human beings- to go AWOL must be to make. I feel that it would take Last and probaly least is the differences be quite alot to make me want to desert. I believe a lot cm tween the individual ranks-Why should one nan be be done by working from within the system to achieve better able to buy liquor cheap while another man has to living conditions. It takes alot, but each decision made go down twon and pay high prices for ltTWhy is must be your own. If you can't take it anymore, good luck. it that SSgta and above live two to a room while VIETNAM; On May 24th, 1.8 million gallons of airplane fuel those below have to live three to a room.Do the stored at the huge American supply base at Cam Ranh Bay higher ranking NCOs need more room to live inî blew up in the night. Military authorities were quick to How come people over four.who have more money, attribute the mysterious incident to a declining level of get to ship more and get to ship their cars home carefulness, and a rise in drug use among U.S. soldiers, free?Do they need the money7Why should rank have its even though no contact wa'. made with enemy commando's and privileges,they get payed more,what else do they want? no U.S. losses were reported. Why does the Air Force do "favors" for one man It is speculated that this incident occurred because and not for onother?In a recent Air Force paper it of a declining concern among U.S. military members who,if stated that a large majority of Air Force wives want pJaced under enemy attack,should have made contact with their husbands to stay In.So married guys ara a the enemy; or just possibly, it was done by the resisters good bet for retention.If an effort is mad« toward inside the army itself, a man that already has retention In the back of his Whichever the case may be, and only a few people mind than maybe he'll do lt/Where as If an effort actually know, the real answer lies with the imagination is made towards a nan that doesn't want to stay In of the oublie. then Its just a wasted effort-In other words the Air Force is putting its money on a sure thing rather than a long shot-And since the pay off is OKINAWA; When U.S. troops were called out to suppress the same it would seem the logical thing to do* the December riots in Koza, 30 black G.I.'s stationed inside Kadena Air Base refused to go out, announcing that Many officers cone in the service with a career the action of the people of Koza was perfectly justifiable in mind,so if they give them some incentive this and that it was beautiful. will further increase the chances of them staying in- The G.I.'s on Okinawa are actively supporting a strike But is this falrîls the single.first term,enlisted of the workers on U.S. bases which is a struggle for lib man «ny less a human being than the officer or eration against the two imperialist powers, Japan and the married man? Is it any wonder that the single "first" United States, which jointly rule Okinawa. termer doesn't stay inî Here the G.I.'s see something that they feel is right Where do you sit on the spectrum? and they're actively supporting it. Just as we here in £n^- Bruce DeBree England are doing on the issue of free speech. To sum this all up, we must realize that the problem lies in the whole world as well as in England. We ask OPINIONATED PREJUDICE ourselves, why is all this going on? Why are G.I.'s re volting against their commanders who are supposed to know Col. Johnston, the RAF Lakenheath base corrmander more and be much better individuals than the G.I.'s them recently professed what seems to me a rather inane anal selves. ogy. I might add that a large segaent of the civilian It is my opinion that they see something wrong and community might also be concerned at the very least. they are not afraid to speak out. Unfortunatly, our sup- UnfortunatMy a quote isn't possible but the point osedly wise commanders aren't heading to the suggestions was put across that in the colonels opinion, military and a man can only take so much. members are a cut above their civilian counterparts. Is In some ways, I can applaud all of these actions, not Col. Johnston TrTgh"? or sir, were you speaking in terms because of the'-violence and drastic means that the G.I.'s of altitude? have taken, but because they are willing to take the con Obviously his statement was a prejudiced, one. Whether sequences, if caught. However, these actions would not be or not he is right or wrong is insignificant for it is only necessary if only people would listen. The day people an opinion. The dishearting thing is, that he said this start to listen will be the day desertion and sabatage as in his opening comments to the first meeting of the Junior an action will end. Human Relations Council or what is also known as the Equal Opportunity Board, which is a committee formed to uphold equality and ensure the individuals right to fair play re gardless of race, creed, color, religion or position in MILITARY JUSTICE society. Having speru four years in die Anny In view of the fact that when this is published, I as an officer. I speak from experience on will be an ex-G.I., or to use a lesser term civilian, you the subject of military justice. One of my may totally disregard this letter as written by someone most vivid memories is a discussion after a court-ma rlïa] in which 1 had acted as who is a cut below the majority of readers. counsel for the defense. One of (he five allegedly unbiased officers on the board BY ORDER OF BASE COMMANDER. told me ihai he knew my client was Riiiliy before the trial. When I aiked how he had known this, he replied. Chuck Haeske mil, that he had been (old so by [he RAF Lakenheath used man's con manding officer and [ v-3 all the ass ranee he needed. Brian Scallv Portland, Oregon Dear P.E.A.C.E. KictorUMiontarM I, celebrating ray 11th year in the USAF, enjoy reading your paper and admire the people who form it. I live in the belief that one day the New Air WANTS you Force »ill take over—pushin« out the arrogant "cover iny ass by thrwin- 'his' in the fire" crowd "/( seems harmless enough I didn't realize that-'was that have for too Ion* been in power. what they meant by pacification." Isn't there a regulation somewhere aBainst wastin» government money? «hat about the wasted man-hou^s and film wasted (probably at a mere 55.00 per roll of 12 bein» well aware of the "bargains" the Air l-orce *ets sucked into) just by having photographers and 'Vrown men" (?) standin* at the main *ate here at RAF Sconbury, takin, license numbers of people takin- THIS COUNTRY YOUrP^bably tomorrow „ill be my day for OSI "men" t0 'n««*."""« all second-pi us-tenner s are like the "old" lifers. I have never had the honor (7.) ot -ehawin- somebody's ass" even though I'm a Tech. Thanks, A New Lifer RAF Lauffhenbury OUT OJFIDRDER P.S. This is written "on duty time- -on »overnioent paper" (Ain't tlat a Bitch'.'.) PEACE e% CONCERTS Cambridge Mildenhall There's a ROCK Concert planned for Sunday the 26th of September to be held P.E.A.C.E. is reviving it's Hildenhall Town Hall PEACE Concerts this month. at the Guild Hall in Cambridge. There will be a movie and a Rap session on the movie as well as a rap session on At press time however rone of the plans have been finalized so we're not even RIGHTS, and how the military's law effect you and how much they restrict your free positive as to the starting time or even who's going to be there. We've contacted dom. several groups, in fact we've talked to quite a few groups and most of them are The movie itself will be on freedom. quite willing to do a concert for GI's. But as I said nothing is deffinite at this We also have a request to make. If anyone is talented and brave enough to time so we don't want to really committ ourselves to something we're not positive get up in fromt of a bunch of people and play and maybe sing it would be really about. great and highly appreciated so if your interested bring your instrument along. We're trying to make.it an all day concert with four to five groups playing Anyway, the whole reason for this meeting is on rights, your rights, and we as continuously as is possible. would like anyone who feels interested to come along and rap with us. Remember, Once we have finalized all of the details we'll announce who we'll have, and you as an American have certain inalienable rights and we think and in some cases the exact time that the concert will start. know that tfcey are being denied you, as evident by some of our articles in this One thing to be stressed is that this is going to be a ROCK CONCERT a"d paper. that's all, ONE OF THE TOPICS PLANNED IS LAWS AND HOW THEY EFFECT YOU THE INDIVIDUAL AND CONTRADICTIONS IN FEDERAL VS. MILITARY LAW. The Concert starts at 1:00p.m. Sunday the 29th of August Be there if you're concerned about your rights. GUILD HALL MILDENHALL TOWN HALL SUNDAY I 26 SEPTEMBER FICdTIW FOB PEACE IK VIETNAM SUNDAY 59 AUGUST IS LIKE FUCKING FOR VIRGINITY. Feil fer — torn culver RAPE IDEAS— NOT PEOPLE. ESP œmeSx tecnem- If you are in need of legal aid, and you are not sure if you want to go to the Legal office on base (for one reason or another),'P.E.A.C.E. is offering an alternative. Tom Culver (former captain, u.s.a.f.) has returned to the U.K. He is being funded by the American Civil LiBerties Union to defend G.I. rights. WE ARE THE PEOPLE OUR PARENTS So if anyone wishes to contact Tom, phone Cambridge UAKNED US ACAINST. 57642 or write him c/o P.E.A.C.E., P.O. Box 62, 3 Round Church Street, Cambridge. YOU'RE EITHER ON THE BUS, Ok YOL'RE KOT. IS back NOTR DO YOU RÇNEMdER 'JL!EN BOTH OR we AIR 'IAS CLEAN, AND We hope people reading this paper are not SEX WAS DIRTY? VOL. 2, NO. 2 AFR 35-15 : This is your legal property and cannot be taken from you.l .»«ptember, ly71 Financed, writt«n and published by and for American Servicemen in England. WARNING - To all OSI ag ents. Air Police and the like. Do Not attempt to remove this publication from any GI under penalty of law. Violators will be prosecuted. GOALS of PEACE In this issue yeu will find a number of articles en the nine principles that have been called P.E.A.C.E. principles, Union Demands, a Kl Bill »f Rirhts, and ether things by the Air Ferce. These principles were put together by the airmen werkin» in P.E.A.C.E. We may want to use them as the basis fer union demands and we may want to use them just as principles. They are what P.E.A.C.E. is all about. But there is nothing fixed about them. They have already been discussed at several meetinea at several bases, but they are still open to discussion. THE. SH-Enr m/oo Nobody has brought them to us from a mountain and we can change them any way we want to. We welcome your letters about them and will print iRiTY ALSO conoore as many as we can. When we have all talked about them, written about them and thought about I HITLLR them! and when we have chanced them, perhaps added some or deleted some until we all feel that they are what we stand for) then we can hold l^mGCKrVv 5WKS m IT them out to the world and say this is what P.E.A.C.E. is about. ' AV... •*•»• perfecr solaW i» 1 Rights The first principle has to do with rights. It first 1. RIGHTS) requires that American servicemen have the same Constitu tional rights as any other American. Why should we who As stated in the petition presented at the U.S. Embassy on 1 Aueusti risk our lives for our country be treated as second-class that GIs should actually have the Constitutional protections guaranteed citizens ? The only Justification that the military has to them as American citizens, especially the rights tot for denying us these rights is that historically they have gotten away with lt. Surely the time has come that those a. FREE AND IMPARTIAL TRIAL BY PEERSi No man should be tried for an who ser^e their country under arms should have the same action that does not constitute a crime under civil law. In effect, rights as anybody else. this means the abolition of the separate system of military 'justice' Since the time of the Magna TJarta, Englishmen and and ensures the subordination of military to civilian law. Moreover, then Americans have believed in the right to trial by one's specific safeguards should be made to prevent control of the courts by peers. The military has no use for this right. An enlisted the military! juries should be selected at random from all the adult r.an is tried by officers, of the higher caste, people who Americans resident in the locality) judges and lawyers should be are completely out of touch with him and his friends. civilians — outside the chain of csmnund and part of an independent It Is a simple principle of Justice that both the judiciary) rank and indications of rank shall have no place in any trial, Judge and Jury should be Impartial. Again, the military does either for the accused, witnesses, or jury) there shall be no differing away with this. All are military men and subject to command definitions of offenses for enlisted men and officers. Influence. All probably know each other in most cases and b. POLITICAL ASSOCIATION AND EXPRESSION will have to answer to their bosses the day after the trial. In General Courts Martial there will be a military Judge Under AF regulation 35-15, servicemen stationed in a foreiea country are out of the chain of command. But he Is still a dedicated not allowed to publicly demonstrate in such a manner as to embarrass career officer, with all the prejudices that go along with the U.S. government. We are, however, not only members of the military, that. Weither Judge nor Jury is really Impartial. but citizens of the U.S., and as citizens, we are euaranteed the rieht The whole sy6tem of military Justice is a hang-over to freedom of assembly. The fact that military regulations contradict from feudal days. It has a history of terrible corruption the Constitution is only one more justification for protestation against due to command influence. Recently the United States Supreme the degradation of our country. In addition, we feel that if the government Court severly criticized the quality of Justice in military executes policies of a nature which would lead to public embarrassment when courts. Why d^ we need lt ?? argued against, it is our duty as citizens to make the public aware of Because of the terrible things that mili'ary courts these policies. For, in the final analysis, we as Americans are the did in the Pazi era, the Germans have done away entirely government, and are merely pointing out our own faults. with a military Justice system. All offenses are tried in the civil courts Just as those for civilians are. It has c. be free from ILLEGAL SEARCHES AND SEIZURESi Your room should not worked for about twenty years. be searched or inspected without a court-ordered search warrant. There Why can't we do the same? There could be Federal should be no 'inspections' whatsoever, except for fire and health Judges and Ped^'-al magistrates who could tour the bases inspections, and these should bo bald in your presence only after overseas Just fcS the new General court military judges do. forty-eight hours notice. Instead of having "i Jury of officers only, and those only support officers as there is now, there could be fi randomly <*• AN END TO ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS in the place of judicial treatment of selected Jury of all the American citizens on the base, mili supposed offenses. tary and civilian, men and women, just as you would get in a Federal court in Kew York. •• CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY FOR ONE'S OWN ACTIONS ALONEi No GI should be held accountable for actions performed by his spouse or children, and A serviceman has a right to a military defense counsel vice versa. in a special or general court. But these are often dedicated military men who know if they step out of line In their "You will not have any political beliefs other than those prescribed defense it will be reflected In their next OEP. In England by the Air Force. You will not do anything on or off base to get a man has had the right to civilian counsel at government yourself in trouble." If you are the assembly line soldier the expense in courts martial since 19^8. They recognize that Air Ferce wants you to be, then you'll be telling this to your wife and only by employing someone outside the system can a man get children because you will be hold responsible for their actions. You a wholly dedicated defense. might as well gag your family and lock tham in a closet to make sure If we could do away with the whole military Justice they don't get out of hand while you're at work. These shackles that system all the counsel would be civilian with their obliga the Air Force has put upon you and your family are beyond belief, yet tion to serving Justice rather than pleasing their commander. most of you sit back and say, "Well, yes, my family is my responsibility. Naturally uniforms and address by rank would also be done I am the head of tho family and it will be run my way, or else." That's away with. If you think that rank does not influence courts right — or else you'll have action taken against you by the Air Force. now,then you should have no objectton to doing away with all Will our minds and the minds of our families ever be free from the signs of lt. But if you think that lt does influence courts, bonds of suppression? then the reason for doing away with it is clear. Surely the time has come for servicemen to have their guilt or innocence of crime decided fairly; and in the manner of their civilian counterparts, let's do away with thia hang-over fron toe days of.knights in armor and get EVERY Gl a fair system. Does America need to learn about Justice from Germany ? IS A POW LI A. 2 Racial and Sexual Discrimination 3 Consciencious Objection And Punishment The military has established regulations which prohibit discrimination a. That GIs should have the same rights as civilians to terminate for racial, sexual or religious reasons. Once the reg was on paper their contract - quit- without prejudicial action being taken it was good enough for show, thus it completely satisfied the military against them. and the general public. For people actually affected by discrimination, however, an unenforced regulation is hardly satisfactory. b. That they have the right to stay in the military and refrain P.E.A.C.E. has decided to establish a committee to pressure the Air from engaging in any particular conflict which they find morally Force into applying its own laws effectively and consistently• We offensive, without prejudice to their military status, have people who will thoroughly investigate and press charges against any member of the Air Force practicing discrimination. c. That since men should not be forced to serve, the draft must If a man is in a position of authority, he must be free of racist be ended. tendencies or he must be removed from that position. The Air Force has oiven us a weapon to rid ourselves of racists. Now we must use that weapon effectively. The provision of 7a (that (Us should have the same right to quit as Anyone who feels he has been discriminated against, or knows of a person civilians) has already been granted to officers. An officer may who is a racist is urged to come to the next PiE.A.C.E. meeting in his now resign anytime his conscience does not allow him to live area, or write to: P.E.A.C.E. Box 62 at ease with the mission of the Air Force. Once more the extreme 3 Round Church St. disparity between the commissioned and non-commissioned ranks Cambridge becomes sadly obvious. Before, an officer only had the right to W« must all work together to eliminate racist/chauvanistic attitudes a better life than a NCO, but now he has a right to life itself, in the military. while an NCO must die like a good robot. He may, of course, refuse to fight and be cast into a prison or dismissed by way of a discharge designed to limit his capabilities in life. The argument will, most likely, be raised that a person is not forced to come into the Air Force ("We all are volunteers. No one twisted your arm to come in." Maybe not, but the draft had a hammerleck on most of us that was unbelievable). Although technically this is true, when one considers that most lower enlisted men came in with the thought of draft avoidance, this argument is invali dated. Again, we did have the choice of going to jail, instead of enlisting. Anyone considering this a reasonable alternative should have a five-year jail sentence tagged to his job reference papers. Another antagonistic response to this proposal will be that people could merely quit because they are "chicken", and not due to moral convictions. This is, in itself true, however, the Air Ferce has assumed that there will be no mass exodus of officers due to the opportunity to quit. That the Air Force would object to this provision on those grounds indicates that officers are considered "better people". Looking at their policy on discrimination, it becomes obvious that there is a blatant contradiction between official policy and actual operation (I know that*s nothing new). Enlisted personnel must be afforded the same opportunities to quit that officers enjoy. Section 7b (military personnel should be allowed to refrain from participation in any conflict they deem immoral, without contracting prejudice against their careers) could be fought on grounds that this provision would reduce discipline to unacceptable standards. However, this would be a curious argument for members of a military force that supplied the main backing for the murdering of Nazi military leaders for not refusing to fight an "immoral war." With Brig, Hen. Telford Taylor as Chief Counsel at Nuremberg, America succeeded in obtaining death sentences against many Nazi warlords, who pleaded that they were "only following orders." This excuse was considered unacceptable at the time, and has since gained extreme notoriety. If America felt justified in killing men for not "following the dictates of their consciences" why is an American military nan not allowed to follow his conscience? All that is being asked is the chance to use the rights we executed men for not exercising during World War II. Finally, section 7c (the termination of the draft) is an issue familiar to us all. The draft «as se unpopular, even in 1968, that Nixon found it a necessity to propose an all-volunteer army, during that election (this is the same man who, before the Moratorium in November 1969 said he did not care what the students had to say. No one was going to tell him how to run the country). Since then, he has championed the cause of an all-volunteer force in many amusing ways, the most hilarious of which occurred recently, as he fought viciously for a two-year extension of the draft (but only two years, kids). OKAY BOY, WHAT'S YOUR PHOBLEM ? American propaganda constantly decries Russia as an enemy of liberty because of the restrictions on protests, voting and a myriad of other things. By i 2. 3 * 5 b 7 8 =1 io " the same token, America must be considered an enemy of life for sentencing MONTHLY QUIZ % \\ its male citizens to death in order to defend a country they obviously a 15 it would not go out of their way to defend otherwise. The three provisions discussed herein have all been recognized by ACROSS 17 15 V\ ' lb Americans as necessary in one form or another. Quitting the military 1. inind enlightener x\\\\ is now offered to officers, refusing to fight was recognized as a right IS I«! 10 XI at Nuremberg, and the draft has lost nearly all its support. So, they 5. Lowest tide m are net unrealistic or radical. They are merely concrete proposals for 9. Org. fighting for ^ ^ 22 lam" \ \ action. freedom in Ireland ^ V : * ^25 27 26 12. Not saluting a Vt -- 23. Where is your head ? 51. Wander around 25. Man ' s nickname 24. Used for rowing 52. Kao Tung 27. _ and the Family 26. Lifers know 53. examine Stone Olsen 27. everything must be just 54. The length of tiiae 28, 29. "i'ire and Water" singers it takes lifers to 30. Turntable io anything 31. No man should be forced to _ mess (2 wrds) do this. DOWN 35- Lifer's us 33. Tom Terrific (abr.) 1. Against -tn On a colonel's shirt 34. Lifers believe discipline 2. Outer garment .,„ «hat lifers do at night is this. 3. Pub 39. A nosy first shirt 36. Comedian Louis _ 4. What lifers stick 40. Opposite of west 37. üach (abr.) strictly to . Time periods 38. Special agent (abn) 5. Burns babies _ fighting the Free 39. Anti-war, anti-lifer org. 6. Lotus People ofViet Nam 4L The sides in Viet Nam are 7. American Television 43. Speaks no evil, hears not this. Industries (abr.) no evil, no evil 42. _ you like it. 8. north and South 46. Payment 44. Lifers don't want this 9. Metal bar 48. _ - üoo (babytalk) on their faces. 10. Light tan color 45. Black riair style 11. Drafted into 47. A mean i'/Sgt. 21. Refuse an order M oii 49. Sun (Spanish) 22. Form of verb "be" mm 50. A 39-12 will your fate, i 24. Many times 4 Use of the Military Discharges American military forces — regular or irregular — are not to be used in That there should be only one kind of discharge, and that no punitive interference in the domestic politics of any country — including the discharges shall be used in judicial punishment. That every GI has a United States. Nor should they be stationed in any country which does not definite right to the privileges and benefits he has earned through provide its citizens with the rights guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution. military service. That, following a principle recognized in civilian life, the military as an employer has the obligation to provide GIs leaving the service with termination pay. That GIs discharged prior Even now as you are sitting securely in the confines of your home, our to normal termination date should receive additional termination pay. country is sending aid in the form of money and military protection to countries whose governments are directly contradictory to the American ideal. Why should you as GI citizens of America be forced to support DISCHARGES: PRINCIPLES AND PPACTICE dictatorial and fascist regimes in which you don't believe? In the cases of countries like Greece, Spain and South Vietnam, America is supporting When you are discharged from most Jobs it means that these countries with your money, and in the case of South Vietnam, with you are fired. You leave and you don't work there anymore. It may be because you didn't work properly or it may be your lives. Why should you die to keep a regime in power which is as bad because there Isn't any more work; either way you are Just as or worse than the one you're protecting it against? discharged. It should be your right as (Us and citizens of the U.S. to refuse to serve It is otherwise in the military. A scale of discharges in the countries whose governments are contradictory to* the United States has grown up that may have life long effects on their Constitution, and it should also be your right not to be used against recipients. TheoretioÄy an Honorable discharge is supposed domestic disturbances if you feel the protests are valid. to be a reward for those very few people who really do some thing wonderful while they are in the service. But In prac tice nearly everybody gets one and the other forms of dis charge are used as punishments. So what was obviously meant to be a system of rewarding the few is used as yet another way of keeping the many in line. Dishonorable and Bad Conduct discharges are called punitive discharges, which means they can only be given as part of the sentence of a court martial. When a court- martial aleady has a wider variety of punishments available than a civilian court why should lt have this additional power to give a man a life long stigma? One of the civilian Judges on the Court of Military Appeals has compared this practice to the ancient practice of branding criminals. It is a cruel and unnecessary punishment that accomplishes nothing towards rehabilitation. Although nominally an administrative discharge, the Undesireble has virtually the same consequences as a Bad Conduct discharge. That is that one's Veteran's Administ ration benefits become discretionary with your local V.A. board. With the Dishonorable they are completely lost. It Is then up to the local board to decide whether you should receive your benefits or not. ' In practical terms there is very little difference between the Honorable and General discharges. Both guarantee the earned ".A. benefits. With the General you can not re-enlist without a waiver and you cannot Join the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Big deal ! But the-^e is no doubt that some employers will look askance at the General but not the way they would at a punitive discharge. The Eighth principle has to do with discharges. It would do away with the absurd distinction between military and civilian life. There would be only one kind of dis charge Just as there is in civilian Jobs. Everyone who had been in the requisite time would be entitled to his v.A. benefits. If someone is not performing properly, he can be discharged - Just as he can from any other Job. But W44 lt is no good letting him stay in and do his Job and then robbing him of the benefits he has earned by giving him an Undesireble discharge Just before he gets out. It Just isn't fair. There is also the principle that servicemen should recieve termination pay. Everything in the military Is 5 Benefits and Social Distinctions by Rank geared towards keeping you In. If you stay you get your retirement. But surely the guy getting out needs some That all benefits over and above salary should be equal fer all men thing to tide him over until he gets a Job. In England and women of all ranks, with no special excess bonus to officers or termination pay is required by law. It Is Just good sense NCO's; especially housing, subsistence, transportation allowances, etc. That all non-monetary benefits, entitlements and courtesies shall be that someone can't live on nothing; particularly not If equal for all men and women: equal housing (BOQ vs. barracks, plus he has a family. Why shouldn't Uncle Sam pay lt? You have heard your enlistment called a contract. Well free access to equal quarters allowance for anyone desiring it)J no it is a pretty queer contract. Contracts are supposed to separate clubs or recreation or dining facilities; no special have a certain fairness and equality about them. How about benefits to married as opposed to unmarried men; and an end to this one? If you break lt (go AWOL or desert) what happens? uniforms and to 'sirring', saluting and special courtesy to men of You go to jail. What if the Air Force breaks it by kicking higher rank. you out early with a 39-12 or 39-10 discharge ? Nothing. You might get accrued leave but that Is about your lot. Surely there should be additional termination pay for an early discharge, because It can't be planned for. If the Air Force wants to break Its contract then it should be ready to pay for it. The Air Force does pay termination pay now. To officers who are RIFed after several years In. Who do you think needs it more ? The officer or the first termer with a family ? Discharges are being used wholesale in an attempt to crush the P.E.A.C.E. movement. As soon as someone becomes active he is threatenned with a discharge. In the past they have been given section A 39-12 actions for " defective attitude" or some similar nonsense. Now 39-10, the normal discharge regulation, has been amended to provide for pol itical discharges. Apparently it applies where persons are disruptive of morale or give other evidence of the unpar donable sin for an airman: using his brain. Only an Honor able discharge can be given under this regulation. Most of the people discharged so far have been only too glad to get out of the Air Force. But these discharges have sapped the strength of PEACE. Easily 90# of the people who were active three or four months ago are gone. But even more damaging than the loss of people is that others feel frlghtenned of the discharge and so don't participate. This intimidation Is encouraged by supervisors who tell people that If they are discharged early they will be subject to the draft or will lose their veterans rights. These are LIES. Very few people In England have been In the service such a short time that they will be drafted. As Is stated above there is an absolute right to your VA benefits if you get an Honorable or General discharge. NO ONE has received worse than a General discharge solely for his P.E.A.C.E. activities.Most have recieved Honorable discharges. Some people will be frlghtenned by anything. Some AIR FORCE SET TO EXPAND PROTECTION PROGRAM people value their right to speak out very lowly and don't care if they can use their minds. OtherB, like so many Buoyed by the success of its rectal-detection system, the Air Force is Americans before them, have the courage to speak out. For moving further into the field of public protection, according to reliable tunately as Americans we have some protectfcn for our rights Dtf D sources. The Air Force's plans include a target date of January 1, in the Constitution. Much as they would like to, the Air Force 197A. for recording everything spoken or read anywhere in the continental authorities can not get around that. Sure they can discharge u!s! With the cooperation of major utilities, all household appliances will you, but don't worry about any life Jong mark against you, or become a means of protecting the public from itself. The program will have loss of VA benefits, because that is Just scare tactics. rprtventive effect on common household conspiracy and subversion situations. S.T.B. Citizens will be prevented from: .Conspiring next to radiator .Discussing politics in front of blender .Passing notes with fridge open .Acting suspicious around toaster .Reading thick books by electric light .Not looking TV square in eye •Whispering near sink, tub or toilet bowl .Talking foreign around oven .Writing impolitely on electric typewriter .Talking or performing subversive signs or handshakes in heated closet The Afcr Force sees the surveillance program as a positive step toward dropping Its oiu ivory-tower image and getting involved with ordinary citizens on a day- to-day basis. With the cooperation of Congress and P™^^"'' "' *£ Force officals are confident that by 1975 America can be the best protected nation in the world (Satire-maybe) 7 Women's Rights US SENATE REPORT ON PEACE We all have a responsibility towards the children of the world - not Just our own but other people's too. During the past several years there has been a significant rise Our society tries to foist this responsibility onto the in dissident protest activity directed at the war in Vietnam and against individual parents of a child. In practice this means the U.S. military establishment. This effort initially came almost en onto individual women who are not paid for the work they tirely from the civilian sector and was primarily spearheaded by student do in raising the future citizens of the world. organizations, as the activities became better organized and widespread Not every service woman wants to remain in the Air the attempt to involve members of the U.S. military services became Force after bearing children, but some do. However, be a standard tactic. One of the favorite methods used to involve airmen cause of the shift work, the only way most mothers can has been to engage their nelp in writing and editing underground news remain on active duty is to provide free 2^-hour day-care papers with the claim that it is the only effective channel for service centres which cater to the needs of children of all ages. men to voice their complaints concerning inadequate quarters, poorly There is no question of obliging parents to use day-care prepared food, ill treatment by superiors, lack of recreational facil centres, but facilities should be freely available for ities, and other grievances real or imagined. The primary purpose how those who want them whether they are active-duty W.A.F.s ever, is to radicalize servicemen and such complaints receive little or the wives of G.I.s actual attention in underground newspapers since they soon give way to ABORTION ON DEMAND a steady flow of anti-war/anti-military propaganda disseminated through If women are to achieve any measure of independence the so-called underground press. These outside groups also attempt to in our society they must have control over their own organize through either servicemen's unions or similiar allaince groups. bodies. Freely available contraception is obviously nec Une of the major themes appearing in the newspaper published by P.Ji.A.C.ri. essary, but also abortion must be made accessible to any has been its strong support for the American Sericemen's Union. That woman who wants it. union ia financed by the Workers' World Party, a Maoist, proPeking Men have always been able to make love without fear oriented political group with an aggressive but limited left-radical of becoming pregnant. Today women are demanding the following. After conditioning its readership in its first few editions, same freedom as their right, because science has discover the forth edition of P.a.A.C.Ü. contained application blanks for member ed the means to make that freedom possible, and those ship in the American Sericemen's Union. means should be put at the disposal of the people who need P.üi.A.O.ü. made its first appearence in Äugest iyv0 and has been them. publisned monthly since. Although its purports to be a paper "by and for Liberation for people is not a question of so-called G.i.s with the intent to foster a more humane military," it has been "equality" because people are not naturally equal but established that it is financed and stesfred by civilians, both British unique. Liberation is the discovery and fulfillment of and American. Most, if not all, of the financing for P.H.A.C.Ü. IS the real needs of the Individual. provided by a well-known british actress. According to statements she made uuring a television interview, her initial flirtation with the anti war movement several years ago eventually led her to a much deeper, revolutionary commitment to what are essentially anti-establishment causes. She has since aevoted much of her time and financial resources to radical causes, bhe has actively campaigned for legislature by the 1 In accordance with AFR 39-6, Responsibilities c* an British Parliament which woula grant asylum to American military deserters SCO I propose that TSGT Lewis Sixton, 10th Supply, be reduced in the United Kingdom and has also pledged assistance to American military ir. rank to Airman, or be discharged from the service. Sine* personnel seeking status as conscientious objectors. After being rejected he is Itrgely responsible for the 39-12 discharge i am getting, by a group of airmen at RAF Upper Heyford, she and a group of students I will now expose the character of a "man" I was expected were able to interest a handful of airmen at RAF Mildenhall in the to respect and obey. P.ti.A.C.ii. venture. TSGT Saton's personal dislike for ne, resulted 'f. the From the outset, P.Ü.A.C.E. meetings and activities have been creation of his own personal bod inforrnt.V.;n file on me« ytiftC(/M»ER. Att&ST" Among other things in this file, I disc-vered a stsiewit. dominated by British and American civilians, some of whom appear to be alleging that I was 'n consjtant financial difficulty and ns motivated solely by their opposition to the war in Vietnam, some of whom currently under investigation for theft in the barracks. As appear to be motivated solely sincere pacifists, some of whom have a far a3 r.y friends and myself know, I never eps under investi history of left-radical political activity and others who are members gation nor knew of any thefts in the barracks. L/VWV /Vvv%d Vv>rn AVVvp« I of communist or communist-front organizations. This civilian control over P.ti.A.C.ü. contradicts the contention that either the movement The financial difficult" chnrgs BIG BRUi'atlK Ï.V. IS «ÄiCHlNG "U" The Big Brother S.V. Network run by tne Metropolitan police has recently expanued its operation with the positioning of a camera above the national Gallery in Trafalgar Square. It matcues tne one in Groveanor Square. It is there, said a police spokesman, to "facilitate the movement of traffic and pedestrians, particularly during meetings." (Continued from P.4) No one in PKACii ever said "we'll lay out a few issues to get GI's ready and then hit them with heavier stuff like the ASU." PlSACii has been growing month by month, changing along the way. GI's who have been in PI^ACB for a long period will naturally become more politically aware because they are reading more, seeing more, and learning more. Anyone who cared to educate himself could have aeen the corruption of the Vietnam war long before the publication of the Pentagon Papers. These thi.gs cannot be directed by "outside" groups. Should we disassociate ourselves from other Americans because they are civilians and therefore "outside groups"? PtiACK has in the past stated support for the ASU. Men in the service, as well as all working men in America, have a right to have a say in poli cies which effect their lives. There are unions in the States for teachers, police and other civil service workers. Are they communists because they want a say in how their lives are run? mhy shouldn't a military member have the same right—voice his opinions without being labeled "communistic"? PKACji does indeed promote a more humane military, but it is ridiculous to believe this can be done without trying to change the establishment which has built a corrupt military system. Nor can this be done solely by GI's who are disposed to work fifty and sixty hours a week. The alien ation promoted by the miiitary—the old principle "divide and conquer" is an attempt to quell the movement—quiet the voices of people working for humanity and justice. Why should lil's not enlist the aid of civilians "Dear President Nixon . . . what really tickled my funny bone was and vice versa when they are working toward the same goals of peace? when yon said yon were sending troop« to Cambodia to save live«. , This is not to say that PKACri is "financed and steered by civilians". Some support has come from civilians, both financial and otherwise, however GI's have total control of all factors of the movement called i'EACE, and GI's recently have proviuea all monetary support. In the past we have received financial support from "a well known British Actress". Snould we deny it? As GI's we are among the lowest paid professional group in the United States, and it should be apparent tnat we cannot finance everything we would like to do, especially when we have one of the most expensive and technically perfect underground papers in the military, costing over two-hundred dollars a month. Doesn't the president of the US take "donations and contributions" from American corporations? Unfortunately he lets it affect lus policies. He feels obliged to repay those who sujport him. This is called graft. We do not allow contributions or donations to sway our beliefs. There is always pressure to do so and so we have moved toward self-support. All monesafor the Aliconbury Raps and the last two PjiACji papers has been provided by GI's. We will not be sold to anyone, we have more integrity tnan other Americans; we will not pervert our cause because we have received money, nor will we pervert our cause in oraer to solicit donations. livery civilian, British or American, has the rignt to work for any cause which they feel is just. Should one refrain from working for legis lation which he feels necessary because general opiLiion is against it? Should the US military or US Government concern itself with a citizen of another country working to change legislation in his or her own country, whether or not that legislation could be considered detrimental to the Ui>? Hair is more than something that grows on my head. I think not. The US should concern itself with US matters and not the lives or beliefs of citizens of foreign countries. Further, the allegation Recently the Air Force has started a get tough policy with personnal that civilians sought military people to start a movement is erroneous, apperance.They say that since re-enlistment rates are up that they can more correctly it is a calculated lie. The PÜACÜ paper, and the idea for afford to be chosy.And their way of being chosy is to get rid of the it, was initiated by one man Gerry Gutowski, a GI stationed at RAF Milden- long hairs.Long hair is now a terrible crime. hall. To furtner his ideas he sought and enlisted the aid of civilians Not very long ago I was moved into a different job.It is a highly technical field and with a little effort on my part I've done well. and other GI's, but this whole point of contention is ridiculous to argue. So a few days ago my new boss called me in and told me that I was all Should it matter who initiates action against corruption; should we refuse ready eoncidered a competent technician and with my present effort he to fight corruption because we were not the ones who initiated the fight? was sure I could be an expert.He went on to praise my abilities.1 don't Other allegations that "known communists" are involved in PtüCü are feel that I am that good but maybe by the Air Force's piddline standards trumped up charges. By calling the ASU and the national sawyers' Guild I am that good.He said that they were glad to have me around except for communist organizations, the government can say we have contact with one small problem.This problem was that my personnal apperance (specificly) "Oommunist-front organizations". We support all organizations which are hair) was not good.The commander had asked them to try and talk me out of working for justice for the people. We support all organizations working a little of my hair.And they tried.And the final out come was that they to give the power to the people. For this reason we support the Black (the Air Force),would screw me in the ground for too much hair. Panther Party. We will not refrain from supporting a group merely because So I went to see my commander for the answers to my problem.He stressed the government calls it "communist inspired". that it was a matter of dicipline.A matter of dicipline.Hair is a matter Finally, to demonstrate the total inefficiency of the official report of dicipline.I was really wondering what would they do for discipline if on even trie simplest and most straight-forward items, the pamphlet A Guide everyone didn't want long hair?Or how do they discipline the guys who to Miiitary Rights was not an extraction of the Military Counselling dig short hair? So I asked why do they discipline just the guys with lone Manual by Kenneth Cloke. A Guide to Military Rights is a condensation of hair? He said that he didn't have any answer for that and that he didn't a book by another lawyer Robert S. Rivkin entitled G.I. Rights and Army make the regs but was commlsioned to enforce them.I asked him if he enforced Justice: the Draftee's Guide to Military Life and Lnw (Library of Congress laws that he didn't believe in.He thought that this was a rather leading Catalogue Card No. 77-116172, printed by Grove Press). If the officials' question.I told him that I didn't expect ant! answer but I thought that he report is so blatantly wrong on such a minor point, how can anyone expect should answer this to himself sometime.He thought this wasn't nessesary. it to be correct on anything of importance? I asked him why the Air Force had laws for some of the people and also POWJÜR TO TH*; PuOPLU why all the laws didn't apply to all the people.He didn't understand this so I will tell you the same incident that I told him. It was during the ORI.A technician who was considered one of the best in USAFE was brought to work on day shift(he normally works nights) to put on an electronic show for Gen. Holt.In On Holt's wake were the usual conglom eration of self acclaimed dignitaries and military hopefulls.He thought that the technician did a good job.»hen he was thru Ren Holt called everyone to gether and proceeded to very publicly repremand the technician.He even called the base photo lab and had a photographer come out and take a picture of 8 Pay & 9 Promotions his hair. 6. PAY: That all GIs and all military employees should be paid at least Ren Holt's actions seem to be in controdiction with AFM 66-1,the Air Force the federal mini mm wage (1.75) based on a 40 hour week, with overtime pay Bible on managment. for standby and recall time, and further overtime for every hour over 40 The technician's hair was slightly out of tolerance and the General's per week, iixtra pay should be received for shift-work. conduct was way out of tolerance.The technician's ability at doing his job has been acclaimed by almost everyone(including several letters from Cols.). No man in the military of the lower four grades is paid a wage equal And the General's ability at his job (which is management)seems evident by to the work he does. Not only should his hourly wage be raised (as Congress his actions. has now proposed) but he should be paid hourly for every hour of work com The technician had slightly streched a menial regulation while the General pleted. had not only broken but flaerently broken a regulation.A regulation which is not only a regulation but a direct part of his job. 9. PROMOi'IONS: To be on ehe basis of ability alone , without reference So what was the out come? The technician was hunted down like a dog when to time in grade. the General left and told sternly to get a conserative,conventional hair cut. No man who has the experience and ability to ao a job shoUid be held Was anything done to the General? No.This really araases me in light of the in a position and pay grade below his abilities merely because he has not fact that there was 10 to 15 officers of considerable rank(if you don't held his present grade for a specified time. When one is ready for pro- think that their rank is considerable than just ask them they'll tell you), .motion, promotion should be granted. whose job is management,who must have been aware that a regulation was broken and still nothing was done to the offending General. My commander had no answer for this.He asked me what was the point in me doing this.I told him that I want to meet the man who feels he has to impress from George Jackson his life style on me.I na» wear a regulation uniform with uniform regulation shoes with a uniform regulation hat which I can take off when I leave work so The following is an excerpt from a letter to Angela Davis, written by George why do I have to wear some one else's haircut? They can wear their own if they Jackon, May 31, 1970—From Soledad Biother - Tne toison hetcers of George Jackon. published in Great Britain oy Jonathan Cape and renguin nooks, 1y71. tfead it: want,I don't care,they can wear mine I don't care so why do they insist that ...One way of indirectly detecting the traitor is to draw him out regarding I wear their's? our enemies' enemies. (Whitey) Young and all the other of tnose running The Air Force doesn't tell me what car to drive,what clothes to wear,what dogs attack the white left. Young attacked the Chicago seven and the other girl to go out with or what to do for entertainment.So why should they care whites of the left who want to help us destroy fascism. So did LeRoi Jones what my hair looks like. on national TV in the company of Anthony imperiale, a white racist K.h.k.er, I do not care to live a total Air Force life.lfhen I leave work I leave and a lot of high police officials. So what's happening with a guy who the military.I live in the world that I want.This world is composed of a says he is for us but not against the government? Or one who says he'É'jr mental attitude with supporting material things.One of these things is hair. for as and against all whites—except the ones who may kick his ass? My worlddoes not need Phantom clubs,service clubs,the star&stripes,Sod& There is a great deal of cowardice and treachery and confusion here. The Gun clubs,the commissary,the bx,VRBs,pro pay,the housing office,the Caraalot black bourgeoisie (pseudo-bourgeoisie), the right reverends, the militant theatre,the chow hall,the gym,football games,Airmen of the Quater Awards,NCO opportunists, have left us ina quandary, rendered us impotent, now ridr? delivery or 9 APRs.I take my check and try to gi.ve my best(which according ioulous we must seem to the rest of the black world when we beg the govern? to my boss is more than enough),whicH gets rather trying when I am coerced in ment to iftaestigate their own protective agencies. Aren't the wild hip- to submission in the arexof military trivia.I do nor» than the average NCO shooting pigs loose among us to protect the property rights of the people who draws a larger check,lives in a house and sucks up the benes like every who formed the government? I've been sitting here ten years watching that one is the last one.They need the Air Force and I am not entirely sure that t kind of shit go down. It's always tne same blacks. I am sure that it's the Air Force really needs them.I have no need what so ever for the Air Force intentional. They're not with us, you understand, iixperience, trial and way of life .The Air Force does however need the work. I do. error, would have changed them if they were. Who is the black working for, So why can't they leave me and my hair along.I need'my hair I don't need t who aoes he love when he screams 'Honky'? He would throw us into a fight the Air Force. where we would be outnumbered 1 to 14 (counting the blacks who would fight I find the Air Force's attitude foolish in light of the fact that it is with/for the other side in a race war.) War on the honky, it's just another my work not my hair that makes the planes fly.I also find it a rather im mystification, if not an outright move by the fascist. I don't know, and I mature and predjudice attitude.Tradition never got anyone shit.Nostalga don't pretend to clairvoyance, I can't read all thoughts, and I do know some never put a man on the moon. whites that I wouldn't count as enemies, but if all whites were my enemies (mere do I go from here? Back to the people who are,"just following orders." would it make sense for me to fight tnem ail at the same time.... If you dislike my hair than you dislike me,for my hair is more than something that grows on my head. let's net it toaetner REPRESSION AROUND THE WORLD Camp McCoy Fort Ord Camp Mc Coy, Wise. (Army)— On February 11, 1971, three active duty GIs Ft. Ord, Calif. (Army)— Billy Dean Smith is a black private drafted into were indicted by a Federal Grand Jury. They are charged with the bombing the army after several attempts to resist forced slavery. Billy Smith is of a power station, water works, and a telephone exchange at Camp McCoy. in an isolated cell in the Ft. Ord Stockade. He is accused of fragging The total possible sentence for the four charges against them is 35 years officers in Vietnam. The persecution is seeking the death penalty. in a concentration camp and a $30,000 fine for each. Why Billy Smith? While in the army he did political work; he hated the Why were they indicted? In keeping with the Amerikan facist legal system, army, the war, his CO., and his 1st Sgt. He understood their racism and the reasons are political. The three GIs were the only three American he openly rapped down this understanding to other GIs. Now Billy is Servicemen's Union organizers on the post. While at the base they were charged with 2 counts of premeditated murder against 2 Lts. (not from his restricted for two weeks (not allowed beyond their barracks, mess hall, own unit), the* attempted murder of his CO., a captain, and a 1st Sgt., and supply room, and made to sign in every hour on the hour) to "protect and 2 counts of assault on MPs. the security of the base" and for "availability for questioning." Their barracks was illegally searched, their mail censored, and military legal Billy Smith is innocent. The arm's '^direct evidence" against hia consists assistance refused because every lawyer on the baae was working on the of one item— a grenade pin found in Billy's pocket (after an illegal persecution. search) which has nothing linking it to the grenade handle found near the incident. The armfs real evidence is that Bill is black, poor, hates the In their eagerness to crush liberation movements, the Brass are trying to army, the war, his CO., and has a "bad attitude". Knowing this, the army frame up these three organizers to eliminate any dissention. It is their concludes that only Billy Smith could have possibly had the motivation to form of the Final Solution, only they hope to do it more politely than the kill an officer. The array seems "unaware" of the fact that almost all GIs Nazis by using the "courts". So did the Nazis. hate the war, the army and their C.O.s, feel that fragging is a justifiable act of self-defense in Vietnam, and have access to grenades. HE CAN NOT LET THIS HAPPEN. Money and other support should be directed to the Camp McCoy 3 Defense Committee, 306 N. Brooks Street, Madison, Misc. Being defenders of the Amerikan Way, the jury is composed of officers, the people who have the most to fear from fraggings. They have been picked by the same authority that brought the charges and recommended the death penalty. They will presume his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt before he says a word. Who singled out Billy Smith? The same racist, ruling class pigs for whose benefit the war is being fought. And it is they who are the real murderers in Vietnam. The PEOPLE must put the military and its rich owners on trial. We can expose the military by taking courage from Billy Smith and fighting Hiroshima back, like Billy Smith. From the Stockade Billy Smith has made his feelings known to the people I "I'M WILLING TO STAY iIN THIS CAGE JUST AS Hiroshima, Japan (Marine Corps)— "So here it is, Brass. We—the people— LONG AS IT TAKES TO EXPOSE THE RACISM OF THE WAR AND THE UCMJ!" Must the are fed up with our petty laws and system of genocide. GIs on this base Billy Smiths keep fightin» your war for you?(from POW, GI paper in Monterey, have righteously tried to reform this place with heavysefforts for at Calif.) least a year and a half, and now we're going to show you that their ef forts weren't in vain. No, baby, they weren't in vain at all. In fact, they were the beginning of the end for you and your kind, cause the revo lution of the '70's is just about to begin at Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni. GO CRAZY! THROW LIFERS' BEDS OUT OF THE WINDOW'. TIP OVER GARBAGE CANS! BREAK WINDOWS! DYE YOUR HAIR GREEN! STEAL FROM THE COMMISSARY! FUCK Washington D.C. IN THE STREETS! BE OBSCENE! DANCE! BURN DOWN THE CHAPEL! SMOKE GRASS! GHOW FL80BRS! USE SPRAY PAINT! DO IT!" (from Semper Fi, Gl paper in Hiroshima) Washington, P.C.— The Pentagon admit» to 96 fraggings in '69, and 209 in '70. Pentagon refuses to publish statistics on number of officers and high ranking nco's assassinated by their own troops. DAWNING IS THE DAI WHAT IS TO BE DONS What are a people to do, what are their unseen and very immediate Rise, let us see you, ALONE WITH YOURSELF needs. To familiarize you as regards the people I refer to in the Dawning is the day, opening sentence of this discussion I must embark upon a very determined Miss misty meadow, and persuasive conversation of the present, past and possibly, the future Tou will find your way, Walk silently through the thunder conditions we at RAF Upper Heyford and RAF Croughton live within from day Wake up in the morning to yourself and leave this Miss all attemts to flourish to day. I must make this as concise, yet, precise as possible. As I am craay life behind you Fall away to the wayside of acceptance sure many of you are already familiar with what I have to say, I think it Listen, we're trying to find you Into mystical contentment and oblivion necessary, very necessary, to repeat this subject over and over again due to observation of the people's activities from day to day. A3 I notice Flow, to the sea, Only those whose depression matters my people from day to day, I am very disturbed, disturbed because we are You know where to go, Finds noise of gallant men resisting steadily and on a highly increasing basis, being killed, exploited, But still we are free, For all rests on tbjrir shoulders intimidated, degradated, oppressed, suppressed and most of all, we are No one tells the wind which way to blow, While others sink deeply below self conscience being BRAINWASHED to the max. Wake up in the morning to yourself, open your eyes The most advanced means of brainwashing are being used; dope, alcohol, and start to be you To quell the resistance of the mind women, discoteques and all other attractable social activities used as a Listen, we think we can see you Only leaves the mind confused means to keep a people within the confines of all I have stated that is Baby there's no price upon your head To open your eyes and see the battles degrading and contributes to the keeping of the status quo. See it, Shout it, Develöpes the reasoning of freedom I am sure there are persons who do not agree with me, but, I think Nov all the angry words have all been said with due respect for another's opinion, my description of what is happen- Do it, Don't doubt it, Creep into the present for there is the future ning now within the military in general, and RAF Heyford and Croughton Grasp the leaves of digital meaning in particular, will strike them as a very honest and sincere picture of So, rise, let us see you Toss aside the feeling of corruption the present conditions. Dawning is the day, Attack the repression while alive We have tried time after time to organize and to mobilize our people Miss, misty meadow, to combat the conditions we are faced with. In all our efforts to do so You will find your way, I find many talking liberals, activists, radicals, militants, and even Wake up in the morning to yourself, open your head revolutionaries. Might I remind, you that we are past this type of combat. and look around you Today we need concrete action taken against concrete issues, but, when I Listen, we think we have found you. Ed Creamer look for this concrete action, I only find those talking individuals I have just mentioned. As I talk day to day with my brothers and sisters I find a very prevalent contradiction, that of evolution and revolution. I would now Justin Hayward like or try to clear up this chaotic condition I find my people in when Moody Blues discussing these terms. Evolution and Revolution both play an integral part of a process by which a given condition (Government, society, etc.), Wmsifmr develops into a higher or more progressive (good or bad) condition. As AHV UOBOW OAK A people, we are the government, that is, our rules, regulations, sfni» • constitutions and policies for conducting our society are manifested jjew cm «J m' - within these confines. As ue move from one day to another, we can see a great change within onr society as compared to yesterdays over a reasonable period of time. This change is brought on either by evolution and/or revolution. To be more specific, evolution and revolution are the means by which all living and functioning things within a peoples government are changed or progressed. To decide which to utilize to bring about this change we desire is the question and the contradiction. Evolution is a bloodless revolution, whereas revolution in general deals with violence- and much blood. As everyone »w.« voop me ID. is susceptible to error, I solicit your help in clearing up this movronetmi m mi '• contradiction of how society should be let to change. My purpose for this attempt to clear up the contradiction is to show the people how closely words are related to each in certain instances. So, let us not get caught up in words, but, let us start some concrete steps toward changing society and the world as a whole for the betterment of the people. Brothers and Sisters, My people, Our family, we must always remember that in order for a captive people to free themselves, they must not shirk there duties and responsibilities as regards the day to day struggle. We must, flight I repeat it, we must, have a day to what will tomorrow nold for us? day struggle. For without a day to day struggle there can be no do any of you know what to expect? meaningful final confrontation. We should all lend our maximum efforts I know. I don't. toward perpetuating the day to day struggle, and when the final The only thing I can say is- confrontation is reached, we will have been ready, therefore, we will we best hope lor the best. be able to deal with this situation that faces us. Tarot cards possibly prepare you, People, I ask not, What is to be done, but instead, I ask, for tomorrow When are we going to really organize and mobilize our people to do You are the only person, ableto say what has to be done to free our people. I want this or that out of life, iiobody c„n live your life for you contraiy to what some people believe. Have hope in yourself POWER TO THE PEOPLE if you feel you're only doing what is right, then, so be it. Distribution of any written material on base requires prior approval of the SOLE DAO base commander. But,why should we require prior approval by the base commander for passing out such a basic document as the Declaration of In addition te the ludicrous lies surrounding the Attica Prisen massacre Independence? Late one Tuesday afternoon in August, four GIs assigned to a new development in the George Jackson murder at Seledad has emerged ' Lakenheath went around the red tape and passed out the aforementioned this week. An autopsy determined that the bullet that killed Jacksen Declaration in the name of P.E.A.C.E. entered from the botto« of his back, and not the skull, as the prison autopsy claimed. So, the original fables had to be abandoned in favor When writing up their incident report, security police recognized one airman ef three contradicting new ones i 1. That Jackson was running in a involved, along with one innocent bystander. The innocent bystander was a crouched position to escape detection 2. That Jackson had stumbled married woman whose husband is assigned to the 48th SPS. As a result, her and was recovering as he was shot 3. That Jackson had been shot in husband was relieved of duty under AFM 35-99, although she had not distributed the heel and was bendin. for that reason when he was shot(The autopsy any leaflets. The airman involved, who was also a cop, was given the choice makes no mention of bullet entry at the heel. The possibility arises of being relieved of duty under AFM 35-99, which he did not accept. But, he that a prison official had just finished The Iliad ).. was put under investigation for both attending P.E.A.C.E. m-.-etings and passing Why hadn't the officials mentioned his crouching before? Why have out leaflets, and was under constant supervision at work. Two weeks later he they been so adament in their contention that the bullet entered his was given a letter of reprimand from his commander for the passing out of head? why would someone with the knowledge of the prison that Jackson the Declaration of Independence. had run into a closed and inescapable area? Why did so many guards happen to be lininr the walls at the time Jackson attempted to escape? These questions must be answered. All the developments in this case Further harrassment was brought upon the airman a week later, when an attempt seem to fortify the prisoner's contention that the guards took Jackson was made to bust him by OSI.for suspected use of mescaline and other from his cell and shot hi«. The prisoners on Jackson'» floor have "dangerous drugs." He had consented to a search of his room before consulting signed affadavits denying that Jackson had executed an escape attempt legal assistance. Yet what was taken to be analysed in Germany niK a knife and scissors with bimnt ends, a pebble found in his coat, a piece of mud, and that officials murdered him. This is happening in your country protein pills, and two letters which claim the airman has cut down and the country you're supposed to protect. Is is worth it? stopped using drugs. When the 2\ hour search had been completed by OSI, this airman's commander, his witness, relieved him of duty under AFM 35-99. Now his weekends are free and donated to P.E.A.C.E. Thank You, J.P. Cooper 48th SPS "ff^^'î huVe " Aray> We W0Uld teve the Problem of figuring out what to waste the taxpayers money on" Spiro T. Agnew, Vice-Head Man In Charge THINK ABOUT IT... ^^^^—_^_ DOES CIVILIAN LIFE OFFER YOU THESE 0EP0RTUNITIES7 1. SALUTING THOSE OF "HIGHER SOCIAL STATION" »COWERING BEFORE YOUR COMMANDER SA CHANCE TO SPEND MONTHS OR YEARS IN JAIL FORI . DISRESPECT . WEARING YOUR HAIR THE WAY YOU WISH . NOT WEARING YOUR UNIFORM PROPERLY . BEING LATE FOR WORK . EXPRESSING YOUR OPINIONS IN PUBLIC • SWEEPING, WAXING, BUFFING AND MOPPINr. YOUR ROOM S.CLEAN-UP DETAILS WHICH ALLOW YOU TO PICK UP YOUR "SUPERIOR'S" GARBAGE ».ALERTS, WHERE YOU GET TO WEAR FASHIONABLE HELMETS AND GAS MASKS IA PERSONAL OSI AGENT 8.THE EXCITING CHANCE TO DIE FOR SOMETHING YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN SEE YOUR BASE RE-ENLISTMENT OFFICE FOR MORE DETAILS LAKENHEATH EVENTS On the 22nd of September, I, a member of the Air Force assigned to the 68th S.P.S. at Lakenheath, helped to collect contributions for DO YOU BET HASSLED P.E.A.C.E. off the base boundary. The very next morning, I, a concerned GI, was relieved of duty under AFM FOR SELF IDENTITY, 35-99, by order of the Squadron Commander. I was ordered to report to the First Sergeant for "busy work". Upon arriving in his office, I asked why I had been relieved of duty and was informed it was because of my A/IAN? "extracurricular activities." Before starting work the First Sergeant brought to my attention that I needed a haircut and trimmed sideburns and should take necessary steps to correct the«. My new job was that of a janitor for the SP barracks. Heavy work was out of the question, because of a curvature of the spine. My back problem had been brought up before the commander several weeks before, but the commander was too busy to do anything for me. At this point I'm in suspended animation. I don't know what will happen to me or what my future holds. I hope for the best, but knowing the people here at Lakenheath, expect the worst. A Busted Cop of the 48th SPS TV LISTÊfJ, \ £AR6E/ \ You CMJTTELl UJené reached cc ^^ itac ~hen pt-^fle o.re tX*ra,tJ •rr,*r mvovi Jcnu rke ü/ü(_e/)i" ^nj rtvht thi/i... , <, üi,,iu tc h&lf 1" "c ta LIVE MY 11«/ h, 3U,„ H^-r-d Cfr-ifflU remember Fighting Back november 6 USEFUL ADDRESSES FOR r,Is The Fall Offensive of aati-Werl* War Throe group« is underway in tho US. Here are places to get GI newspapers, contacts and advice in finding Amon» the protective reaction» planned aret legal help: OCTOBER 13i National Moratorium Day. The ai« is to cease business as usual on this day in eerier to bring about an end to the war. Tho Mora P.E.A.C.E. Lewis-McChord Free Press torium actions will t«k» «lace in as «any communities as possible, in such 3 Round Church St. P0 Box 421 forms as are agreed upon by the Local Peace Action Ceaaittees. Cambridge, England Zacoma, Washington 98401 OCTOBBat 251 (Veterans Day) Voterons Mobilization .«will involve mass direct Black Unity Where It's At actions, non-violent civil disobedience".at home and abroad. PO Box 1356 1 Berlin 12 Vista, Postfach 65 OCTOBER 26-NOV. »i Uc*l constituency action» at and abroad. California 92083 Germany NOVEMBER 61 Massive antiwar demonstration« in tho streets in the following Military Intelligence We Got the brass major regional centers! Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, PO Box 249« c/o Billaudot Detroit, Houston, Lea Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, San Los Angeles, 33 rue Vauttier, Francisco, Seattle, Tampa, and in Washington, D.C California 90024 92 Boulogne, France Between now and November 6, P.E.A.C.E. will be planning for a co-ordinated Aboveground Press Service The Second Front anti-war effort with GI movements all over the world, Nixon is saying he P0 Box 2255 (same as We Got the brAss) is winding-dew« the war, while last week he ordered more bombing raids of Colorado Springs, N. Vietnam. We must make him see that even his own military is not behind Colorado 80901 his »enocidal techniques in Vietnam. We are ureing all people who have had enough of Nixon's lies and refusals to obey the popular demands, to attend Fun, Travel and Adventure ACT their local meetings, where wo will plan for tho GI Fall Offensive in Europe. P0 Box 336 c/o RITA-ACT If you're more concerned with your payment» an a new sport» car, than saving Louisville, 10 Passage du Chantier * 1 the live* of your fellow men, you're »crowed up very badly. Come eutSS! Kentucky 40201 Paris XII, France Broken Arrow (Selfridge AFB) Graffiti P0 Box 471 c/o Politische Buchhandlung N£W F*0M4M£*tCA .. Mt. Clemens, 3 Schiffgasse Michigan 48043 69 Heidelgerg, Germany The Bond Star Spangled Bummer (Wright- LtQJlu/i KILL THE CHILDREN FEDERATION Room 633 Pat AFB) 156 Fifth Ave. c/o GIs United New York, PO Box 700 N.Y. 10010 Fairbom, Ohio 45324 Dear Concerned Citizen, This is Xena Puento. Xena is nine years old. She has never seen a glass of milk. Xena and her mother live in an abandoned packing crate on the out Available countries and areas skirts of Manila, just one of thousands of deprived Taiwan and impoverished families trapped by illiteracy, ed Peru ucational deficiency, unemployment, and disease. Korea For just $15, I can shoot Xena in the head and too» Iran her into a mass grave. But I need your hoi», dun«, The Philippines Bolivia bullets, and bulldozers co»t money. While th Ecuador need is great, the available fund» ar» small. Brazil MEETINGS There used to be no hop» for Xena and thoae S. Vietnam like her. They were doomed to a life of misery Kurdistan There are local meetings at these times and places: without chance of escape. But now your donation Mexico can provide that chance. Only $15 enable» you to Partial Uat sf national Lebanon select your child from a score of countries over aponeors and foatar aokliara Hong Kong Alconbury: Tuesday nights, 7:30 p.m., at the seas and areas at home. Soon you will receive a Joay Haatharton Paraguay Three Horseshoes Pub near the main gate Brig. Gan. John W: Donaldson Syria Bentwaters and Woodbridge: Wednesday nights. 7:30 photograph of your child's resting place and an San. Mandai River* actual death certificate filled out by authorized Africa p.m., at 154 Spring Road, Ipswich Moray Amsterdam USA- U.S. personnel. An additional contribution of $5 Chicksands: Monday nights, 7:30 p.m., at the Black Walter Brennan Appalachia will provide a small marker; $10 buys a wreath; Capt. Ernest Medina Watts Swan Pub, Shefford $25 pays for a handsome urn; and $180 cover» the Mr. * Mrs. Samuel Yorty Bedford Stuyvesant Croughton and Upper Heyford: Tuesday nights, 7:30 cost of perpetual care. George Jessel American Indian reservation p.m., at the Upper Heyford Town Hall Don't you think little Xena has suffered enough? Sen. James O. Eastland and migrant camps Lakenheath, Mldennall, & Weathersfield: Wednesday, Then act today and complete the spon»or*hip ap Kate Smith 7:50 p.m. üecond floor behind the Bell Pub, Laken plication below. heath. Thanks so much! Sincerely, 2a Lt. William Calley, Ret. A division of the Foster Soldiers' Pian, Inc. 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